New: Do DfE white paper proposals move England towards blanket academisation, or not? What an almighty mess educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/do-... Analysis piece on the academy aspects of yesterday’s white paper.

London’s “worst mass eviction in recent history” is underway; hundreds of households across London told to get out of their homes this week by the same landlord, ahead of the renters rights act. The landlord? Billionaire Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

Just watched Blow the Man Down. Real sense of claustrophobic small town menace. Such a great cast.

The government should review those chosen to draft the new national curriculum because the list has a ‘deeply concerning lack of diversity’, according to an open letter with nearly 100 signatories

Talking yesterday with people about how education in England has become too static for healthy development and about how some of the behaviour issues we see are at heart about children and young people needing to move more and be outdoors more.

“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end

Thoughts on this mess. 🧵👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The universities talk a good game of student support services at Open Days, but the reality is very different once the kids get there. I'm sure the huge funding crisis doesn't help.

New: Average pay and pensions packages for CEOs of academy trusts, just outside England’s 10 largest, approached £300,000 last year educationuncovered.co.uk/news/average...

New: Academy trust appears to pay its former chief executive £250,000 – for nine months’ work educationuncovered.co.uk/news/academy... GLF Schools’ accounts disclose this top pay figure, even though their longer-serving CEO during 2024-25 left in May last year.

What now? Only 2 people working on the English national curriculum? I don't understand. Why?

The New Year is a good time for making changes, and we’ve decided the time is right to use BlueSky and LinkedIn as our main social media platforms, and to no longer post on X. Do give us a follow and please do share this post.

I don't honestly see how the DfE and Ofsted remaining on Twitter meets the teacher standards. Surely it's not safeguarding pupils' wellbeing or showing respect for the rights of others? Sorry to go on about it but really? 😔

"If the safeguarding principles of professional curiosity and challenge are lost to the white noise of such a zealot-like approach, we have truly lost our way." Hackney safeguarding chair Jim Gamble lambasts DfE's school behaviour ambassador Tom Bennett. chscp.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Exam season is officially here - and staying motivated, focused, and well can feel like a challenge. We’ve teamed up with @drckt.bsky.social and @learningscientists.bsky.social to share research-informed strategies to help you revise more effectively and look after your wellbeing.

Londoners, see what would have become of your home and why parts of the capital now look like they do. Fascinating interview by @jim.londoncentric.media with Chris Marshall on what we can learn from the history of what didn’t happen open.substack.com/pub/londonce...

🧵 Important new study out in Cell Reports Medicine (Shahbaz et al. 2025): 👉 Long Covid with ME/CFS isn’t the same in women and men - biologically. 👉 And it’s not “fatigue.” It’s immune, hormonal, and neurological chaos. Let’s break it down layperson style 👇

24% of Disabled people avoid using public transport due to accessibility issues. 4.7 million Disabled people live in poverty. The politicians who make the above stats a reality are choosing to attack the Motability Scheme, instead of the system that locks us out of society.

If you’re an English teacher, please do this. Your views matter & we want them represented in our survey!

Again, iGCSEs - which aren't available to those in state schools - gain a possible advantage. While I don't disagree with open book (learning quotations is a waste of learning time), this just widens the gap and creates further inequality in an already unfair system. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

The Security Service (MI5) kept files on Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife, Lady Diana Mosley, from 1933 shortly after he founded the British Union of Fascists. "BRITAIN FIRST" --- sounds familiar? #History #antifa #archives #fascism

Even when told about DLD lots of people don't seem to get what it is. And so we asked the experts, people with DLD (Developmental Language Disorder). One young person said DLD was 'trying to learn, but the words won't click.' How do you explain DLD to others? #DLDday #DevLangDis

Thanks to Joe for reading Reforming Lessons, so I don't have to!

Leaders say debates on immigration, race and St George’s flags have caused multiple complex repercussions in schools, yet there has been no guidance or assistance from the government

Finally, an article that at least touches on teaching quality and staff workload issues. Not that it suggests any viable alternatives to the current state of play. (And for 'colleges' in the headline, read 'universities', a telling choice of nomenclature.

An admirably clear statement from Board of Deputies of British Jews and Jewish Leadership Council

Violent crime leading to injury is falling in every borough. This progress is thanks to our police and prevention through my London Violence Reduction Unit. One violent crime is one too many, which is why we will continue working to build a safer London for everyone.

Another email from an English teacher this morning about the appalling NATIONAL SCANDAL of GCSE English marking. They gave their permission to quote the email in full & I want to share it because it is so shocking. What are Ofqual & DfE doing about this?

Did you know ICE is holding a disabled advocate and whistleblower who helped shut down one of their detention centres? Alma Bowman is a 58 year old woman from Georgia who spent 30 months in ICE custody during the first Trump regime. When released she became a fearless advocate for detainees 🧵

📅 A reminder that National Linguistics Day is coming up in November! @linguisticshq.bsky.social 📚 Get a free set of Babels for your school, college or library to celebrate 📧 Contact [email protected]

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘Adaptive teaching: Stretch and challenge’ “We can ensure high prior attainers are not bored, or go unchallenged, as much as we rightly focus on supporting struggling students not to fall behind their peers.” alexquigley.co.uk/adaptive-tea...

I started teaching just after 7/7 in a mainly Muslim school. At the time, Islamaphobia was running high. I remember asking a Yr8 girl how it affected her and the nonchalantly delivered answer still chills: “*shrugs* We get spat on more now, I guess” MORE. That’s what racism does. To young girls.

Absolutely agree with this thread!

Quite the interview 🙌🏼 with one of our v own fellows @katherinerundell.bsky.social #Reading www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Quite important for the future of especially Humanities but also Social Sciences. With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers. on.ft.com/44i1pcN

A must read

“A woman who lost a #kidney, her womb and parts of her vagina and bowel due to #endometriosis has urged others to fight for a #diagnosis of what she has described as a "silent assassin".”: buff.ly/rzMSlCx via bbc #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness

🚨 NEW POST 🚨 ‘Learning Barriers, not labels’ “Would you teach differently if you were to learn about the designation of the special educational need?” alexquigley.co.uk/learning-bar...

👩‍💻 Call for 5 research centres focused on specific areas for #ME Plan builds on the DecodeME study Experts state the "paucity of researchers" coming into the field and urgent steps for a vibrant new research ecosystem 🌱 🖇️ tinyurl.com/38xrdjad

100% this. Can’t understand why these toxic campaigners choose to focus their energy and hatred towards a minority of people just trying to live their lives when it is cisgender men who are perpetrating violence against women on a daily basis. Solidarity with trans people now and always.

Most teachers believe the level of support for pupils with SEND has decreased in the past five years, according to new @nasuwt-official.bsky.social research

Forcing people back into the ‘workplace’ is a good way to destroy productivity.

We've spent the best part of a year exploring assessment in school. We've overhauled our reporting systems, built in moderation processes and undertaken peer observation cycles. The key finding in it all is that great formative assessment depends on good oracy.

A sobering thread. It shouldn't be this way... but do please read Ian @iand777.bsky.social's thread and follow his advice by looking at Surfers Against Sewage website for up-to-date local sewage information, before going into the sea... or putting your hands in rock pools.

Good to see education’s ‘forgotten third’ not forgotten, but as @ascl-uk.bsky.social president @mannybotwe.bsky.social says: there’s “plenty of talk, but not enough action”. schoolsweek.co.uk/the-schools-...

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨 This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️ 👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

*Diagnostic overshadowing* can thwart inclusive teaching. What's useful for teachers to know: ↓