This took a long , long time to put together and it was great to see the (largely) sensible debate it prompted over the month after it was published a few months back. The scientific debate is still where it was, but the cultural debate has certainly become even more polarised.

This is a lovely article about the work of Citizens UK, highlighting Tyne and Wear Citizens and their great achievements. Our trust supports this work (and makes sure our students and families are at the heart ;)) in Liverpool, Greater Manchester and West Yorks. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

For the record: 📈 2,300 more secondary and special school teachers 📈 Trainee teachers up 11% 📈 Physics up 36% 📈 Computing up 44% 📈 Maths up 16% 📈 Attendance improving 📈 Behaviour improving Labour is getting more children in class & more teachers in front of them. #PMQs

"If we believe that teaching changes lives, we must sound like a profession that believes in itself." @samgibbs.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social : www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

One from me today on why we need to talk to the positives on teacher recruitment.

A lovely positive piece (with caveats) from @samgibbs.bsky.social on teacher training targets www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Proud to unveil the Child Poverty Strategy. Child poverty is a scourge I grew up with, it is a scourge I want to end. This government will drive the biggest reduction of child poverty in a single Parliament. This is how we get there. www.gov.uk/government/p...

We can’t fight Reform if we’re busy fighting ourselves. As Deputy Leader, with a seat in Cabinet, I’ll unite our party, deliver change and take the fight to Reform.

I’m really proud to be backed by these mayors, who are delivering day in, day out for the people they represent. As Deputy Leader, I’d speak up for every Labour Member, nation and region from my seat at Cabinet. labourlist.org/2025/09/chil...

‘My message to Labour members is simple: I want to unite our party to deliver change so we can beat Reform at the next Election and get a second Labour term.’ - @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social writes for the Mirror www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

This is why @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social is running to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party👇

Some news 👇🏻

Stephen will be much missed in the sector - he has built great relationships, genuinely listened and treated the profession with respect at all times.

30 government-funded hours wasn’t the end. Today Labour’s announcing another 300 school-based nurseries. Accessible, affordable, convenient early years education for working families – saving time on the drop-off & saving money on childcare. Labour’s Plan for Change in action.

Congratulations to students collecting results today! 🎉 You’ve worked so hard and should be proud, as should all your brilliant teachers, staff & parents. Whichever path you want to take, we’re creating more opportunities for you through our Plan for Change. #Results25

We’ve spent our first year fixing the foundations in our schools: turning the tide on attendance & teacher recruitment. Now I’m turning to the thorny, generational issues of our time, like driving up educational outcomes for white working class children. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

A week ago we had the privilege of hosting panels and presenting at @educationfest.bsky.social thanks to @shanemann.bsky.social and team. Huge thanks to all who engaged with us and made it such a special experience.

Superb article From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes

‘We know, in our heads & our hearts, that early gaps widen into a lifelong gulf. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be.’ Love this from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social on why Best Start will tackle poverty & disadvantage - a Tory legacy & national shame. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

‘High aspirations’: the school that embodies Labour’s hopes for special needs

Absolutely delighted that my friend @andrewoneill.bsky.social has been appointed to this important role. He’s one of the most credible, inspirational leaders I’ve known, a thoroughly decent & kind person, always championing others. It gives me huge hope for the sector that he will advise the SoS.

Congratulations to @andrewoneill.bsky.social Here is his recent writing on policy for @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/aut...

Hugely important role - congrats @andrewoneill.bsky.social

Breaking: Maintained school headteacher @andrewoneill.bsky.social has been appointed as a new 'school leader adviser' to education secretary Bridget Phillipson Story here: schoolsweek.co.uk/headteacher-...

Really pleased to read about this appointment. This really is a brilliant move to bring his sector-level expertise to the heart of policy-making. He will give this role the deep,critical thought that our schools' challenges deserve. Fantastic! schoolsweek.co.uk/headteacher-...

Great news! Andrew is an innovative thinker and an authentic leader. His deep experience working directly with his school community will make him a powerful voice at the heart of education policy. schoolsweek.co.uk/headteacher-...

Incredible story. Incredible athlete from Greater Manchester. Contender for #SPOTY surely?

Fabulous to see @trustcpdleads.bsky.social getting a mention from @samgibbs.bsky.social in the TES this morning. Couldn't agree more and really sings to what we are aiming for in our free Forum-too much public money wasted on short-term, shiny fixes-we have to build capacity from within. Great job!

As someone who used to be regularly asked to "deliver" CPD in schools I could not agree more. Change requires ownership and belief.

This a fantastic piece from @samgibbs.bsky.social. It’s so important to look at the brilliant expertise from within rather than assuming that paying someone on the outside to deliver an off-the-shelf approach is going to be your silver-bullet. It isn’t.

‘We need to stop assuming that the most worthwhile professional learning always comes from outside the school’: @samgibbs.bsky.social‬ on why more teacher CPD should be delivered by teachers

Bang on from @samgibbs.bsky.social - CPD has to be woven into the DNA of schools and trusts.

Heads: "We may not be showered with glittering rewards & financial bonuses, but we have changed lives for the better, often with generational positive impact - a kind of purpose that is a privilege & that is powerful." @keziah70.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

In my @schoolsweek.bsky.social OpEd piece, I argue why Labour must back Bridget Phillipson — and why stable leadership is key to real change in schools. schoolsweek.co.uk/continuity-a...

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson tells leaders there is 'enormous variation across schools in how effectively money is being used. Some brilliant, some less so, It’s only right we are honest about that picture' schoolsweek.co.uk/were-backing...

Absolutely cracking piece by @tom-campbell.bsky.social. Absolutely on the money and seeing the long term view.

Those clamouring to criticise today quickly forget years of pay stagnation under the Tories, not to mention the utter disdain with which they treated our profession. It’s utterly refreshing to have an EdSec in @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social speaking of partnership-and matching it with funding & support.

While schools are in a tough financial situation, this pay award is a big step in the right direction and gives us reason to hope, says @tom-campbell.bsky.social

Teacher pay decision: 💷4% rise for 2025-26 💷£615m extra for schools (we'll be interrogating this) 💷Schools expected to support flex working requests where 'feasible' 💷TLR payments proportional to actual role, not contracted hours

This is a lot better than schools expected and has honoured the STRB recommendation. The detail for individual schools will be key, including not just what is funded but how - @jasminenorden.bsky.social will be updating this story across the afternoon www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Conservatives in Parliament livid teacher pay announcement won't come until this afternoon (22 May) STRB publication dates in previous years... 29 July 2024 13 July 2023 19 July 2022 21 July 2021 21 July 2020 22 July 2019 24 July 2018

This is such a thoughtful piece from @andrew-oneill.bsky.social , which emphasises the need to also develop the capacity of leaders in Trusts, LAs and schools to be astute in noticing and seeing the interdependence of the "quiet failures". Involved in school improvement? Read this 👇

Excellent article from @andrewoneill.bsky.social Spot on

"Teachers are the heart, they are the soul of every school.That was true 500 years ago. It’ll be true in 500 more. Education is a deeply human gift, given by one generation to the next." This is so refreshing :sensitive plans for thoughtful tech implementation with all the right caveats considered.

To ensure the education system is inclusive, equitable and sustainable, we need to look beyond spectacular crises and start fixing the quiet failures – before it’s too late, says @andrewoneill.bsky.social

Great piece by @andrewoneill.bsky.social on how we move education from constant crisis mode to smarter longer-term planning to fix deep systemic problems.

An acknowledgment from @headsroundtable.bsky.social to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and Dept. for Education. headteachersroundtable.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/a...

An open letter of thanks to Secretary of State for Education: headteachersroundtable.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/a...