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Martin Stephen
All articles by Martin Stephen
They’ll get by with a little help from their parents
Children need guardians who provide boundaries that help them grow, not who try to be their friends or defend them unconditionally, writes Martin Stephen
16 March 2018
‘Grammar schools won’t make it happen for the more able,’ says former St Paul’s head
A leading educationist – and former high master of a top independent school – insists that a revolution in teaching practice is needed to develop the most able students, not a return to selection at 11
8 August 2016
If you’re good enough, you’re old enough
Fast-tracking the academically gifted to university does not have to be harmful – it can be life-enhancing and immensely beneficial
12 July 2013
Independents must turn Time Lord or die
Martin Stephen fears his sector’s schools are stuck in the past, and the only thing that can save them is regeneration
15 February 2013
An inability to evolve is a dangerous thing
20 April 2012
Combining the best of both worlds
16 March 2012