We were delighted to host a discussion about successful school reform with Sir Nick Gibb.
Sir Nick was England’s schools minister from 2010 to 2012, 2014 to 2021 and 2022 to 2023, in the last Conservative government. He is credited with overseeing a sharp rise in pupil performance over that period.
Sir Nick recently published a book entitled ‘Reforming Lessons: Why English Schools Have Improved Since 2010 and How This Was Achieved’. The book explores the key principles behind England’s reforms and reveals the impact they had on school leadership, accountability, teaching methods, curriculum design, and pupil behaviour.
The policies pursued by Sir Nick included reforms to the primary curriculum – phonics and mathematical mastery; the return of rigour in the secondary curriculum; academies and free schools; and changes to teacher training.
Sir Nick was in conversation with Keir Bloomer, chair of Enlighten’s Commission on School Reform. The event took place Monday 17 November. Watch it back here:
Online event: A conversation about school reform with Sir Nick Gibb and Keir Bloomer
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