John Philip
@johnphilip1951.bsky.social
Senior Educational Consultant at Alps Education working with secondary schools & colleges to help them further raise outcomes and progress. Trustee at the PolyMat. Dedicated to helping all disadvantaged students break though glass ceilings.
Great gig at Harwell Village Hall tonight featuring the wonderful Edwina Hayes. Great songs, brilliant covers & fab stories. Thanks for singing ‘Waiting for the guy to die’.
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Great gig at Harwell Village Hall tonight featuring the wonderful Edwina Hayes. Great songs, brilliant covers & fab stories. Thanks for singing ‘Waiting for the guy to die’.
@thehaarband.bsky.social played yet another superb gig at King’s Place in London tonight. Your musicians totally on top of their game. Catch them if you can.
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
@thehaarband.bsky.social played yet another superb gig at King’s Place in London tonight. Your musicians totally on top of their game. Catch them if you can.
Nine top tips from me for establishing priorities to further improve your Sixth Form @alpsva.bsky.social alps.education/opinion/impr...
Improving Your Sixth Form: 9 Top Tips for Establishing Your Priorities - Alps
Alps Senior Education John Philip shares his 9 top, tried and tested tips for improving your sixth form and establishing your priorities.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Nine top tips from me for establishing priorities to further improve your Sixth Form @alpsva.bsky.social alps.education/opinion/impr...
Walking in Burnham Beeches with Mary & Aisling this afternoon.
October 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Walking in Burnham Beeches with Mary & Aisling this afternoon.
As always it was really good meeting with Corrine Gill from Ealing Learning Partnership for the @alpsva.bsky.social Strategic Review based on their schools’ 2025 #Post16 results. Lots of positives in terms of attainment & progress as usual.
October 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
As always it was really good meeting with Corrine Gill from Ealing Learning Partnership for the @alpsva.bsky.social Strategic Review based on their schools’ 2025 #Post16 results. Lots of positives in terms of attainment & progress as usual.
Really enjoyed the @alpsva.bsky.social Feedback review with King's Group Academies and senior staff from King’s Academy Prospect, King’s Academy Bay House, King’s Academy Binfield and King’s Academy Easthampstead Park. Lots to discuss with a sharp focus on strategies for further improvement in 2026.
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Really enjoyed the @alpsva.bsky.social Feedback review with King's Group Academies and senior staff from King’s Academy Prospect, King’s Academy Bay House, King’s Academy Binfield and King’s Academy Easthampstead Park. Lots to discuss with a sharp focus on strategies for further improvement in 2026.
Have a look at my thoughts for @alpsva.bsky.social on how to build an aspirational culture in your Sixth Form www.linkedin.com/posts/alpsed...
How to build an aspirational culture in your Sixth Form | Alps Education posted on the topic | LinkedIn
🌟 How can you build a truly aspirational culture in your Sixth Form?
Alps Senior Education Consultant, John Philip, shares his practical, evidence-informed strategies to inspire ambition, boost mot...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Have a look at my thoughts for @alpsva.bsky.social on how to build an aspirational culture in your Sixth Form www.linkedin.com/posts/alpsed...
Enjoyed today’s @alpsva.bsky.social Post16 Strategic Review Meeting with Exmouth Community College from the Ted Wragg Trust with a focus on the 2025 results. Discussions highlighted the impact of using other systems to analyse using 2024 benchmarks that significantly ‘inflate’ 2025 A Level progress.
October 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Enjoyed today’s @alpsva.bsky.social Post16 Strategic Review Meeting with Exmouth Community College from the Ted Wragg Trust with a focus on the 2025 results. Discussions highlighted the impact of using other systems to analyse using 2024 benchmarks that significantly ‘inflate’ 2025 A Level progress.
Very much enjoyed today’s @alpsva.bsky.social Strategic Feedback with Jemima Reilly & Shereka James at Tower Hamlets Education Partnership. Building on last month’s Post16 Conference & evaluating A Level outcomes & progress across #THEP we focused on key priorities for improvement in 25-26.
October 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Very much enjoyed today’s @alpsva.bsky.social Strategic Feedback with Jemima Reilly & Shereka James at Tower Hamlets Education Partnership. Building on last month’s Post16 Conference & evaluating A Level outcomes & progress across #THEP we focused on key priorities for improvement in 25-26.
Went to Bath today with @isling_ & Mary (whether we needed to or not). Had a great time especially up at the Skyline.
October 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Went to Bath today with @isling_ & Mary (whether we needed to or not). Had a great time especially up at the Skyline.
Terrific day working for @alpsva.bsky.social in #Dorset at #Wessex Multi Academy Trust. Started today with the #Dorset #Post-16 Group Feedback followed by sessions using Connect to identify strategic improvement priorities in their own schools.
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Terrific day working for @alpsva.bsky.social in #Dorset at #Wessex Multi Academy Trust. Started today with the #Dorset #Post-16 Group Feedback followed by sessions using Connect to identify strategic improvement priorities in their own schools.
Really enjoyed today’s @alpsva.bsky.social Post-16 Strategic Review Meeting with #Tor #Bridge #High from the #TedWraggTrust who are recent adopters of Alps Connect & Summit. Impressed they are already on board with monitoring progress in-year with uploaded end of Y12 data as well as 2025 results.
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Really enjoyed today’s @alpsva.bsky.social Post-16 Strategic Review Meeting with #Tor #Bridge #High from the #TedWraggTrust who are recent adopters of Alps Connect & Summit. Impressed they are already on board with monitoring progress in-year with uploaded end of Y12 data as well as 2025 results.
A lovely day at Ullswater with Mary, my cousin Jane & her husband Chris.
October 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A lovely day at Ullswater with Mary, my cousin Jane & her husband Chris.
Photos of the Tyne, two from the Free Trade and one on the stroll back into the centre of Newcastle.
October 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Photos of the Tyne, two from the Free Trade and one on the stroll back into the centre of Newcastle.
On Lindisfarne with Mary on a recent trip.
October 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
On Lindisfarne with Mary on a recent trip.
Reposted by John Philip
Last week at Labour Conference there was lots of chat about wanting to give children more choice over what they learn.
But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.
But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.
October 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Last week at Labour Conference there was lots of chat about wanting to give children more choice over what they learn.
But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.
But it always prompts me to think of this question. It’s a good challenge.
Visiting the stunning Tynemouth Castle & Priory with Mary, my cousin Jane & Chris. Great views from the headland including across the Tyne to South Shields where my Mum Enid & Auntie Moyra were raised amongst their Hedley clan.
October 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Visiting the stunning Tynemouth Castle & Priory with Mary, my cousin Jane & Chris. Great views from the headland including across the Tyne to South Shields where my Mum Enid & Auntie Moyra were raised amongst their Hedley clan.
On a recent visit to Tyneside we did the fabulous North Shields mural trail. Here are another 4 of the murals
October 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
On a recent visit to Tyneside we did the fabulous North Shields mural trail. Here are another 4 of the murals
On a recent visit to Tyneside we did the fabulous North Shields mural trail. Here are 4 of the murals
October 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
On a recent visit to Tyneside we did the fabulous North Shields mural trail. Here are 4 of the murals
As ever a pleasure meeting Mike Foley this morning to finalise plans for the #Dorset #Post16 Development project day on Thursday 9 October. Looking forward to presenting the @alpsva.bsky.social Dorset Group Feedback, facilitating best use of Summit & Connect, and discussing strategic priorities.
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
As ever a pleasure meeting Mike Foley this morning to finalise plans for the #Dorset #Post16 Development project day on Thursday 9 October. Looking forward to presenting the @alpsva.bsky.social Dorset Group Feedback, facilitating best use of Summit & Connect, and discussing strategic priorities.
Ministers are poised to set out plans for a new suite of V Level vocational qualifications in the upcoming white paper on post-16 education and skills. schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-pla...
Revealed: Plan for V-level qualifications amid BTEC cull
Ministers expected to set out plans for third route alongside A-levels and T-levels in skills white paper
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October 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Ministers are poised to set out plans for a new suite of V Level vocational qualifications in the upcoming white paper on post-16 education and skills. schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-pla...
Heading down south in London Town to Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls for today’s PolyMat Trust Governors’ Conference. Privileged to be a trustee on their board.
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Heading down south in London Town to Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls for today’s PolyMat Trust Governors’ Conference. Privileged to be a trustee on their board.
Off to Tower Hamlets to present the keynote at the #THEP #Post16 Conference. I am speaking on the theme of ‘Culture and Leadership - The twin pillars of Post-16 improvement’. Later in the day I am leading a workshop on the art of matching the right students to the right courses.
September 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Secondary school leaders in Wales. If a busy schedule yesterday denied you the chance to join Dr John Roe & me for the @alpsva.bsky.social Hitting the Ground Running #Y11 webinar the recording is free & available right here youtu.be/a-6Xm5tC7Q0
Hitting the Ground Running Webinar (KS4 Wales) - September 2025
YouTube video by Alps
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September 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Secondary school leaders in Wales. If a busy schedule yesterday denied you the chance to join Dr John Roe & me for the @alpsva.bsky.social Hitting the Ground Running #Y11 webinar the recording is free & available right here youtu.be/a-6Xm5tC7Q0
Secondary school leaders in Wales join me & Dr John Roe at 3.30pm for our free @alpsva.bsky.social Hitting the Ground Running #Y11 webinar. Here is my accompanying briefing paper alps.education/briefing-pap... Register for the webinar at t.co/F3VbqXa7dO
Hitting the Ground Running in September 2025 - Wales KS4 - Alps
Alps Senior Education Consultant John Philip shares his reflections, key questions and suggestions for setting priorities for Y11 as a school leader in Wales
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September 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Secondary school leaders in Wales join me & Dr John Roe at 3.30pm for our free @alpsva.bsky.social Hitting the Ground Running #Y11 webinar. Here is my accompanying briefing paper alps.education/briefing-pap... Register for the webinar at t.co/F3VbqXa7dO