Opinion

Super heroes don’t solve problems, they punch people

Watching Nicky Morgan getting beaten up by her own party over forced academy conversions, I suddenly realised the fatal...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Baseline test provider criticises ‘embarrassing policy cock-up’

Providers of baseline reception tests say the government’s jettisoning of the progress measure is an “embarrassing policy cock-up”. The...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Early years teacher training courses withdrawn

Two universities have pulled their early years teacher training courses just five months before the start of the next...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Ofsted’s top primaries ‘socially selective’

Schools with the best Ofsted ratings are more likely to socially select their pupils from higher-income families, a new...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Perry Beeches saga: who was involved

As schools broke up for Easter, the government published the explosive findings of its investigation into financial mismanagement at...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Superheads: the true cost to schools

Superheads may lift results when they take over failing schools, but what happens when they leave? Laura McInerney reports...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

New academies will not be forced to join multi-academy trusts

Successful schools will not be forced to join multi-academy trusts, Nicky Morgan has confirmed, but they will have to...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Who got the good grades?

Fewer visits but more schools requiring improvement: Sophie Scott looks into this year’s spring term inspections   Overall grade...

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Nicky Phillips
Features

Kathy Kirkham, chief operating officer, Bright Tribe

Kathy Kirkham is the model of a no-fuss multi-academy trust leader. She’s open and direct, addressing each question thoughtfully...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips