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Really interesting panel to kick off my Labour conference with Mission 44 and Centre for Young Lives, including @georgiagould.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, Jason Arthur and @annelongfield.bsky.social.

The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are. Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it. bsky.app/profile/sund...

Just watched Chappell Roan’s performance at Reading on iPlayer. Even more excited about being the oldest man in her crowd at Edinburgh next week! Taylor Swift, Sam Fender twice, Jamie Webster, Bruce Springsteen, The Lathums and Chappell Roan over the last 12 months. Best year of music!

Another controversial opinion: we should not have millionaires as a result of selling services to schools.

This is a hugely significant moment and long overdue. Time for the truth about Orgreave & the actions of the South Yorkshire police before, during and after to be heard. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“If we are serious about inclusion, we should be looking at who attends a school, how representative it is of its local community, how long pupils stay on roll for, who leaves & why, & who goes into elective home education.” @jonnyuttley.bsky.social cited in TES: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

"Ofsted’s focus on inclusion is welcome, but @ascl-uk.bsky.social's @pepediiasio.bsky.social questions its ability to accurately assess this." @jonnyuttley.bsky.social is also sceptical that the Ofsted inclusion criteria will work. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Really excellent article @johngroberts.bsky.social with dangerously sensible points from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social @jarlathobrien.bsky.social @warrencarratt.bsky.social and others. The inclusion element of the new Ofsted toolkit is dangerously tokenistic and not looking at intake makes it pointless.

I do enjoy it when @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writes like this; it’s strong, passionate and - I believe- it’s right! #beststartinlfe www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

‘We know, in our heads & our hearts, that early gaps widen into a lifelong gulf. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be.’ Love this from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social on why Best Start will tackle poverty & disadvantage - a Tory legacy & national shame. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Superb article From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes

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

Great article, great policy, 10/10 all round. More of this please. Thanks @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social!

‘It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the educational disadvantage gap that starts before children begin school can be tackled by the government’s updated Sure Start scheme

Watching a super vulnerable chat on when change crumbles with @efraimlerner.bsky.social and @jonnyuttley.bsky.social . Wow 🔥 @educationfest.bsky.social

I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it. #imwithrachel

This is going to be a fantastic read. Showcasing some absolutely brilliant teachers.

Great piece from @moremorrow.bsky.social on FED futures report mapping a way forward for our fragmented education system. Moving past an outdated compliance model & building a system based on the principles of inclusion, workforce & partnership. schoolsweek.co.uk/mapping-the-...

Thoughts on the spending review and schools. www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Spending review is positive for schools and education | Tes

x.com/LeadingLearn... Cc @jonnyuttley.bsky.social Thought this may be of interest if you haven't already seen it. Hope you're well

Could agree more with @jonnyuttley.bsky.social - a swift and realistic view on the spending review. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

‘Education and young people have moved up the country’s priority list’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the extra funding for education in the government’s Spending Review gives hope to the schools sector

Thoughts on the spending review and schools. www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Spending review is positive for schools and education | Tes

"this not a panacea. The gap between what schools need and what we receive is still real... But this victory is about more than funding. It is about what it signals" @jonnyuttley.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

This is a hugely positive step forward. Something so many school leaders and organisations like @cfyounglives.bsky.social have been pushing for a long time now. It will make a real difference for children and families www.gov.uk/government/n...

49 years as a United fan. The end of the worst season I have seen. But still, there’s nothing on earth like being a Red #ifihadntseensuchrichesicouldlivewithbeingpoor

I made it! As predicted, it was slow and definitely not pretty, but I crossed the line at the London Landmarks Half Marathon. What an amazing day. Huge thank you to everyone who got me way past my fund raising target for @samaritans.bsky.social

All set for London Landmarks Half Marathon tomorrow. Running shirt ✅ Gels ✅ Knee support ✅ ✅ ✅ Delighted to be supporting the incredible @samaritans.bsky.social Thank you to my amazing friends who have helped smash my fundraising target. www.justgiving.com/page/jonatha...

There's a desperate need for a refocus when it comes to Free School Meals We're in the ridiculous position where almost a million children living in poverty are going without FSM, yet we give free food to children from middle & high income families who never go hungry Who should we prioritise?

@jonnyuttley.bsky.social says as school leader, he wants a system which is fair, reliable and does no harm - there's a big question of reliability in the proposed system. "If we don't tackle system gaming, roll curation and perverse incentives, it is young people and staff who will suffer."

Huge thanks to our panellists @pepediiasio.bsky.social @profcoe.bsky.social @mp4stratford.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, our chair @natalieperera.bsky.social and to @ascl-uk.bsky.social for partnering with us for this crucial discussion.

We've partnered with @ascl-uk.bsky.social for a panel at #LibDem Spring conference looking at Ofsted's school report card plans. Highlights below👇

Thanks to our panel with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social at #LDConf for a lively discussion examining Ofsted’s plans for report cards. @pepediiasio.bsky.social, @mp4stratford.bsky.social, @munirawilson.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, @natalieperera.bsky.social, and @profcoe.bsky.social.

Trump’s Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said this week if it wasn’t for America, the French would be speaking German. History lesson for the MAGA crowd - if it wasn’t for France, you’d still be British! Google “Treaty of Alliance 1778”, Karoline. Or watch Hamilton the Musical if you prefer!

Excited to share that our book is now available to pre-order 🎉 amzn.eu/d/5KFqkpE This has been a real labour of love over the past couple of years for Kelly Heaton, Lucy Lowde, and I. Hugely grateful for the support from team @innerdrive.bsky.social We can't wait for you to read it!

This is a hugely positive step forward and is so welcomed; a wise and inclusive approach to managing a significant brief that gives some much-needed clarity and purpose and our work. Please do take the time to read and share.

Really helpful thread from one of the Curriculum Review Group. Thank you @jonhutchinson.bsky.social

Eminently sensible interim report from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social and the review team. So refreshing to see a non-ideological approach, seeking to tackle problems, such as the forgotten third, without sweeping away what is good in the current curriculum.

The government's prioritising inclusion in its education plans - but there isn't currently a good enough way to measure it, this report by @ippr.bsky.social and @thedifferenceed.bsky.social finds. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

This is such an important report. It’s a privilege to support @thedifferenceed.bsky.social and see the impact of this work with @impetus.org.uk @mission44.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social on solutions to #LostLearning

Typically brilliant thread from the fantastic @jojohutchinson.bsky.social @edupolicyinst.bsky.social 👇

Absolutely brilliant to see the launch of this hugely important report from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social The report provides 10 recommendations to improve our school system for all. Informed by input from a Solutions Council, the recommendations are based on real expertise.

There’s so much that resonates with EPI’s research. Our report yesterday on breaking down the gap highlighted the importance of absence as a mediator of #LostLearning for disadvantaged children with SEND, mental health difficulties, difficult home lives, etc. epi.org.uk/publications...

And today our friends @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @impetus.org.uk @mission44.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social have published their new report building solutions to #LostLearning in collaboration with the school sector www.ippr.org/articles/who...

Agree with this. School accountability will not give the right incentives to ensure children’s needs are met until we make all schools play with a fairly dealt hand of cards, and prevent those who seek to stack the deck in favour of their school.

Really disappointing piece by Amanda Spielman in the Telegraph today. Full of absurd straw man arguments and wild exaggerations that add exactly nothing to current debates. Glad that @jonnyuttley.bsky.social pushed back on some of this stuff. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...

The orchestrated attack of the old band continues. Next up is a Chief Inspector who was tone deaf & presided over the most disastrous period in Ofsted’s history. This stuff is so predictable and just a series of red herrings.

"Ministers have few levers to pull to make schools do what they want. Whether we like it or not, & many of us don't, one of the most effective levers is the accountability system. The metrics politicians choose to measure school success, & the carrots & sticks that..." @jonnyuttley.bsky.social 1/2