Mike Baker is an award-winning freelance journalist, broadcaster, conference facilitator, media trainer and education expert. He was the BBC's education editor for nearly 20 years and is now education columnist for BBC News Online and The Guardian and a presenter at Teachers TV. He has twice been awarded National Education Journalist of the Year.
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Latest education news:
- NEW: fewer schools than expected have so far applied to become academies.See blog.
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NEW: 'behavour crisis, what crisis' as exclusions fall. See blog.
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US-based for-profit company strengthens its position in UK higher education with granting of university college status. See blog.
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More support for diplomas cut as government leaves the new qualification dangling. See blog.
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NEW: John Hayes appointed as minister at Department for Education - doubling up with his role at BIS. See blog.
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The campaign to open one of the government's first parent-driven 'free schools' is hitting obstacles as it tries to open by September 2011. See blog.
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My latest Teachers TV film looks at the latest new powers on discipline. See blog.
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26% of primary schools took part in this year's SATs boycott - but the tests will go ahead again in 2011, says government. See blog.
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More top education salaries revealed by the government - the heads of HEFCE and Partnerships for Schools top the 'rich list'. See blog.
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Mike broadcasts regularly on BBC radio (his series on the history of primary schools was on Radio 4 in September 2009) and presents several series on Teachers' TV. He also chairs conferences, workshops and awards ceremonies, and offers tailored media training, especially to education clients (for testimonials see below right).
He recently chaired the 1,000-delegate plenary sessions at the 2009 World Innovation Summit for Education in Qatar. Clients include: UCAS, The British Council, The TDA, Cambridge Assessment, the CBI, The Live Group, Neil Stewart Associates, EdComs, Goldsmiths College, Communications Management and the British Council for School Environments. For more see 'Biography'.
Recent Articles
06 Jul 2010 - BBC News Online - ICT in schools - back to the 'dark age'?
20 Jun 2010 - BBC News Online - IGCSEs - spelling the end of the national curriculum?
05 Jun 2010 - BBC News Online - What does academy status really mean?
15 May 2010 - BBC News Online - Honesty needed on education fundinig
Recent Blog Entries
29 Jul 2010 - Exclusions fall - what crisis in behaviour?
29 Jul 2010 - Academy rush - what rush?
26 Jul 2010 - New university college - sign of things to come
22 Jul 2010 - New skills minister