Biography

Phil Beadle is a school teacher, author, journalist and occasional television and radio presence. Awarded London Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2004, United Kingdom Secondary Teacher of the Year in the same year, he is a serving teacher, and regularly provides training in his techniques all around Britain.

He has written a column, 'On Teaching' for the Guardian newspaper for several years; has written a best selling book for parents, 'Could do Better', which was serialised in the Telegraph; and is currently working on 'How to be a Great Teacher: a Handbook for NQTs'.

He is an award winning broadcaster (Royal Television Society Best on screen newcomer 2005), having starred in Channel 4's, 'The Unteachables', where he worked his magic on a group of difficult to engage kids, and presented the series 'Can't Read, Can't Write', in which he taught a group of illiterate adults to read in six months. Other televisions appearances include Richard and Judy (Ch4), This Morning (ITV), The Politics Show (BBC1), GMTV (ITV), 30 Minutes (Ch4), Newsnight (BBC2). For Teachers' TV he has produced the 'Phil Beadle Masterclasses', 'A Lesson from the Best' and 'White Working Class Achievement.'

Phil has been profiled The Observer, (who described him as an emerging national hero), The Daily Express, The Times, The Guardian and The Telegraph.