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Education Editor at the Daily Mail. Views my own. Retweets are not endorsements. Contact me on [email protected]

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Joined February 2009
Zack Polanski gets a standing ovation from the NEU in Brighton today after pledging to tax the rich to give more money to schools
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Two unions vow for autumn strikes unless ministers deliver on pay - my coverage in the weekend papers馃憞
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Saturday's p2 - 9 in 10 heads say they've had pupils skip school for a holiday this year
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In today's Mail: Curriculum review panel suggests pupils may in future sit fewer exams at GCSE
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Bridget Phillipson addresses ASCL headteachers in Liverpool for the first time since Labour鈥檚 election win
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My exclusive splash today
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Replying to @jordanbpeterson
@jordanbpeterson Hi, would you like to issue a press statement on your fellowship offer being rescinded? Can you provide any detail about the original offer and why it was withdrawn? Many thanks in advance - Eleanor ([email protected])
In today's Mail: Major report by universities finds big rise in first class degrees may be partly down to grade inflation and admits league tables may be creating incentive to give better marks
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In today's Mail: @SamGyimah unveils new funding for Fulbright scholarships to target disadvantaged pupils. In future they could go to Havard or Yale
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Today's Mail education spread: universities minister @SamGyimah renews calls for free speech on campus as Oxford reinstates Theresa May portrait
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Interesting piece in the Telegraph today on row in the US over trans research
Today's A-level coverage in the Mail: Critics are sceptical but pupils are relieved as grade boundaries are set low in new reformed exams. Inspirational stories of top students in our four-page spread.
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Ray of hope for all those saving for deposits - in yesterday's Mail
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Pupils picking up their results on Thursday should throw away their 'snobbery' and consider vocational routes, according to skills minister @AnneMilton in today's Mail
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Attention A-level and GCSE students: if you think you did badly this summer don't worry, the grade boundaries are likely to be low this year.
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