"The headteacher role is the most critical in education: on that we now seem largely agreed. But we’re failing to do the hard bit of creating a system that is geared to reflect that" Today's Tes briefing: email.tes.com/cr/AQiOjhAQu... Links to @vicgoddard.bsky.social @davemcpartlin.bsky.social

Stop the world I’m getting off! open.spotify.com/track/3qZsif...

Then I put the letter back in the place where it was found in the pocket of a jacket on a train in town. open.spotify.com/track/4aVoIv...

And I’m 18 again down the Student Union, dancing, spilling my snakebite. Every track a banger. RIP #Mani open.spotify.com/album/0um9FI...

Adios Mani open.spotify.com/track/5ikdUU...

Got to love an independent record store that’s as old as you are.

Such a welcome opportunity to be positive about the changes coming our way. Thank you to the #CAR Team and @beckyfrancis.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Congratulations to @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and team for producing a curriculum and assessment review that's evolutionary rather than throwing all the achievements of the last few years overboard. Lots of sensible recommendations. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Over 5% of the Reform councillors elected in May have now either resigned or been fired. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Farage: epic grifter

Lovely and uplifting stuff.🎯 www.thetimes.com/article/c646...

British.

Famously exactly how good science is always done.

I'm getting really really fed up at constant reassertion that welfare spending is "out of control" when it is the same as the average for the past few decades. One reason disability benefit costs have risen is because core support has fallen.

@octopus.energy I love my heat pump. Super efficient. Kinder to the environment and keeps us super toasty. Works a treat with solar panels and batteries. #heatpumplove

Waiting for The Beta Band in Leeds. Very exciting.

Some much needed satire, spitting image nailing it.

Dutch late night TV has its take

Important reflections by @headsroundtable.bsky.social on the latest changes to the Inspection Framework. headteachersroundtable.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/h...

This rhetoric is so dangerous and divisive. It puts school staff and academics at real risk of violence and aggression. Amazing when politicians always score lowest in trust surveys and education staff amongst the highest. schoolsweek.co.uk/reform-gover...

📱 Tes editor @jonsevers.bsky.social takes a deep dive into the debate over smartphones in schools, featuring an interview with The Anxious Generation author Jonathan Haidt – and some of his prominent critics…

Pleasing to see him getting his hoop handed to him on a plate though… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“He's done everything he could to break down this country - now he's gone off to America to tell everyone how broken we are. "Well, thanks.” Nigel Farage has been busy slagging off the UK in Congress… of course Britain is broken, he broke it. www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

Teachers are so often a glue that holds society together.

Profoundly unhelpful and flat out untrue. No parent would endure the misery of the ECHP system unless they felt it was really necessary.

"To the people of the UK who think this Putin-loving free-speech imposter and Trump sycophant will protect freedom in your country, come on over to America and see what Trump & MAGA are doing to destroy OUR freedom" Farage has his arse handed to him on a plate.

Jamie Raskin's full speech roasting Farage and free speech imposters like him/Trump is now online here..... Watch it all. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

‘There’s a bathroom on the right’ - totally guilty.

NEW BLOG: The Story of the Individual: Why Exam Results Days Tell Us Nothing www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

Saddest thing about this is that fear of marginalised people by marginalised people is being stoked by people who like nothing more than to exploit marginalised people for their own political and financial gain. They don’t want you taking about class or equity www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

"London lives rent free in their heads as it's living proof of how completely wrong their politics is - they 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 to lie about it!" As the far-right push a thinly veiled anti-immigrant narrative by branding London a "crime-ridden hellhole" - Jon and Lewis push back.

A really interesting development. @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social to lead a new taskforce on inclusion which will make recommendations in the autumn as the govt is expected to announce key SEND reforms. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

New post just out: "Britain isn't broken" We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand. I look at the real picture on crime, migration, social cohesion and the economy - rather than the dsyoptian fantasies of the radical right. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/b...

My interview with Nigel Farage

Great evening at the DFE where got to listen to a really inspirational approach from @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social as well as see good friends and catch up

Our own @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writing about this important and transformative policy: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Once again the story of the emperor’s new clothes comes to mind. It’s obvious he and his cronies haven’t got a stitch on integrity wise yet people still think he is bedecked in the splendid robes of change…. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@johntomsett.bsky.social looking forward to tucking into this.

At the end of this single lane track is a dead end and a dog poo bin (which you can just see). 60mph seems sensible.

Congratulations to all from our sector receiving honours. It is great to see any and all efforts to restore our profession to a respected and valued pillar in both individual children and families lives but also the significant contribution to our wider collective benefit. 👏👏

Loving this album by Little Simz. Great lyrics. Cracking tunes. Fab.

Why you no build banana, America?

US trade court rules Trump overstepped his authority with global tariffs

Calm Leadership Lesson: Jim Rohn once said: The challenge of leadership is to 🗣️ be strong, but not rude; 🗣️ be kind, but not weak; 🗣️ be bold, but not a bully; 🗣️ be thoughtful, but not lazy; 🗣️ be humble, but not timid; 🗣️ be proud, but not arrogant; 🗣️ have humour, but without folly.

This encapsulates my current unease. Do what’s right & possible rather than always bowing to electoral strategy. We need to lift children out of poverty. We also need to incentivise people from all socioeconomic groups to have families if we want to combat our falling school roll problem.

Conservatives in Parliament livid teacher pay announcement won't come until this afternoon (22 May) STRB publication dates in previous years... 29 July 2024 13 July 2023 19 July 2022 21 July 2021 21 July 2020 22 July 2019 24 July 2018

Chuffed to be @samanthajbooth.bsky.social for the Press Awards tonight It’s *very rare* specialist publications even get nominated for these awards, so a huge achievement Sam has been nominated for her unrivalled and phenomenal reporting into the SEND crisis. Super proud 🙌