Features All Features Features Abbie Thorrington, principal, Ipswich Academy Abbie Thorrington came within a hair’s breadth of representing Britain at the Olympics. The principal of Ipswich Academy and… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Nick Hudson, chief executive, Ormiston Academies Trust Ormiston Academies Trust chief executive Nick Hudson tells Jess Staufenberg how he honours the chain’s founding principles of schools… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Lord Mike Watson, shadow education minister Having become an MP in 1989, Lord Mike Watson has spent many years in frustrating opposition for the Labour… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Raksha Pattni, national partnerships director at Ambition Institute Raksha Pattni, national partnerships director at Ambition Institute, tells Jess Staufenberg why new CPD partnerships with councils will be… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Susan Douglas, chief executive, The Eden Academy Trust Susan Douglas, part-time chief executive at The Eden Academy Trust, tells Jess Staufenberg what visiting 63 countries with the… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Focus feature: Governance at Anglian Learning academy trust The Anglian Learning academy trust won a top award for excellent governance at the start of the year. As… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Jonathan Timmis, chief operating officer, Astrea Academy Trust Jonathan Timmis, the new chief operating officer at Astrea Academy Trust, has worked from bombed-out buildings to the White… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Charlotte Pearce Cornish, director, Premier Advisory Group Charlotte Pearce Cornish’s Premier Advisory Group has just won the contract to support free school applications. She explains how… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Richard Gill, chair, Teaching School Hubs Council Richard Gill, chair of the Teaching School Hubs Council, tells Jess Staufenberg how he went from standing in the… Jess Staufenberg 2y Richard Gill 2y Features Duncan Spalding, headteacher, Aylsham High School Like many of the nicest people in education, Duncan Spalding is under the impression he couldn’t possibly be important… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Paul Gosling, president, NAHT Paul Gosling, new president of school leaders’ union NAHT, tells Jess Staufenberg the government must prioritise getting exhausted headteachers… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Features Steve Crocker, president, Association of Directors of Children’s Services It’s a baptism of fire for Steve Crocker, as he takes the reins at the Association of Directors of… Jess Staufenberg 2y Jess Staufenberg 2y Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 28 Older Must Read Covid Exclusive DfE threatened with legal action over ‘unlawful’ Covid attendance rules The government is being threatened with legal action if it fails to update attendance guidance for vulnerable children and… James Carr 3y James Carr 3y Covid Academy trusts’ cash stash rises to £3bn despite pandemic pressures Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y