Chalk Talk: An inspector calls – but not everyone will be very pleased to see him
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
I always like to see a touch of optimism in the face of what is perceived to be adversity.
09 February 2012 12:00 AM
I always like to see a touch of optimism in the face of what is perceived to be adversity.
02 February 2012 12:00 AM
League tables are only one of many factors for parents to consider when deciding upon an independent school or college
02 February 2012 12:00 AM
Prior practice is vital to a good entrance assessment, but pushy parents will only make it harder for their children
02 February 2012 12:00 AM
It seems the trend of headteachers likening themselves to famous American cowboys is continuing.
26 January 2012 12:00 AM
The school, which was one of the worst-performing secondaries in the country, managed to climb back up the rankings in less than four years.
26 January 2012 12:00 AM
Okay, folks, prepare yourself for the all singing and dancing new government exam league tables! The secondary school performance tables, to give them their proper name, have been given a makeover by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
19 January 2012 12:00 AM
I knew when I quoted Chris Keates saying last year's teachers' union ballot on pensions proved her union was the biggest in the land, that would not be an end of the matter.
12 January 2012 12:00 AM
How did an article in The Independent lead to the creation of a portable school for Burmese refugee children?
12 January 2012 12:00 AM
A word in your ear, Education Secretary Michael Gove. You might like to get your speech-writer to check whether his or her spellchecker is functioning properly.
12 January 2012 12:00 AM
The UK's largest teaching union has begun industrial action. But with schools still open, its leader is convinced families will be right behind it, she tells Richard Garner
05 January 2012 12:00 AM
A new word appears to have entered the world of education jargon – webalogue.
05 January 2012 12:00 AM
Langley Hall took just months to set up under the Government's free schools scheme. Apart from that, it's like any other primary – only better, claim its founders. Richard Garner pays a visit
15 December 2011 12:00 AM
When Sue Mortimer took over as head, Rose Hill Primary was in special measures. Now it's the most improved school in the country. She tells Richard Garner how she did it
14 December 2011 09:26 AM
Stefano Hatfield went to Woolwich Polytechnic to find out why it buys 600 copies a week
08 December 2011 12:00 AM
To the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust conference in Birmingham, where headteachers were told that they should not take the Government's education reforms too seriously. The exhortation came from Sir Ken Robinson, the international expert on promoting creativity in education, who said that if they wait for government reforms to raise standards, many of their pupils will miss out because they will have left school.