Geoff Barton

Schools are still hugely impacted by Covid - so why is Ofsted so keen to ramp up inspections, asks...

The latest TikTok trend proves the need for the Online Safety Bill. It's no longer an intellectual...

Longer school days could tackle the attainment gap – but government won't put its money where its...

The Budget offered some small wins for education - but it is hard not to feel short-changed, writes...

Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Geoff Barton outlines some non-budget-related ways in...

Schools feel like the government has abandoned them to deal with all the Covid pressures themselves...

The new education secretary's pledge to tackle illiteracy shows he wants to help children facing the...

Fresh from attending the Labour Party conference, Geoff Barton explains the key insights that can be...

As schools minister, Nick Gibb fuelled a trad vs prog battle that should be consigned to the past...

After almost two years of chaos, confusion and distrust, the DfE has an opportunity to start afresh...

A decision about how exam grading will be ‘pegged’ is yet to be made. Geoff Barton looks at the...

After the surprising calm of results days, the work of returning to normal begins - but, as this...

Looking back on the past year, school staff should remind themselves that they have been doing an...

The education secretary attacks ‘second-rate qualifications’ but the replacement will most likely...

Talking to staff about complaints or poor performance can be daunting, but follow these tips and you...

We need to end Covid disruption – but government can't just cross its fingers and hope for the best...

The government is shifting blame away from its failings by whipping up an anti-schools media storm...

If education continues to be disrupted next term, the existing recovery plan will look even more...

The government repeats the same old lines about 'levelling up' – while cutting funding for the...

Sexual harassment is a feature of every school and every college – but we can't fix the problem...

Sir Kevan Collins' catch-up plan would have given substance to the empty talk of levelling up, says...

Dominic Cummings has an axe to grind but his claims of government incompetence sound right to...

Nine in 10 parents say their child's school has coped well – the sector has been vindicated, says...

The promise of an 'ambitious and long-term' catch-up plan means nothing without proper funding, says...

Schools are doing the heavy lifting for GCSE and A level - so it's galling they face exam board fees...

The education secretary's fixation with phones suggests he has no ideas for the post-pandemic future...

It's a moderately interesting exercise that reveals little – why do we worship at the altar of Pisa...

The period of mourning for the Duke of Edinburgh has given us respite from endless DfE verbiage...

Covid has exposed dire inequalities in education – yet Gavin Williamson talks of phone bans, says...

Exams guidance has been published – just in time for Easter. But Covid only exacerbates an existing...