Ellen Peirson-Hagger is deputy books and arts editor at the Observer and a freelance writer. She was previously a senior writer at Tes, where she wrote features and analysis on all aspects of teaching, schools and education policy. She has previously held staff roles at the New Statesman and Harper’s Bazaar, and her writing on the arts appears in publications including the Observer, the Guardian and the Financial Times. In 2023 she was the recipient of a George Weidenfeld Fellowship.
