I’D NEVER TELL
MY PUPILS:
BE LIKE BORIS
JOHNSON
Her zero-tolerance policies and
liberal-baiting statements have made
Katharine Birbalsingh a controversial
figure. But she’s also one of Britain’s
most successful inner-city head
teachers and now a social mobility
tsar (appointed by Boris Johnson).
What’s her secret? No excuses, no
talking back and no pandering to
middle-class parents
INTERVIEW Charlotte Edwardes PORTRAIT Mark Harrison