# Nick Gibb
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Nicolas John Gibb (born 3 September 1960) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for School Standards since 2015, and previously from 2010 to 2012. He has served at the Department for Education under Conservative Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson. A member of the Conservative Party, Gibb has also served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton since 1997.
Nick Gibb, Former Minister for Schools, United Kingdom
In this episode of EWF Conversations, EWF Programme Director Fabrizio Trifirò speaks with Nick Gibb, former UK Minister of State for Schools. Nick reflects on his decade in office and the drive to shift the national education system toward an evidence-informed, knowledge-rich curriculum, underscori…
The Finland myth, East Asia’s rise, and what makes education systems work with Montserrat Gomendio (Ep 68)
In this episode, Anna is joined by Dr. Montserrat (Montse) Gomendio, a former Secretary of State for Education in Spain. Montse is also a former Deputy Director of Education for the OECD, the international organization that administers the PISA test. Drawing on global data, including from PISA, Mo…
7. Nick Gibb's Three Most Influential Books and Studies
In this episode of The Science of Learning, Nick Gibb explores the research and ideas that have shaped his thinking on education. We explore his three favourite studies and books, including the work of Daniel T. Willingham and E. D. Hirsch, and the impact these have had on approaches to curriculum,…
Inside one of England’s top-performing non-selective schools with Robert Peal (Ep 72)
In this episode, Anna Stokke is joined by Robert Peal, joint head teacher of West London Free School, one of England’s highest-performing non-selective schools. Robert is also the author of Progressively Worse and co-author, with Nick Gibb, of Reforming Lessons: Why English Schools Have Improved …
The Story Behind Mississippi’s Education Turnaround with Rachel Canter (Ep 76)
In this episode, Anna Stokke is joined by Rachel Canter, Director of Education Policy for the Reinventing America's Schools Project and author of the report Inside the Mississippi Marathon. They explore how Mississippi transformed from one of the lowest-performing states in fourth grade reading and…
Frank and Stan Chat No. 290: Dame Kathy August and Tom Clark CBE
Frank and Stan reflect on some recent announcements by the new Prime Minister and the new Secretary of State for Education on vocational and technical education. We then get into the main part of this mid-summer break chat with Dame Kathy August and Tom Clark CBE. Over the past 20 years, education …
Nick Gibb—Reforming Lessons: Why English Schools Have Improved Since 2010 and How This Was Achieved
Get the book Reforming Lessons: Why English Schools Have Improved Since 2010 and How This Was Achieved
About The Guest
Sir Nick Gibb served as Member of Parliament for 27 years, serving first as shadow schools minister and then as schools minister under four different prime ministers from 2010 t…
GCSE Results - Proof of Higher Standards or a System Failing Too Many?: Points of View
Sir Nick Gibb says this year’s GCSE results prove that the education reforms introduced under Michael Gove are working. He points to stronger mathematical performance and the exceptional results achieved by knowledge-rich free schools. But with around one in three young people failing to achieve a …
Episode 911: Trumps Unplugs the Press
Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss Trump's White House press ban, the Greenland security deal, and Nikole Hannah-Jones's essay in The New York Times Magazine admitting she intentionally sent her daughter to bad schools.
Editor's Picks:
Rich: Robert Pondiscio and Nick Gibb…
Making Sense of PISA 2025 with Montserrat Gomendio (Ep 81)
In this episode, Anna is joined by Dr. Montserrat Gomendio, former Deputy Director for Education at the OECD, to discuss the newly released PISA 2025 results.
They explore why student achievement is falling in many countries. They discuss whether COVID, smartphones, and AI explain the declines, w…
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