Guide EducationHow to talk about politics with kids. It needs to happen at schoolYoung people react intuitively to inequality and unfairness — it’s something adults could learn from, and societies can benefit from.Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
Guide EducationShould we be vacinating children?Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday that soon, we will be vaccinating 16 year-olds in the UK. It hasn’t been denied by the government, so…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
Guide EducationI banned mobile phones in my school — Williamson is right to do this nationally.Gavin Williamson’s announcement calling for a ban on phones in the classroom has pitted the Education Secretary against many headteachers…Dec 29, 2021Dec 29, 2021
Guide EducationForget GCSE and A-level grade inflation, it’s traditional exams that are not fit for purposeGCSE and A-Level pupils have shown tremendous resilience over the last 18 months. Instead of celebrating that, we are again letting them…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
Guide EducationLetters to the Editor: How to fix a teacher crisis we are heading forEditor’s note: This letter is from Leon Hady who is a former headteacher, and founder of Guide Education, which has trained thousands of…Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
Guide EducationThe key to helping pupils succeed is their home life — not their schoolChildren’s mental health and motivation have taken a huge hit during the lockdown, according to a just-released Oxford University study…May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Guide EducationPost-pandemic, our education system needs a serious re-thinkThe pandemic has thrown schools into a state of flux for over a year. Instead of rushing to return to a normal, that was failing thousands…May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
Guide EducationI’m a headteacher — I know violence against women starts in the playgroundAfter 15 years as a teacher and headteacher around the UK and abroad, and now training thousands of teachers around the world, I know the…Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021
Guide EducationDEBATE: Should exams be scrapped completely?Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow and Chair of the House of Commons Education Committee says NOMar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Guide EducationThe pandemic should be the end of outdated school examsFor the second year in a row, British schoolchildren (and many others around the world) will not be sitting exams. Many educators, like me…Mar 4, 2021Mar 4, 2021