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Debra Kidd, author and former teacher

I meet Debra Kidd, outspoken author and former teacher, in a café off a bustling main road in Manchester’s...

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News

FEATURED: the new regional schools commissioners

Primary schools that wish to apply for academy status will be encouraged to do so in groups says Dominic...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

We make it simple: how the government’s new 16-19 league tables are calculated

The 16-19 accountability measures are changing. As the government releases its (very dense) guide setting out how the new...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Local author helps to open library

Primary pupils at a Bristol academy welcomed a local author as the star guest at the launch of its...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How to raise confidence and aspirations in girls

Last week we reported that many fewer girls are studying vocational subjects than boys. Mentors benefit everyone, but maybe...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Real language skills need to deal with the unexpected

Unlike in many other subjects, the new modern foreign languages GCSE is retaining a listening and speaking component. This...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Cornwall’s geothermal warders on show

A group of South Korean students visited a Cornish academy last week as part of an international programme. Camborne...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

‘We wanted to show it doesn’t matter what kind of person you are’

Students from a Nottinghamshire special school have been crowned winners of a national artwork competition judged by fashion consultant...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Practice makes perfect for Maltings

An Essex school is taking top honours in a range of sports as a result of its extra-curricular clubs....

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Nicky Phillips