Politics

Becky Francis, Gary Futcher and Sarah Clarke

Professor Becky Francis, a leading education academic and parliamentary adviser, will lead the Institute of Education (IoE) from July....

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Wannabe wizards see school transformed into Hogwarts

Hogwarts’ Great Hall relocated to Sutton Community Academy for a spellbound Harry Potter book night. Part of an Academy...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Careers campaign aims to put pupils on path to success

A new campaign that puts industry professionals into schools to deliver careers advice has been launched. Career Footsteps, created...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Does anyone know how many teachers we need?

There is a crisis in recruitment, not helped by low pay, the tangled and defragmented employment process and the...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Ofsted prank calls ‘done for a laugh’ says YouTube star

A prankster has called more than 150 schools across the country impersonating an Ofsted inspector and telling staff they...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

The seven deadly sins of executive headship

Taking on the role requires a new set of skills. It’s easy to lose the personal touch you had...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Morgan says ‘rate our success by PISA’ – but is it a swizz?

A potential shake-up of the PISA rankings caused by a shift to computerised tests could undermine the government’s assertion...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Primary writing assessment date change causing ‘havoc’ with moderation

Late changes to the date for submitting teacher assessments of primary pupils’ writing is playing havoc with moderation planning,...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Gibb ‘unapologetic’ about primary reforms

Nick Gibb has promised not to publish late teacher assessment materials in the future but has said he is...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips