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Steve Lancashire, chief executive, REAch2

Steve Lancashire is the first person I’ve met who’s wanted to be a headteacher from his school days. As chief…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Natasha Tiwari, founder, Elevare London

The Christmas lights are off in London’s corporate quarter, but at least one person is home. Natasha Tiwari, the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Joan McVittie, retired headteacher, Woodside High School

Dame Joan McVittie has already saved me twice by the time we are in her tiny car and zipping…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Roy Perry, chair, Local Government Association

History may have been the school subject Roy Perry enjoyed the most. But the new chair of the Local…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Chris Tweedale, chief executive, CfBT Schools Trust

It is raining heavily outside Abacus Belsize Primary, a chalet-like wooden structure hidden among a series of houses accessible…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Graham Stuart, former chair of the education select committee

Graham Stuart’s continued interest in education is glaringly obvious. Tucked away in the corner of a whiteboard on his…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Julian Thomas, master, Wellington College

The previous master of Wellington College, Anthony Seldon, was known for talking about “happiness — a lot. Julian Thomas,…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Julie Overend, teacher, Nottingham Children’s Hospital School

It’s a surprisingly sunny autumn day when Julie Overend shows me the outside play and learning area at Nottingham…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Louise Haigh, shadow digital minister

Most Labour MPs don’t go out of their way to draw attention to their private education, but Louise Haigh…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Doug Lemov, author and managing director of Uncommon Schools

Doug Lemov had a “pretty miserable” time in his early teens. “I was kind of the ugly duckling. To…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Emma Knights, chief executive, National Governors’ Association

Emma Knights is a sharp operator who believes organisations are “collectively wiser than one individual”. And when you meet…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Nick Gibb, schools minister, DfE

Nick Gibb has three large maps taped to the walls of his Department for Education office. They show regional…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips

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