“There is no support for heads to have zero tolerance.” My full interview with shadow education secretary Laura Trott below 👇

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. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

There are pros and cons to this plan (and I’ve heard quite a few concerns about AI tutors lately) but it’s quite obviously not going to work in schools with rubbish wifi or a shortage of devices - ie a lot of primaries. SCOOP by @cerysturner.bsky.social 👇

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. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

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 “ignored”. With @johngroberts.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social - www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver & the watchdog's board chair Dame Christine Gilbert are facing MPs to discuss Ofsted's incoming inspection framework🧵 It's part of regular accountability updates Ofsted committed to following the death of Ruth Perry. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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".

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 @tesmagazine.bsky.social - www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

There is now a gap of 17 percentage points between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in achieving the “expected standard” in the phonics screening check. For @tesmagazine.bsky.social -

🔍 Is Ofsted's new inspection system fit for purpose? Join us for an exclusive free webinar on 15 October as @mannybotwe.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and Cathie Paine of @reach2trust.bsky.social discuss the upcoming changes.   ➡️ Sign up here: buff.ly/VFrIQw2

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. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

"I almost fell from my chair when I read that” - Sir Jon Coles to the Covid enquiry on the DfE not planning for school closures earlier in March 2020. For @tesmagazine.bsky.social - www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Meanwhile @annelongfield.bsky.social tells Tes reporter @ktorm-social1.bsky.social that the DfE needs to make racial inclusion “a key thematic priority” because it “too often” falls off the education agenda. Exclusive:

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 @cerysturner.bsky.social & myself. www.tes.com/magazine/new...