News

GCSE marking concerns lead to schools spending thousands on external coursework re-graders

Schools have spent thousands of pounds hiring external moderators to reassess coursework grades amid concerns they have been wrongly...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

‘We’re asked if we’re going to have babies’, claim women teachers

Women teachers say they are often asked questions about their future maternity plans when they apply for jobs, conference...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Hayfield School in Doncaster closes sixth form telling pupils a free school will open in its place

A Doncaster school is closing its sixth form as a new free school college prepares to open on the...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Finding NiMo’s sparkle is easy. Her policies less so.

Anyone who ever endured the pain of sweating over a piece of work only to have it disappear off...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Nicky Morgan pushes for teachers to receive bonuses in future pay deal

Schools could be allowed to offer teachers bonuses and the chance to drop down pay scales as part of...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Primaries flounder as three in four receive no support on assessment from local authorities

What help are local authorities giving to primary schools as they face life after levels? Schools Week contacted every...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

‘Precious little’ to tackle money, teacher and pay challenges

The political context for education over the next five years can be summed up crudely as ‘more pupils and...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

3 ideas for improving pupils’ enterprise skills

What if schools were to focus on the soft skills with as much vigour as they do on core...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips