Vic Goddard on How to Educate Essex, Ofsted, Overtesting…and more! PP215

You will probably know Vic Goddard from the TV show, Educating Essex but in this week’s episode he talks candidly to Tara Elie about a wide range of topics including: * Whether he would agree to filming in his school now* His experiences with Ofsted* How damaging he thinks overtesting is* Tips for surviving in school at Christmas Vic Goddard came into public view several years ago through Educating Essex, a fly-on-the-wall documentary filmed in the Harlow secondary school he leads and capturing the ups and downs, tears and laughter of typical school life. It was a seminal and highly popular TV programme that spawned several spin-off series, not to mention a great deal of publicity in the national press, a highlight of which was being referred to as ‘the worst headteacher in the country’ by the Daily Mail. Thrust into the limelight, Vic became a national figure and is still a regular visitor to various breakfast TV sofas to talk about the latest government policies or educational issues of the day, as well as a founding member of the Headteacher’s Roundtable pressure group. Tweet of the Week Share your #meetandgreet videos with us! The more christmassy the better.. Best 5 videos (voted by us) will receive a mystery prize so get those entries in!— Ellie Dix (@PivotalEllie) 6 December 2018