Journalism

Phil Beadle writes a monthly column in the Guardian.

Below are some of the latest articles

• Would young people have dared to riot in term time?
• Why our children are getting a sheep-dip education
• How the English bac maintains the status quo
• How to play 'fantasy education secretary'
• Are free schools a disaster?
• Children will lose out under new education policies
• The academies policy is bad news for teachers
• Gove's plans send out an anti-education message
• As a teacher, I've realised Twitter has real potential
• Beyond the fringe - schools clamp down on students' self expression
• Good schools are made, not built
• Schools should be given different targets for attainment | Phil Beadle
• The government's licence to teach will sacrifice good teachers while encouraging more unemployed bankers into the profession
• Could swine flu finally kill off the necktie?
• The human cost of exam success