Archive

2004

Not a classic year, partly due to the time investment required for the book. I was pleased with the piece about Surrey LEA's plans to privatise its education service, but the best story of the year was my exclusive interview with Ralph Tabberer on the occasion of the TTA's 10th birthday and launch of a new recruitment advertisement.

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Qualified Success

And the best of the rest.

Whiteboards steal the show. educGuardian 6th January

Lead story in the Guardian's education IT issue for the BETT show.

Sink or Swim. Public Finance magazine lead feature 23-29 January

The failure of government education reforms to have any real impact on the number of children who leave school without any qualifications.

Shared Principals. Education Guardian 3rd February

The rise of the executive headteacher controlling more than one school.

Prison for the teacher with no plan B. TES 13th February

TES Going Places supplement. A cautionary tale about the teacher sent to prison for manslaughter after an accident on a school trip.

Gambling on Success. Guardian Education 9th March

Surrey LEA is the first to privatise its entire education service.

Fancy being a service industry? TES 19th March

Extended schools and the government's vision for joined up services.

Green shoots nipped in the bud. TES news copy 9th April.

The Eco Schools project faces government cash cuts.

The Hidden Curriculum. Guardian opinion piece 30th April.

At school children learn the meaning of hypocrisy.

Sixth Sense. Guardian Education 20th April.

A primary in Bristol has the courage to be creative.

Style is what counts. TES 7th May

Is there an ideal size for a school? Small secondary schools and large primaries.

Experiments of tomorrow. educ Guardian 8th June

Futurelab - the education research organisation based in Bristol.

Winning the war on classroom terror. TES July 2nd

How Nicholas Chamberlaine School in Warwickshire improved its record on behaviour management and discipline.

Put grammars in the dustbin of history. Independent 14th August

Comment piece about selection and the grammar school system.

Qualified Success. Guardian Education 7th September

Exclusive interview with Ralph Tabberer, chief executive of the Teacher Training Agency, as the TTA launches a new recruitment campaign on its 10th anniversary.

Dont Look Back. Guardian Education 21st September.

Heather du Quesnay comes to the end of her term as director of the National College for School Leadership.

Two heads good. TES 8th October

A new primary near Bristol has appointed job sharing headteachers.

Get better and better. TES 8th October

St Matthews Primary in Telford has improved its NC test scores every year for 10 years. A record?

Forward thinking - Supplement for Guardian Education. 19 0ctober.

A look at the Building Schools for the Future project.

Where pupils run the town. TES 22nd October

Grangeton at the Grange primary in Long Eaton Notts. Creativity in action.

Children's Hour. Public Finance magazine 15th-20th October

How are the new children's services being delivered on the ground?

Call in the professionals. TES Op/Ed 19th November

Teachers should concentrate on teaching and leave the pastoral role to others.