Opinion

Restraint in school – what the law says

You hope you will never have to use restraint, but if your duty of care leaves you with little...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

What has happened to the teacher workload groups?

Few teachers answered the series of questions in the DfE’s workload challenge on “unnecessary and unproductive tasks”. But apathy...

Nicky Phillips
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...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Small is not always beautiful

One governing body is challenging “statutory guidance” on governing body size. It wants to reflect its large and diverse community so,...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News, Opinion

General Election 2015: “The challenges of the Conservative education plan should not be underestimated”

The Conservatives will control the Department for Education, after today’s outcome of the general election which saw the party gain...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News, Opinion

Testing DfE Transparency – How easy is it to see the Register of Interests?

Were the Dead Sea Scrolls any easier to discover, I wonder? My setting was the more mundane headquarters of...

Ann McGauran
Ann McGauran
Opinion

If we want to teach ‘British values’ then we need to do this….

How do we know what British values even are? And how should we teach them? Expert Matt Hood explores...

Matt Hood
Matt Hood
Opinion

You’d be forgiven for thinking workload was a marginal issue

The Department for Education last week published the results of its Workload Challenge. It may have been launched with...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Schools Week editorials

Edition eight editorial New DfE building to include gym and art collection When Nicky Morgan said spare money should be...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips