A headteacher has been forced to apologise after contrasting student absences during Storm Franklin to children ‘walking for miles’ to get to schools in war torn countries. Angela Holleran, headteacher of All Saints Catholic Primary School in Bootle, Merseyside, sent parents a
The woke headteacher of a school in Lancashire has imposed a ‘ludicrous’ rule forcing pupils to become vegetarian to ‘help the planet’. Rachel Tomlinson, headteacher of Barrowford Primary School, said she made the decision in order to educate children about the environmental impact of
Met Police launch probe after headteacher received death threats when member of staff launched petition calling for him to quit over ‘institutional racism’ Harris Academy principal Dr Lawrence Foley has been receiving death threats He was the subject of a petition alleging racism
Leading headteacher praises Taylor Swift as a great philosopher and regularly uses her lyrics in school assemblies The headteacher of Harris Westminster has praised Taylor Swift as a philosopher James Handscombe, 46, revealed he uses her pop songs as source of inspiration He often
Katharine Birbalsingh is the headmistress of The landmark report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities caused a sensation. Commissioned in the wake of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests last summer, and led by a panel of distinguished experts from
A top private school whose alumni includes Emma Watson, Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie has appointed its first female head in 144 years. Emma Goldsmith will take up the role at Dragon School in Oxfordshire from September. She becomes the twelfth head