Features

Lord Storey CBE, Liberal Democrat Lords principal education spokesperson

Mike Storey is no stranger to power, or education. The Liberal Democrat peer has run two schools, led Liverpool...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Conflict of interest warning over Regional Schools Commissioner advisors

Specialist contractors recruited by the government to help regional schools commissioners improve schools are facing questions over potential conflicts...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Academy put on warning notice after asking for cash to balance budget

An academy has been given a financial notice to improve after asking for a cash advance from the government...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

‘Talking down the job of a headteacher stops people doing it’

Being a headteacher is a tough job: but it is also a brilliant one. Let’s talk up the positives...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Top tips for dealing with criticism as an education leader

Education leaders in the limelight often attract criticism and negative attention. How do they stand it? And what techniques...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Nicky Morgan, Natasha Devon, Ken Robinson: Who made Debrett’s Top 500 as an education influencer?

Seven new education faces have been added to a list of the 500 most influential people in the country...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

X Files star becomes reading tsar

Gillian Anderson listened to reading demonstrations from pupils at the William Tyndale Primary School in Islington to launch this...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Schoolgirl to choir singer

A Gloucestershire pupil has been selected from more than 1,000 applicants to join the National Youth Girls’ Choir with...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Quiz gives MPs and pupils food for thought

MPs put their knowledge of healthy eating to the test against primary school pupils in a House of Commons...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips