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Education journalist at Tes. X: @ktormreport Tips:
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Exclusive: Spending by the Department for Education on influencer marketing has increased by nearly 1500% since 2021/22. For
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
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www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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15-fold increase in DfE influencer spend since 2022
Exclusive data obtained by Tes shows the Department for Education spent more than ÂŁ200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/how-much-dfe-spend-influencer-marketing
about 1 month ago
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Tes magazine
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The DfE has increased its spend on influencers by nearly 1,500% since 2022. But what impact are these âvery expensiveâ adverts having?
@ktorm-social1.bsky.social
explores
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15-fold increase in DfE influencer spend since 2022
Exclusive data obtained by Tes shows the Department for Education spent more than ÂŁ200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/how-much-dfe-spend-influencer-marketing
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Charlotte Santry
26 days ago
âYou mark your own homework. Itâs not checked.â Safeguarding leads warn the âonerousâ audits that schools have to submit to councils arenât improving student safety and duplicate work done by trusts. Is it time to drop them? Excl by
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Warning over âuncheckedâ safeguarding audits
Trust leaders tell Tes that the process of submitting safeguarding audits to councils is âlike marking your own homeworkâ, and putting unnecessary pressure on school staff
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/school-safeguarding-audits-add-workload
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Excl: Leaders say safeguarding audits heaping pressure on schools and DSLs despite going âuncheckedâ by local authorities. MAT safeguarding leads have called for a ânational approachâ, neither LGA nor ACDS wished to provide a comment. For
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Warning over âuncheckedâ safeguarding audits
Trust leaders tell Tes that the process of submitting safeguarding audits to councils is âlike marking your own homeworkâ, and putting unnecessary pressure on school staff
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/school-safeguarding-audits-add-workload
26 days ago
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Jon Severs
26 days ago
"To a certain extent, you could say you have a policy and attach it, and it could be blank document" Big investigation into the LA safeguarding audits all schools have to complete - superb work from
@ktorm-social1.bsky.social
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Warning over âuncheckedâ safeguarding audits
Trust leaders tell Tes that the process of submitting safeguarding audits to councils is âlike marking your own homeworkâ, and putting unnecessary pressure on school staff
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/school-safeguarding-audits-add-workload
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John Roberts
28 days ago
OBR documents (somehow!) published ahead of the Budget announcement say all SEND provision costs are to fall within DfE spending limits by 2028-29 and warn that if this is fully funded within the core schools budget, this implies a 1.7 per cent fall in mainstream school spending per pupil.
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NEWđ¨: Govt to cover SEND funding - possibly out of core schools budget. From 28-29, the cost of SEND provision will be âfully absorbedâ, est around ÂŁ6b. If fully funded by core schools budget, this would be a 1.7% fall in school spending per pupil.
obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploaâŚ
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https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploaâŚ
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Full OBR doc is up here: Reeves must be FUMING
obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
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Will the introduction of AI attendance targets really make a difference? Heads have told
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
that schools are already trying everything they can to improve attendance and more targets will only increase the growing burden on schools.
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AI targets won't tackle attendance crisis, heads warn
In response to new AI-powered attendance targets for every school, leaders tell the DfE that there is no 'quick solution' to the pupil absence problem
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-ai-attendance-targets-will-not-cut-absence-headteachers
about 1 month ago
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Jabed Ahmed
about 1 month ago
The âhero leaderâ mindset is putting pupil outcomes at risk, warns a new report calling for a more collaborative approach to school leadership. Read more below:
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https://tes.com/magazine/news/general/hero-school-leaders-approach-is-damaging
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Just 1/18 SEND are inspections by Ofsted and CQC resulted in positive findings this year. Since the start of 2023, 50% of areas were found to have inconsistent experiences or outcomes and 29% were systemically failing. For
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No âpositive outcomesâ in SEND inspections this summer
Just one out of 18 SEND area inspections carried out by Ofsted and the CQC so far this year has resulted in the top inspection rating, data shows
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/no-top-ratings-ofsted-send-area-inspections
about 1 month ago
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Shake up at
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: EPI Chief Exec
@natalieperera.bsky.social
joins as Chief External Affairs and Communications Officer, Dale Basset returns as new Chief Qualifications Officer and a new role for
@annatreth.bsky.social
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EPI chief executive Natalie Perera moving to AQA
The exam board has also appointed United Learning's director of curriculum and assessment as its chief qualifications officer
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/epi-chief-executive-natalie-perera-aqa
about 1 month ago
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Exclusive: Spending by the Department for Education on influencer marketing has increased by nearly 1500% since 2021/22. For
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
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www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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15-fold increase in DfE influencer spend since 2022
Exclusive data obtained by Tes shows the Department for Education spent more than ÂŁ200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/how-much-dfe-spend-influencer-marketing
about 1 month ago
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The latest cohort of attendance and behaviour hub schools have been announced, bringing the total to 57. Of the 57 schools, none are dedicated special or AP instituions. For
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DfE announces 36 new attendance and behaviour hubs
The latest cohort brings the total number of hub lead schools to 57, with more expected to be announced
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-announces-36-new-attendance-behaviour-hubs
about 1 month ago
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Cerys Turner
about 1 month ago
Itâs the first day of (volunteer) Ofsted inspections today, but leaders have been told about changes to how the watchdog uses performance data just days before.
@ascl-uk.bsky.social
say itâs reason enough for volunteer schools to pull out entirely.
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âMajor concernsâ over Ofsted data changes
Schools that volunteered to be first for new inspections should be allowed to withdraw because of changes announced by Ofsted just days before the new system begins, say headsâ leaders
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/concerns-over-ofsted-inspection-data-changes-idsr
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Cerys Turner
about 2 months ago
Excl: Diversity and anti-racism should be embedded into teacher training, according to an open letter from ITT providers. There should be an "explicit focusâ on addressing inequalities within ITT programmes, including in traineesâ reflective tasks.
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Embed diversity and antiracism into teacher training, DfE told
Teacher training providers also call on government to set up a national body for early career and trainee teachers
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/embed-diversity-antiracism-teacher-training-dfe-told
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Charlotte Santry
about 2 months ago
How do you persuade single academy trusts with some of the best attainment scores in England to join a MAT, if theyâre managing ok financially? And do MATs even want them?
@jabedahmed.bsky.social
speaks to heads and trust leaders to find out.
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What will push the last single-academy trusts to merge?
Nearly 850 single-academy trusts remain, including some of the highest performing schools in England. Labour wants them to join multi-academy trusts, but persuading them wonât be easy, finds Jabed Ahm...
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/will-the-last-single-academy-trusts-merge-with-mats
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Ellen Peirson-Hagger
about 2 months ago
As part of its response to the curriculum review, the government has outlined its intention to overhaul Progress 8. How is it proposing the performance measure should change?
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Progress 8 reform: what are the governmentâs plans?
As part of its response to the curriculum review, the government has outlined its intention to overhaul the performance measure. Tes has all you need to know
https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/progress-8-changes-the-government-plans
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Primary and secondary teachers have been encouraged to apply to the Teacher Reference Group as part of the departmentâs commitment to âengage teachers in national education policyâ. For
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DfE seeks teachers for policy âsounding boardâ
The government is looking for primary and secondary teachers to join the latest cohort of its Teacher Reference Group
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/government-reference-group-teachers-policy
about 2 months ago
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John Roberts
about 2 months ago
The much anticipated curriculum and assessment review is out. The EBacc is to be scrapped, and it calls for a new year 8 English test and an entitlement to triple science for all. Great piece rounding it all up here by
@cerysturner.bsky.social
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Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points
The Francis reviewâs final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to all at GCSE
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/curriculum-and-assessment-review-key-recommendations
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Cerys Turner
about 2 months ago
A legal claim against Ofsted's new inspection framework has been thrown out by the courts today.
@naht.org.uk
say they will consult members about industrial action & are considering appealing the verdict.
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Unionâs legal challenge of new Ofsted inspections rejected
The NAHTâs bid for a High Court challenge over new Ofsted framework was heard just a week before inspections are due to start
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/naht-legal-challenge-new-ofsted-inspections-rejected
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John Roberts
about 2 months ago
DfE is urged to probe use of persistent disruptive behaviour as a reason for exclusions amid concerns from AP leaders about how schools are using different thresholds to remove students.
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DfE urged to probe âpersistent disruptive behaviourâ exclusions
Some pupils are being wrongly excluded from school because this vague âcatch-allâ category is creating inconsistency in the system, warn PRU and AP leaders
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-must-look-at-exclusions-persistent-disruptive-behaviour
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New DfE data shows an increase in wealthiest parents seeking delayed admission to Reception for summer-born children. Data obtained by
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
suggests schools in affluent areas are more likely to have pupils taught out of their year group.
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Wealthiest households fuel demand for delayed school starts
The affluence of the area in which a school is located is linked to the number of summer-born children who start Reception a year later, research shows
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/early-years/family-wealth-linked-to-delayed-school-start
about 2 months ago
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Schools made nearly 45,000 more social services referrals last year compared with a decade ago. For
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School referrals to social services hit new high
Schools made nearly 45,000 more social services referrals last year compared with a decade ago, DfE data shows
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/school-referrals-social-services-new-high
about 2 months ago
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Cerys Turner
about 2 months ago
Schools will need to find savings from their budgets to deliver the pay award, according to the DfEâs pay review submission. Leaders will need to be âproactiveâ about making the most of their budgets to achieve this (in case they werenât alreadyâŚ)
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đˇTeacher pay: 'Considering the projected trajectory of average earnings growth across the wider economy, it is appropriate that pay awards over the next three years are lower than those in the past few years'
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DfE: Teachers should get 6.5% pay rise over three years
The government has told the School Teachersâ Review Body how much teachers should receive up to 2029
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-recommends-teacher-pay-rise
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The Department for Education estimates nearly half a million pupils are eligible for council-funded travel to school. For
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Nearly half a million pupils entitled to free school transport
Almost one in 10 children with SEND who receive funded home-to-school transport travel alone by taxi, new DfE data shows
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/nearly-half-million-pupils-entitled-free-school-transport
about 2 months ago
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John Roberts
2 months ago
Around eight in 10 teachers say they have had to rethink how they set assignments because of artificial intelligence (AI), a new survey has found. Exclusive by
@ktorm-social1.bsky.social
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8 in 10 teachers rethinking how they set assignments due to AI
The British Council survey of school teachers also reveals that they are worried about how AI is changing the way students communicate
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/teachers-rethinking-assignments-artificial-intelligence
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Charlotte Santry
2 months ago
âThere is no support for heads to have zero tolerance.â My full interview with shadow education secretary Laura Trott below đ
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Laura Trott: Heads have to âfightâ for exclusions
Shadow education secretary talks to Tes about the âpushbackâ facing heads on exclusions, how schools are âlaggingâ on phone bans and why RISE plans are ârecklessâ
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/laura-trott-interview-mobile-bans-exclusions-rise
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John Roberts
2 months ago
An inclusion taskforce's report on SEND reform calls for a new layer of statutory support to be created for pupils in mainstream schools and for existing EHCPs to be retained until a better support system is in place.
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Statutory SEND support should not need diagnosis, say experts
Taskforce urges the government to create a new layer of statutory SEND support in mainstream schools - but to keep existing EHCPs temporarily
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/specialist-sector/statutory-send-support-should-not-need-diagnosis-say-experts-reforms
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Charlotte Santry
2 months ago
There are pros and cons to this plan (and Iâve heard quite a few concerns about AI tutors lately) but itâs quite obviously not going to work in schools with rubbish wifi or a shortage of devices - ie a lot of primaries. SCOOP by
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Exclusive: The chair of the curriculum review Becky Francis says "there are important areas badly in need of improvement, and there is a need for a timely refresh across the piece to ensure that the curriculum is cutting-edge" ahead of the report being published.
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Becky Francis: 5 reflections on the curriculum and assessment review
With the curriculum and assessment review due to publish its recommendations âvery soonâ, chair Becky Francis writes exclusively for Tes about what she has learned through the process
https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/becky-francis-5-reflections-curriculum-and-assessment-review
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Excl: Concerns raised over omission of special & AP schools in the new behaviour/attendance hubs DfE says it plans to include them in future cohorts but some leaders say their expertise has been âignoredâ. With
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Lack of special schools in DfE hubs âis an act of self-harmâ
Sector leaders voice concerns that the governmentâs first wave of behaviour and attendance hubs includes only mainstream settings
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/no-special-schools-or-ap-in-dfe-behaviour-and-attendance-hubs
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson was before the Covid inquiry today and faced questions about a lack of planning, exam grading mistakes and how schools were closed and reopened. Our full story here and a thread below.
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Cerys Turner
2 months ago
Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver & the watchdog's board chair Dame Christine Gilbert are facing MPs to discuss Ofsted's incoming inspection frameworkđ§ľ It's part of regular accountability updates Ofsted committed to following the death of Ruth Perry.
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Ofstedâs new inspection framework: all you need to know
Ofsted is pushing ahead with its plan for a five-point grading scale but announces a series of changes to school inspections launching this term
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/ofsted-first-report-card-inspections-voluntary
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2 months ago
Sir Gavin recalls Cobra discussions on whether Cheltenham Festival should go ahead. He added: "Which now seems utterly insane when we know what we now know".
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Parents have received alerts from schools after hijacked links to pornographic material were found in a series of children's books. The site has since been taken down. For
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Schools contact parents after book links lead to adult website
Schools were forced to send out warnings today after childrenâs books contained hijacked links to pornographic material
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/primary/schools-contact-parents-after-book-links-lead-adult-website
3 months ago
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John Roberts
3 months ago
Only six per cent of Sendcos could complete their administrative tasks during their working hours in a week this term. My piece for
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
on the workload pressures and the case for reform.
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Only 6 per cent of Sendcos can complete their tasks in work hours
The governmentâs SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their âunsustainableâ workload
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/sendco-workload-problem-send-support-schools
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3 months ago
A former academies minister has said there is a consensus that MAT inspections are needed but urged govt not to use future inspections to impose a particular model on trusts.
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Former minister: MAT inspections must not set trustsâ priorities
Former academies minister calls on DfE to set out plans for new multi-academy trust inspection regime
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/mat-inspections-must-not-set-trusts-priorities-barran
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There is now a gap of 17 percentage points between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in achieving the âexpected standardâ in the phonics screening check. For
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Fewer disadvantaged pupils hit phonics test standard
DfE data from the phonics screening check results also shows that the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has grown slightly
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/early-years/fewer-disadvantaged-pupils-hit-phonics-screening-check-standard
3 months ago
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Tes magazine
3 months ago
đ Is Ofsted's new inspection system fit for purpose? Join us for an exclusive free webinar on 15 October as
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@jonnyuttley.bsky.social
and Cathie Paine of
@reach2trust.bsky.social
discuss the upcoming changes.  âĄď¸ Sign up here:
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Conservatives vow to create more alternative provision places and say that disruptive pupils are being kept in mainstream schools for far too long. Interesting to see if inclusion becomes a key dividing line between govt and opposition.
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Tories vow to create more AP places to reduce disruption
Shadow education secretary Laura Trott warns against âpursuing inclusion at the expense of orderâ at Conservative conference today
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/tories-vow-create-more-ap-places-reduce-disruption
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"I almost fell from my chair when I read thatâ - Sir Jon Coles to the Covid enquiry on the DfE not planning for school closures earlier in March 2020. For
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DfE not planning for school closures 'was a dereliction of duty'
Leader of the biggest MAT tells the UK Covid inquiry that while his trust was making preparations for closures in March 2020, he was not aware of the DfE issuing directives to local authorities
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-not-planning-school-closures-covid-inquiry-jon-coles
3 months ago
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Charlotte Santry
3 months ago
Meanwhile
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@ktorm-social1.bsky.social
that the DfE needs to make racial inclusion âa key thematic priorityâ because it âtoo oftenâ falls off the education agenda. Exclusive:
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Racial inclusion âfalls offâ the education agenda, says Longfield
The inclusion taskforce member calls on the DfE to make anti-racism a âkey priorityâ, warning that Black children can feel âunsafe and over-policedâ at school
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/baroness-longfield-racial-inclusion-falls-education-agenda
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3 months ago
Heads warn a proliferation of flags have come alongside a rise in racist abuse and a noticeable shift in the atmosphere. A
@tesmagazine.bsky.social
story into how school leaders are navigating tensions by
@ktorm-social1.bsky.social
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Schools criticise support âvacuumâ as racial tensions rise
Concerned leaders tell Tes the government has not equipped them to deal with debates on immigration, race and St Georgeâs flags
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/schools-criticise-support-vacuum-racial-tensions-st-georges-flag
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