Thank you for sharing Mark. Sending all the best your way

Abu Dhabi-owned SEND school firm profits soar to £45m Rise in private special school pupils helped deliver 30 per cent profit boost, company says

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 🤓

The Things We Lose On becoming unattached

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 👌

Superhead - Episode 1 - A Delight in Class - BBC Sounds The rise and fall of the original 'Superhead'.

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 👌

Why the assessment review must usher in the digital age Everything the government wants to achieve educationally can be better enabled by clever use of technology

“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 😂

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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? 😂