Falling school rolls must be the major issue of the next 5-10 years which has least media attention.

Always amazes me that this fall in numbers is so little reported.

I can’t recall when I was more upset by the death of someone I’d never met than of that of Giles Peaker.

Me too. He always made me appreciate how wonderful that bridge is. Something that could easily be taken for granted.

This is awful news. One of the original legal bloggers and one of the very best. nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/04/gile...

Love that Surrey are doing this!!

Very sad news

Who would be an arsenal supporter??

I have a child in Year 6 in a grammar school area, it’s been eye opening. Children tutored after school 7 days a week and then falling asleep in lessons due to exhaustion. Children sitting 11 plus in 4 different areas and parents vowing to move if they pass in an area outside of where they live.

This is how I imagine the Cavaliers would dress if they found themselves in 2026.

SEND reforms: 6 warnings from leaders to MPs Government’s plans lack detail and risk turning Sendcos into ‘lightning rods’ for parent frustration, sector leaders tell Commons Education Select Committee

Sector leaders tell MPs about their fears over SEND reforms:

➡️ Will the Treasury provide the necessary funding?
➡️ When will we see a plan for implementation?
➡️ Strict behaviour policies ‘incompatible’ with inclusion

Lovely piece of fielding! #uptherey

You should get it! It’s wonderfully quirky.

We've reached the point that they're using the Epstein files to cover up Iran

Streisand effect anyone??

Concern over legality of Labour’s ‘flawed’ Send reforms Critics argue that the consultation should be started afresh because the proposals strip away children’s protections and weaken their legal rights

Our Polly Sweeney speaks to @thetimes.com about the government’s proposed SEND reforms. See the full article here: www.thetimes.com/article/264a... #education #send

Genuinely thought that was stormont on a first glance 🤦‍♀️🤣

I do love the idea of a Tuesday wine!

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So good to see Foakes getting runs!

Ben Foakes century rescues Surrey on first day at Warwickshire - Kia Oval A record partnership from Ben Foakes and Tom Lawes rescued Surrey after they were reduced to 65 for six by Warwickshire

Ben Foakes' century helped Surrey recover from 65/6 to 328 all out on the first day of the season at Edgbaston.

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It was the Good Friday mass I hated. Went on for hours and you had to stand for the gospel and then venerate the cross (I wonder if that’s died out post Covid?)

Apple crumble?

you're telling me we had a tortoise proclaimed dead then revealed to actually still be alive, during Easter week, and we didn't line it up with Friday-Sunday?

“Slowly but surely, the state is retreating from individual entitlement-based support for disabled people across both employment and education, reframing it as a provider responsibility, without increasing provider funding, hoping we don’t notice”

What is the herb and cheese pate recipe I like I wonder? This may explain why the UK had such a poor reputation for food in the 70s!!

It’s a really good read. Enjoy

Listening to the excellent @theobserveruk.bsky.social Foundlinb podcast has reminded me of the agonising there was over teenage mothers in the nineties and how much blame they shouldered. It felt very reminiscent of the current debate around disability benefits and increases in people claiming them

Parents of Send pupils without EHCPs are least satisfied with schools, survey in England finds Only 38% of parents without ECHPs felt teachers in mainstream schools had the tools to deal with special needs

And the plan is to force more parents to join this unhappy group. You do start to see why people feel this government just hates disabled people www.theguardian.com/education/20...