Academy trust boss to lead new SEND inclusion expert panel Ormiston trust's Tom Rees will head up plans to make schools more inclusive as DfE beefs up its SEND expertise

Breaking: Bridget Phillipson has appointed Ormiston Academies Trust boss Tom Rees
to lead a new school inclusion expert panel as part of a push to make mainstream schools more inclusive

Dame Christine Lenehan also appointed as a SEND 'strategic adviser'

'The investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that despite record levels of spending there had been no signs of improvement in the lives of children with special educational needs (SEN).'

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Working memory: education’s unfinished revolution Researchers say understanding the concept of working memory is crucial. But to make a difference in schools, better training, screening, assessments and curricular design are needed, finds Holly Korbe...

How far is working memory fully understood in schools and has it gone far enough in guiding what teachers do?

@hollykorbey.bsky.social set out to find out and finds something of an 'unfinished' revolution in schools, particularly around SEND and pastoral matters

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Case Study: Continuous Provision and EYFS-Inspired Practice in KS2 Bringing an early years approach into KS1 isn’t unheard of – there are plenty of Year 1 classrooms where continuous provision has been effectively established. But, at my previous school the vision wa...

Case Study: Continuous Provision and EYFS-Inspired Practice in KS2

Ever wondered what it might be like to take some of the hallmarks of EY practice and adapt them for older pupils?

We tried it.

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£7 million to tackle antisemitism in education confirmed Education Secretary announces resumption of procurement for Tackling Antisemitism in Education

Breaking: £7 million funding to tackle antisemitism in education announced by the Education Secretary
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Curriculum review: From knowledge-rich to knower-rich Our new discussion paper explores how the national curriculum could be made more diverse and inclusive

‘A curriculum should not only equip students with knowledge but also use this to nurture their ability to thrive as individuals in society’ - a great piece by @steverollett.bsky.social, rich in hope and aspiration.

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A thread on the contribution of #SchoolTrusts to the #OpportunityMission 1/8

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How to fix the primary maths curriculum ‘Phonics’ for maths and more pleasure in the subject should be the aim of the primary maths curriculum, and this is how we achieve it, argue Peter Foulds and David Thomas

This is really good on how the primary maths curriculum could do less, but better.
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Artificial Intelligence Cannot Plan AI is stalking the world for problems it can present itself as the solution to – problems you did not even know you had. It will organise our calendars and write emails to our bosses and employees. AI...

New blog post.
AI Cannot Plan.
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School exclusions rise by fifth in England in past year, study finds Increasing amounts spent on educating pupils outside mainstream ‘where quality and safety is less guaranteed’

Breaking: attendance falls and exclusions on the rise

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Building a better Ofsted: the response to the Big Listen YouTube video by Ofstednews

#Ofsted's published their response to the #BigListen, the largest consultation in their history.

Hear from Sir Martyn Oliver youtu.be/NWvCQLms55Q

Find out more at gov.uk/ofstedbiglis...
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This is a great blog. Well worth a read 👇

Where have all the Headteachers gone…? Being a Headteacher was what I wanted to do since I first stepped into the classroom in 1996. I turned 50 last week. Properly old! I've also been asked by the lovely people at Bloomsbury to write a bo...

NEW BLOG: Where have all the Headteachers gone? #Edusky #Schools #Headteacher @headteacherchat.bsky.social @teachertapp.bsky.social pls share. southgloshead.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/w...

Big changes this morning. Labour isn’t hanging around

Here’s everything you need to know …

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picture of the front cover of the book belonging by Owen Eastwood - image of a circle with a wave swirl in it.

I have a spare copy of Belonging: the Ancient Code of Togetherness by Owen Eastwood to gift away to someone in my network.

All you need to do is like/ share this post and add a reflection on your relationship with belonging as a comment.

I will pick a winner on Sat 7th Sept.

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Summer time and the living ain’t easy I want to remind you, because it matters to me. I want to remind myself because thankfully, I am worlds away from where I was once, and sometimes, even I too forget what it can be like. Students, teac...

This is an old blog post from me but still relevant

“My plea to you as teachers, as parents, as people, is to remember this. Be sensitive. Think of a way to reach out and hold tight those for whom it was summer time and the living ain’t easy.”
#Edusky

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So pleased to read about the move away from one word judgements. The blunt and reductive nature of a one word judgment set against the nuanced and context specific nature of our broad range of settings never made sense to me. I’m so glad change is on the horizon.

Ditto!

📢 NEW SERIES

Last year, so many trust leaders spoke of the fact their roles in the system were relatively new and there was little sharing or coverage of how those roles were being done. They wanted to find out what other COOs, safeguarding leads or directors were doing (1/4)

This 👇

Feeling so positive about this. The right direction undoubtedly.

When Passion Leads to Burnout When we equate work we love with “not really working,” it propagates a belief that if we love it so much, we should do more of it — all of the time, actually. But this mentality leads to burnout, and ...

“You’ve no doubt heard the well-worn advice that “if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” It’s a nice idea but a total myth.” hbr.org/2019/07/when...