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Mike Baker
Mike Baker is an award-winning freelance journalist , broadcaster, and education expert who spent 18 years covering education news for BBC national TV and radio.
He is now a columnist for BBC News Online and The Guardian and continues to broadcast and present programmes on the BBC and Teachers' TV.
Mike is an experienced chair / facilitator for conferences, workshops and awards ceremonies, and offers media training, tailored to the public and voluntary sectors, especially education (for testimonials see below right).
Recent clients include: the National School of Government, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the Centre for Excellence in Leadership, the Quality Improvement Agency, School-Home Support, the CBI, Neil Stewart Associates, and the Royal Veterinary College.
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Contact: info@mikebakereducation.co.uk
For the latest education news see my blog pages. SATS marking fiasco: see responses from markers. Were you affected? Please send me your comments (info@mikebakereducation.co.uk).
Crisis at your school? Reporters at the gates? See my latest programme on Teachers TV. http://www.teachers.tv/video/25544 For more on media handling see blog pages.
Recent Articles
05 Aug 2008 - BBC News Online - How will schools look in the future?
01 Aug 2008 - BBC News Online - School tests - do we still need them?
25 Jul 2008 - BBC News Online - Was there ever a golden age for schools?
16 Jul 2008 - The Guardian - Digging deeper into the SATs marking problem
Recent Blog Entries
16 Aug 2008 - UCAS and clearing
16 Aug 2008 - ETS contract ended
05 Aug 2008 - Why not rely on teacher assessments instead of Sats?
05 Aug 2008 - National test results published