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Nick Gibb: ‘We had to blow up the concrete’
In an exclusive and rare sit-down interview, schools minister Nick Gibb tells Jon Severs why he is at war with progressivism and how that position shaped the education policy of the past 12 years
General
9 December 2022
How Oak National tempted education’s chief ‘fixer’ into the spotlight
John Roberts is the man government departments, education organisations and many others call when they want to get something tech-related done. He’s managed to keep a low profile while doing it, but his involvement with Oak National Academy and Edapt is about to change that very quickly
General
14 October 2022
It’s lazy arguments about TAs that are ‘superfluous’
Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch was just the latest person to misunderstand the role of teaching assistants, says Jon Severs
General
15 July 2022
The brutal truth about education needs to be told again and again
The political story this week has dominated once more but we can’t let it drown out the reality of the huge challenges facing schools, says Jon Severs
General
8 July 2022
We need to clear the debris to see the joy of teaching
Too much gets in the way for teachers to enjoy the job, and that’s impacting recruitment and retention, says Jon Severs
General
24 June 2022
Let’s talk about a ‘stuck’ system, not ‘stuck’ schools
If we really want to help schools improve, we need to raise our gaze from ‘stuck’ schools to the system that creates them, argues Jon Severs
General
10 June 2022
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