It is why he only got his qualified teacher status (QTS) almost a decade into his education career, just before taking on his first headship in 2014. They rated the school ‘requires improvement’ (the middle school had been ‘good’). Ofsted described the school’s media provision and its leadership at that time as ‘excellent’. Being observed was not a problem – during his internet career, Prior had been named The Times’ London business innovator of the year, which involved lots of public presentations. Then Prior embarked on a different sort of education career – one that is not “all consuming” like a headship and allows him time for writing.