Thank you for sharing Mark. Sending all the best your way
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Thank you for sharing Mark. Sending all the best your way
The Abu Dhabi-owned private provider of special schools and children’s homes boosted profits by nearly 30 per cent last year to over £44 million amid “strong demand” for places, financial records show
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Loved chairing this panel, hearing a youth, sector and system level perspective, although I don't think I realised how teacherly I look when I do my introductions 😂
How can teachers use stories to encourage curiosity, empathy and engagement in the classroom? A thought-provoking discussion with AQA's @annatreth.bsky.social, writer Joseph Coelho, and children's author Manjeet Mann. #EducationFest
Loved being on this panel geeking out about all things curriculum and assessment 🤓
A Sunday morning read on possessions, loss and memory - made me smile more than you'd think from the title! www.thisverymoment.com/p/the-things...
Agree! I very always find something of interest/ to learn when I drop in. And the tone is very much more constructive and civil than other platforms. Long may that continue!
That has gone very quickly indeed! Wow! Congrats - and what a lucky school 😊
Yes, same here. Was a stretch making London rent work on an unqualified wage for that first year, even in a shared house.
Screenshot from Comment is Freed describing low numbers of people who have read in the last year in the UK and US
Yikes. Some slightly depressing stats for a Sunday morning from @samfr.bsky.social 😭
Crikey, the views from the Manchester train home are particularly gorgeous today 😍
This is hugely important 👌
Finally getting to the brilliant Superhead series on @bbcradio4.bsky.social by @johndickenssw.bsky.social. Definitely worth a listen to get an overview of the rise and fall of one of the early Superheads www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Sunday morning reading: Coming of Age by Lucy Foulkes. A brilliant if brutal read about adolescence. Would highly recommend, though it will get you thinking about your teenage self!
Finally sitting down to some half term reading - Exam Nation by @sammywright.bsky.social - with my cat ensconced on my lap 👌
“We can’t wait for a digital big bang,” says AQA CEO Colin Hughes in @schoolsweek.bsky.social. “We must keep making incremental progress to maximise its potential for better, fairer assessment.” bit.ly/3YgsSqX
It was lovely to have you along for drinks... Though now I have FOMO about Will Young 😂
Temporary price cut alerts for researchED Milton Keynes!
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Ha ha. Perfect 🤓
I just ordered my copy yesterday 🙌
I see Helen Hayes has been appointed to Chair the Education Select Committee, which bodes well. Was slightly staggered to see this - though I don't know why as I've been following education policy for a good long while!
I'm delighted you're joining the team! 🎉
Same here! This was as high tech as the equipment in my classroom got 🤭
Calling all MAT CEOs, Directors of Education, and Directors of Mathematics with primaries.
I would like to invite you to attend this full day of CPD at which I will describe how to significantly improve standards in primary mathematics.
I’d love to see you there completemaths.com/elevate-math...
This is smart stuff. Will take a proper look but thanks for all the blood, sweat and tears I'm assuming has gone into it 🙌
Agree. Held the line on accountability well. Though there might be an underestimation of how hard it is to recruit and retain inspectors. That's a biggy.
Just listened. Pretty balanced I thought. And yes, you're right, schools will pick the one that they're best in to market and why wouldn't you 🤭
Interesting. So the threshold for intervention is still the same (apart from the 2 RI judgements). With ineffective safeguarding still a thing that can bring leadership and management down. The question of whether it's the consequences that are the issue def stands then 👀
Or if you're only inadequate on half the judgements that you'll receive intervention? Maybe it'll be clearer once the full doc is published tomorrow 🤷🏻♀️
I'm guessing this will come in the full publication tomorrow but I'm not sure exactly what that threshold for intervention will be across the four graded areas - is it if you're three quarters not good? 😂