Politics

Peer support for deaf pupils

The National Deaf Children’s Society has launched a new project to support deaf pupils at mainstream schools. Its “Helping...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Jo Brown, Geoff Muirhead, Geoff Bean, Mick May, Michael Blakey and Kathy Cowell

Jo Brown will lead Charles Darwin Primary, a new free school in Norwich, when it opens next year. She...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Pupils sign Mandela tribute

Two pupils from Lambeth Academy in south London have added messages to a tribute book to the late Nelson...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Military-style resource developed for schools

A teacher who was expelled from school as a 15-year-old has created a military style problem-solving set of resources...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Politics

Rewarded with a cuddle

An alpaca, bearded dragon and a giant African snail are among the “zoo” animals that help pupils at Oasis...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

5 Ways Schools Can Work Together On Recruitment

Recruitment: is it a “challenge” or even a “crisis”? Or have we never had it so good in terms...

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Nicky Phillips
News

RSC asks school for evidence ‘80% of teaching is good’ and ‘none is inadequate’

A regional schools commissioner has been criticised for requesting an underperforming school to grade its teaching – despite Ofsted...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Regional Schools Commissioner inquiry reveals “inherent” problems

The key performance indicators (KPIs) used to keep regional schools commissioners (RSCs) in check have been published “since day...

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Nicky Phillips
News

600 schools selected for Ofqual’s National Reference Test

Letters have been sent to leaders of the 600 schools across the country asked to take part in the...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips