Politics

Nominations open for VQ awards

It’s nomination time again for this year’s VQ awards, which recognise talented vocational learners, teachers and employers. There are...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

“If I were education secretary I would…”

I would publish more data and set fewer targets. I would make it easier for research organisations to access...

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Nicky Phillips
News

ASCL: leave us to get on with it, whitehall

The curriculum is the business of politicians, not teachers, said Nicky Morgan, while Labour’s Tristram Hunt plumped for help...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Special needs reforms: laudable or laughable?

Parents of children with special needs last year told a website survey that they were unhappy with September’s changes...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Reception assessments ‘harmful’, say unions and academics

An open letter expressing deep concern about the intended introduction of reception baseline assessments from September has been signed...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Inspiration Trust denies ‘baseless allegations’ it will sell failing Norwich schools’ land

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has taken the controversial decision to sign an academy order for the Hewett school in...

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Nicky Phillips
News

DfE scores academy chains and local authorities on same measures for first time

The Department for Education has proposed measures for rating the performance of academy chains and local authorities, which would...

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Nicky Phillips
News

£1.8m to ‘eradicate’ homophobic bullying

The government has released £1.8 million to train teachers to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying. Eight groups,...

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Nicky Phillips