Bill Watkin

Thank you to all the education staff courageously working hard amid the challenges of coronavirus...

2020 should be the year to prepare for the challenge an increase in student numbers will bring...

If students are to make a valuable contribution to society, they need to develop creative skills...

A wave of 16- to 18-year-olds is coming, and we must be ready for it, writes Bill Watkin

With huge amounts of time and resources being dedicated to T levels, doubts have been raised about...

Young people need to find out about alternative academic provision, not just vocational pathways...

Questions surrounding the publication of GCSE results still need answering – particularly for sixth...

Several ‘unintended consequences’ of reforms need fixing, say sixth-form colleges

If schools don’t provide comprehensive, unbiased advice, then pupils will struggle to make the right...

Amid the furore over the government's plans for more selection at the age of 11, the chief executive...

Far from heralding the end of an era, the move to allow academy conversion has shown that...