Some news - I have rejoined @tesmagazine.bsky.social as senior writer! I'll be working on features and analysis about schools and beyond. Drop me a line on [email protected]

Spoke to former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater about his recommendations to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Strong words from the education secretary at @cstvoice.bsky.social conference today www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...

A @tesmagazine.bsky.social investigation by @jasminenorden.bsky.social into the rise of violent incidents causing injuries to pupils and staff. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

📢Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones and screens? Months of research and interviews (including with Haidt) went into this investigation. Critics are clear Haidt has gone beyond the data; he says he's speaking the truth. You decide who's right. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

“More needs to be done to clearly distinguish where the core responsibilities of education staff start and end,” says @ascl-uk.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Today is my first day at PA, where I'll be covering as education correspondent while @eleanorbusby.bsky.social is on maternity leave! Drop me a line on [email protected]

Big news - today is my last day at @tesmagazine.bsky.social after 2 years and 500+ stories! I am very sad to be leaving such a great team, but I'll still be covering education so not going far (more on that next week)

Must read thread capturing all of @jasminenorden.bsky.social's brilliant coverage of GCSE results day today for @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Congratulations to everyone who got their GCSE results this morning! Grades were fairly stable compared with last year, but a few trends to keep an eye on. Here's everything you need to know from @tesmagazine.bsky.social 🧵

Amid all the results news - Ofqual has declined to divulge further details on the impact of this attack today www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Congratulations to GCSE students getting results today. This is the cohort whose transition from primary to secondary happened in the height of the Covid pandemic. This excellent @jasminenorden.bsky.social piece rounds up all the key headlines from today's results. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

📈 How did your subject perform in this year’s GCSEs? @jasminenorden.bsky.social and @cerysturner.bsky.social dig into today’s results data… #GCSEResultsDay2025

To see how your subject did in this year's GCSE results - all the details here on @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Congratulations to all involved in GCSEs today - here are all the details from this morning's data www.tes.com/magazine/new...

GCSE results are out - overall picture is pretty stable this year, but the proportion of pupils achieving a grade 4 in English language and maths has fallen slightly again - all the main trends here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Morning! GCSE results today - good luck to all those anticipating their grades and keep an eye on @tesmagazine.bsky.social for all the main trends and analysis

Big @tesmagazine.bsky.social exclusive from @jasminenorden.bsky.social. Cyberattack involving GCSE exam papers of two major exam boards took place in February. Boards say contingency plans were in place on providing replacement papers & this year's exams were unaffected. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exclusive: GCSE exam papers at two exam boards were affected by a major cyberattack earlier this year, but Ofqual confirms that exams students sat were not affected

Exclusive: Exam boards AQA and Pearson have confirmed that one of their suppliers was the victim of a cyberattack in February - but students are assured "exams were unaffected" www.tes.com/magazine/new...

A-level results have been released this morning - here are the key things to know about England's results 🧵

📈 How has your subject performed in today’s A-level results? @jasminenorden.bsky.social and @cerysturner.bsky.social drill down into the data to reveal all…

For a breakdown of A-level results by subject - read on @tesmagazine.bsky.social here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

New this morning: The regional divide in achieving the top A-level grades has widened as the North East saw a fall in As and A*s this year - all the main trends here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Happy A-level results day! We will be looking at all the main trends and diving into every subject at @tesmagazine.bsky.social - keep an eye out for that through the day

'Too often, media literacy is relegated to a one-off lesson or annual assembly. That is not good enough,' says a House of Lords report calling for more media literacy training for teachers

ICYMI yesterday - the 3.2% pay offer for support staff has now been agreed www.tes.com/magazine/new...

"Over a quarter of pupils are leaving primary school not meeting the expected standard in reading. This goes up to 40 per cent for white, working-class pupils, and 59 per cent for those with special educational needs." An argument for fixing basic literacy before promoting reading for pleasure...

A sufficient investment in pay as well as a long-term one is needed. It remains vital that the government continue to work towards pay restoration for school staff after the past decade of erosion – we hope to see that is what the government intends to do over the two years. bit.ly/4f4hNBm

Matt Wrack has been elected as the general secretary of @nasuwt-official.bsky.social after his win in April was contested. Wrack, the former Fire Brigades Union boss, won with 5,249 votes to Neil Butler’s 3,126. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Breaking: A 3.2 per cent pay rise for school support staff has been agreed, but unions have warned that higher pay will be needed in future. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🧵The education select committee is holding a session on school attendance this morning. While green shoots of improved absence rates are appearing, its still a persistent issue for school leaders and policy makers alike - esp for severe absence, which remains high. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

When does a stagger become a non- or false-start? Either way, a delay (if we can call it that) is welcome, as are the other announced measures. Is it enough to quell concerns? Unlikely. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Revised RSHE guidance for teaching from Sep 2026 published today - everything schools need to know here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Coincidentally (or not), a 'conversation guide' published today for schools and trusts includes this question: *Does your school or academy trust have a policy on pupil assaults on staff? www.gov.uk/government/p...

Schools are being hit with AI-generated complaints, full of legal inaccuracies and complex arguments, that are draining time from schools Exclusive from @jasminenorden.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

“I’ve worked in finance for 21 years, I’ve worked within schools for about 16 years, and this is by far and away the most challenging period.” The “double whammy” hitting school budgets, by @jasminenorden.bsky.social:

I'm at the @ngauk.bsky.social conference today - follow below for any updates

Revealed: the 20 leaders on the Department for Education’s MAT CEO advisory group

The 20 leaders on DfE's MAT CEO advisory group: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

It feels like Michael may have a few of these in relation to this: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The DfE has published a new writing framework - details here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

I’m at the Royal Society conference on maths education today - follow below for any updates!

Sir Martyn Oliver tells the Festival of Education that he would have had an EHCP had they existed when he was a child. Instead, he had to rely upon a “few standout teachers” to support him.

The Education Select Committee is holding its last session of its inquiry into Solving the SEND crisis and will be asking questions of schools minister than Catherine McKinnell. I'll be posting updates here.

Exclusive: The DfE has admitted it doesn’t know how many children who currently get free school meals will lose out under planned eligibility changes