Today is #LiteracyDay and it got me thinking. We can often assume that young people today are naturally digitally literate, born into a naturally digital world. But how true is that? Read my thoughts in my latest AQi blog, link in below. What do you think? Are young people digital natives?

New book day! Excited to dig into these important and influential books. Started with Education, Disability and Social Policy which is already giving plenty of food for thought. #SEND #Policy

Brilliant to welcome Zöe Franklin, MP for Guildford, to our office on the University of Surrey's campus this morning. AQA colleagues and members of our wonderful Student Advisory Group had a wide-ranging discussion on matters ranging from the creative arts, SEND and the impact of AI on education.

Thanks @munirawilson.bsky.social for highlighting @aqaeducation.bsky.social's work exploring numeracy, literacy and digital fluency. Looking forward to seeing what the DfE come back with! Full report here: cdn.sanity.io/files/p28bar...

In 2024–25, funding for colleges is expected to be around 11% lower per student than it was in 2010–11, and spending in school sixth forms 23% lower per student. Read our report on education spending in England, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org: https://buff.ly/3Cas8wp

As someone who cut their teeth in admissions and faith school policy, there's a few things that need explaining in the coverage of this news story. First: It's only for NEW faith schools. Schools opened pre-2010 can prioritise intake. thetimes.co.uk/article/no-1...

Honoured to have The Mountain nominated for Best International Comedy in the New Filmmakers LA awards. Hugely competitive field, and an honour to be mentioned in the same breath as others in the category. Fingers firmly crossed! newfilmmakersla.com/Awards/ #film

The new #Education Secretary has a full in-tray at the #DfE. Once the urgent stuff is under control, what comes next? I look up and ahead and offers insights on how to respond in our new blog, here: aqi.org.uk/blogs/what-c...