Opinion

I worked on the last DfE white paper – and couldn’t resolve this academy mess

A new DfE white paper? Let’s hope it solves the academy mess, writes Matt Hood   Tony Blair came...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

A former minister’s view: thoughts on the school-led system

Five areas need to be given priority if schools-led system is to become a reality English schools have a...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

National funding formula: We might benefit from the change but the government needs to be bolder

Southend High School for Boys is one of many schools that gets a “raw deal” under the current funding...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

Does anyone know how many teachers we need?

There is a crisis in recruitment, not helped by low pay, the tangled and defragmented employment process and the...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

The seven deadly sins of executive headship

Taking on the role requires a new set of skills. It’s easy to lose the personal touch you had...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

‘Schools Week hasn’t done the maths on commas’

It isn’t unreasonable to expect an 11-year-old to use a comma as a thousands separator – this is a...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

The 3 ideas every teacher should bin in 2016

Most teachers will already have thought about what they’d like to achieve this new year. But what about the...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Government reveals 485 teachers on £65k+ as recruitment advert investigation continues

Hundreds of teachers are paid £65,000-a-year or more, the Department for Education has revealed as an investigation into complaints that it...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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