John Roberts, News Editor, TES

John Roberts is an experienced education journalist having covered the sector for nearly 20 years.

He has been the deputy news editor at Tes since 2021 and before this was the website and magazine’s North of England reporter. During his time at Tes he has also been responsible for its coverage of education policy, Ofsted, academies and SEND.

Before working at Tes he was the education correspondent for the Yorkshire Post  and before this covered education for the Telegraph & Argus in Bradford.  He has also worked in a communications role in local government.

He has lived and worked in West Yorkshire for the past 20 years but grew up in the North East in Darlington. He is a father of two and a SEND parent.