Select Press Coverage
Timothy Hands is chiefly quoted on four issues, and the selected links below are under these headings, with a final section of larger or more general articles and interviews. Clicking a link will open a new window.
Admissions Tests for Schools
Trust fund aims to end school class barriers, Times, 15 January 2000
Favourite things help pupils fit the bill, Times, 15 January 2000
Test results are the key, Independent, 8 February 2007
School Quality
League tables vital for parents, Daily Telegraph, 22 August 2008
Good schools are born out of a mix of love and learning, Sunday Times, 16 November 2008
Boys who do sport and after-school activities do better in exams, Times, 2 June 2009
Independent schools score far more A and A* grades at GCSE, Times, 5 September 2009
Glut of Supergrades for Pupils at Private Schools, Sunday Times, 21 March 2010
Partnership and Access
Portsmouth flies the flag for partnerships, Independent, 19 February 1998
Naval gazing in Pompey, Daily Express, 26 September, 1998
Scholarships on need or merit? Independent, 13 October 2005
Independent School Bursaries, Independent, 26 October 2006
We're with Brunel, Times Educational Supplement, 23 June 2006
University admissions
Head teachers brand plan a sop, Times Higher Education, 16 October 2008
University head start, Daily Telegraph, 10 August 2009
Oxford will ignore A* grades, Times, 7 October 2009
Universities split on A level A* forecasts, Guardian, 8 October 2009
Universities to shun new elitist A* grades, Daily Telegraph, 20 December 2009
Labour curbs fail to loosen grip of middle class on top universities, Sunday Times, 31 January 2010
Even A* pupils now face college rejection, Sunday Times, 14 February 2010
What are universities' reasons for rejecting students?, Guardian, 13 July 2010
Universities crack down on A-level resits, The Telegraph, 15 August 2011
General Articles and Interviews
Video Interview with Chris Woodhead: What makes a good school?
A Matter of Gender, Independent Schools Magazine, February 2010
What to Say to Our Sixth Formers, Conference & Common Room, Spring 2010
Pastoral Care: Beyond the Book and the Birch, in Heads: Expert Advice for Changing Times