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As an out and proud supporter of comprehensive education, I am often involved in debates on education. I have lost count of the number of…

Michael Gove, late of the educational parish, had a number of go-to phrases designed to light up his many opponents in a blaze of fury:…

With teacher workload topping the agenda for schools and policy-makers alike, it’s worth noting that the sourcing and purchasing of…

Apart from those strange, stain-ridden small people who invade your space by asking you questions and generally getting in the way, you’re…

My ‘secondary years’ were actually split across two places; until I was 13, I went to a prep school in Burgh Heath called Aberdour, and…

I spent my secondary years at Honor Oak Grammar School in London, and I enjoyed my time there, on the whole. We had brilliant music…

What’s the secret to running a successful secondary school? How is it possible to welcome in a truly comprehensive intake of Y7s, and wave…

Both of which sound great. But progress that doesn’t last isn’t reallyprogress, is it? This idea that students’ progress can be rapid…

We teachers are a stubborn bunch. Being told what or how to teach is sure to kindle a flame of resistance in the hearts of many of us. So…

There’s a lot to think about for teenagers and their parents as sixth form looms. What subjects to study? What curriculum to follow?…

It seems that over recent years, schools’ view of a ‘satisfactory’ level of broadband connectivity has declined, as actual bandwidth…

I’m not the most competitive of people (unless there’s a race to the fridge to get the last chicken wing). It’s never been something…

Revolution is one of those words that tends to make people feel a little bit uncomfortable. We imagine heads on blocks; riots in streets;…