Opinion

‘Never look where their hands are pointing’: The hidden parts of the white paper

Never look where their hands are pointing. A childhood obsessed with magicians teaches you that, but it’s also true...

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Nicky Phillips
News

New teachers able to qualify in ‘six months’

New teachers could be fully accredited within a few months if the government follows through its plan to scrap...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Parent petitions could lead to firing of academy leaders

Parents could spark a change of academy trust under proposals in the white paper that give them the right...

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Nicky Phillips
Features

Nick Timothy, director, New Schools Network

People who run the New Schools Network (NSN) tend to move on to bigger, brighter, bluer things. Its first...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

‘The national funding formula: an easy guide’

Few would argue with the merits of a national funding formula and a fairer distribution of the current quantum....

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Nicky Phillips
News

Outwood Grange chief: ‘No takeover of School Partnership Trust expected’

The chief of a high-flying multi-academy trust has insisted his chain is not eyeing up takeovers after forming a...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Compulsory longer day for year 11 as school pushes for GCSE results

As schools battle to avoid a “mad dash” of revision and catch-up sessions, one London boys’ school has extended...

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Nicky Phillips
News

New Ofqual chief admits needing ‘months’ to grasp qualifications

Ofqual’s new chief regulator has admitted it could take her “months” to understand the qualifications and assessment system. Sally...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Small school closures force family to look for FIFTH school

Small schools are closing as they face increasingly harsh financial environments, leaving one Devon family having to move their...

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Nicky Phillips