Opinion

The proposals will have a tangential impact on attainment in the state sector

When it comes to education policy it is generally true that the efficacy of a particular policy has an...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Special school drafts in former soldiers

A special school is reaping the rewards of being put through their paces by former soldiers. Ernest Cookson School...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

FEATURED: The initial teacher training landscape in England

Teacher training is changing. After the release last week of figures giving numbers for those starting initial teacher training...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Rower benefits from trust scholarship

Talented young people across the David Ross Education Trust (DRET), including rowers, pianists and kick-boxers, have been awarded more...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Pyjama day raises funds for Ebola fight

Pupils at a primary school in Cheltenham swapped their uniforms for pyjamas to raise £356 to help to fight...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

The private system would still be idealised as something to aspire to

At the heart of the education debate are questions about values, what we mean by a “good” education. I...

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Nicky Phillips
News

‘Whole cohort’ KS2 annulments rise

Key stage 2 results in 37 schools were annulled in at least one subject last year, six times as...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

MPs accuse Morgan of not listening

Nicky Morgan is determined to continue with plans to decouple AS and A-levels, despite education select committee members telling...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

EFA prepares for Clegg’s post-16 register

A new register of post-16 courses is to be created and made available to school sixth forms from September...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips