It's not an official metric, but I'm not wearing a coat to work today #Spring

More good news from DWP employment data lab - effective programmes from Humber Learning Consortium (Springboard Hull and Humber) and @mynottingham.bsky.social (Nottingham Works 4You), well done guys! Thoughts (and link) below

Good start to the day talking Conservatives and civil society thanks to @probonoecon.bsky.social. Stuart Andrew wants regular engagement with the third sector - suspect we want the same! #PBEevents

The basic problem with "ancestry" as the basis for identity is I literally wasn't alive then. I'm an Essex Boy, English, and British because it's literally all I've ever known

The explanation from @pjtheeconomist.bsky.social implies significant long-term benefits of working at 17/18. Anyone know a good Lit Review on this question?

Sometimes I think we need a Centre for Unpopular Policy

A good CPS event with @lehain.bsky.social @neildotobrien.bsky.social Meg Powell-Chandler and Dan Moynihan

Initial reaction to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social speech at @csjthinktank.bsky.social - there's very little in it that I couldn't imagine Michael Gove saying

Packed room at @csjthinktank.bsky.social for this - there's a live stream, and a live thread below

Housing, transport, health and education. Arguable the principal four sectors for any economy, all more expensive than the OECD average. And if that turns you to drink, I've got even worse news ...

AI Action Plan day is a good time to remind people of some @thenfer.bsky.social research from before Xmas - ChatGPT reduced lesson planning time by 31% with no noticeable reduction in quality

My biggest weakness? Buying festive products at 75% discount. Next year's Christmas crackers sorted, and I have enough chocolate to last until Easter (when I will then buy three months worth of chocolate the week after Easter)

Probably a stupid question but does anyone know if the US invades Greenland can Denmark trigger article 5?

Starting the year strong with Community Catalyst event at @uniwestpress.bsky.social on English and maths. Talking administrative data and hearing from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social

Oh hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing!

Quite the call. Is this in the interests of the young people the @childrenssociety.bsky.social exists to serve?

One of the main things I notice about employment rights is that many of the working-class folk I know were neither granted or aware of those rights, & many of the middle class folk I know assumed that rights were universally known & granted.

I can sort of understand rubbernecking at a semi serious accident being your immediate reaction - but why does 2% of the population have a real problem with being politely encouraged to give an injured person some privacy?

Very good thread. I'd note this focuses primarily on *output* targets for public services (waiting times, exam results etc.] Of course what we (politicians, public) are really interested in are *outcomes* [health of the population/ourselves, education quality, incomes] But.. [1/2]

lol

I often like to say crazy but true things in conversations with no context. Like, I went to a museum earlier this year and the trousers of someone I follow here were one of the exhibits.

She, er, appears to have got her own age wrong. (Noted by a Twitter follower). Born 1987… bsky.app/profile/wall...

Today, the govt has confirmed National Funding Formula allocations for schools in England An extra £2.3bn was announced in the Autumn Budget. About £1bn is going on high needs. The rest is going on mainstream schools, but the funding rises probably won't cover schools expected costs next year 🧵

A charity's funding model shapes what it can do—but how deeply does it shape how it thinks? Some thoughts on the complex relationship between business model and strategy.

Today the @ONS NEET stats show around one in eight young people are neither earning nor learning. As we all await the promised white paper, thread below on what works to boost youth employment

Good to end the day talking to @benkentish.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the curriculum and assessment review. A good chance to advocate for oracy and tutoring to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds (and also apparently to lament not going on the ski trip)

I'm on the advisory board for DWP's employment data lab evaluation service. Two new reports dropped at 930 (Generation UK and @streetleagueuk.bsky.social) - here's a 🧵 of findings and reflections from me www.gov.uk/government/c...

In the spirit of giving this app the old "college try", I've made a Progress Studies starter pack. I'm sure I've missed a lot of people. go.bsky.app/R34NKJv

🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14

Lots of new people here! My new starter tip (thanks to @robinlanfear.bsky.social) is to use the Skybridge extension for chrome to re-follow all the people you follow in the other place chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-f...

go.bsky.app/PHBkF8y (if anyone I'm missing do let me know!)

So is there already a starter pack/list for education policy in England or should I make one?