“She Will RUIN Schools” Bridget Phillipson Told Katharine Birbalsingh To ‘Lower Her Tone’ In Meeting

The Education Secretary asked a high-profile school leader to “lower her tone” and “allow her to finish her sentences”, according to government minutes of a meeting between the pair. Bridget Phillipson met with Katharine Birbalsingh – who has been commonly described as Britain’s strictest headteacher – last week after she criticised the proposed academy reforms in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Ms Birbalsingh, headteacher of Michaela Community School in Brent in north-west London, wrote an article in the Spectator in January which accused Ms Phillipson of being “blinded by a Marxist ideology”. She said she was concerned the Education Secretary would “destroy the huge gains made over the last decade”. Talk’s Mike Graham speaks to Ms Birbalsingh. Click here for more from Talk https://talk.tv If you need any help visit: https://talk.tv/helplines #education #labour #news #school