{"id":2,"date":"2014-07-29T19:12:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T19:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:53:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bb304e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44bb304e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c79a9cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c79a9cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31086dca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31086dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Schools Week<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75377ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75377ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Schools Week is the leading independent news publication covering schools in England.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Founded in 2014, we were created to do something different. To go beyond headlines and deliver rigorous, investigative journalism that holds the system to account and gives professionals the insight they need to lead, teach and make decisions with confidence.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">We report on the policies, people and ideas shaping education today. From government reform and funding to leadership, workforce and classroom practice, our focus is always on what matters most to the sector.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Independence sits at the heart of everything we do. We are not aligned to any political party, organisation or commercial interest. That freedom allows us to ask difficult questions, challenge assumptions and report the facts clearly and fairly.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Our journalism is trusted by school leaders, teachers, policymakers and the organisations that support them. Not just because we break stories, but because we explain what they mean and why they matter.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Schools Week is published by EducationScape, an organisation committed to high quality journalism and professional development across education. Alongside FE Week, our sister title covering further education and skills, we exist to inform, investigate and inspire the sector we serve.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">At a time of constant change, our role is simple.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">To give education the clarity it needs, the scrutiny it deserves, and the insight to move forward with confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ce81dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67ce81dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f16a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34f16a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Open-Door_SW_Opened-door-970x919.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-244459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Open-Door_SW_Opened-door-970x919.png 970w, https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Open-Door_SW_Opened-door-670x635.png 670w, https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Open-Door_SW_Opened-door-768x728.png 768w, https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Open-Door_SW_Opened-door-1536x1455.png 1536w, https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Open-Door_SW_Opened-door-2048x1940.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b0d3b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10b0d3b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770ae97f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"770ae97f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ab6cb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57ab6cb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55000661 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55000661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc24dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc24dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5em;\">The Schools Week team is made up of experienced journalists and sector specialists who are deeply connected to schools and education. Our work is led by editor Freddie Whittaker, whose leadership ensures our reporting remains focused, independent and rooted in the realities of the sector. Together, the team is committed to producing journalism that informs, challenges and supports those working across schools and education.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f535e8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f535e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400f7b4 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"400f7b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/schoolsweek.co.uk\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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