Opinion

How we could abandon GCSEs and make 14-19 education work

Expecting students to take a plethora of exams at 16 makes little sense in a modern context. By stripping...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Pupils compete for school makeover

Budding young designers can win £5,000 worth of design and decoration services for their school through a competition set...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Embracing my dyslexia makes me a better teacher

Tasks such as writing and alphabetising can be time-consuming and tricky, but children learn more helpful lessons when we...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Let the education games begin!

Schools are being invited to pre-register for this year’s World Education Games, a global online competition. The free-to-enter event...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Neil McIntosh, Patrick Watson, Elin Twigge, Tim Evans, Robert Swannell and Nadia Paczuska

Neil McIntosh CBE, the former chief executive of the CfBT Education Trust, has been appointed as the first president...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Classmates score a goal against cancer

A year 6 pupil has used a school football tournament to raise more than £1,000 for the cancer ward...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

World champ offers World Challenge tips

Teachers preparing for global expeditions had the chance to pit their fitness against one of the world’s foremost winter...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Breastfeeding boob prompts equalities law reminder in schools

School leaders have been reminded that they cannot discriminate against breastfeeding visitors, staff or students under equalities legislation. Last...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Promises, promises, promises…

After the election results, the government now needs to make good on its election promises. With the recent election...

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Nicky Phillips