🎉 As we kick off the new academic year, we’re excited to share that our completely FREE employability programmes are now open for applications! Students can find out more and apply via ⬇️ www.suttontrust.com/our-programm...
Chris Owen
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Experienced programme leader in education, SEND & AP across South-east, London & East. #Education #SESLIP. Views my own. Plus #LiveMusic #birding #cycling
⏰ | NEW REPORT: Young people are five times more likely to have no close friends than a decade ago. Gen Z are more isolated, more distressed and less productive. This isn’t a generation of snowflakes. It’s a generation being let down. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...
Musicians in the UK can now apply for up to £8,000 in funding to support tours across "small to medium-sized" venues
Artists in the UK can now apply for up to £8,000 to go touring
LIVE Trust has doubled its funding through the £1 ticket levy scheme introduced in 2025
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20 great activity books for children, including titles by Fiona Watt, Dawn Isaac, Julia Donaldson, Thomas Pavitte, and Miro Tartan. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/activ... #homelearning #kidlit #theschoolrun
20 great activity books for children
Activity books for children - this list includes titles by Fiona Watt, Dawn Isaac, Julia Donaldson, Thomas Pavitte and Miro Tartan.
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NEW: A-Level, T-Level and other Level 3 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results. vist.ly/5em9w
A-Level, T-Level and other Level 3 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries - FFT Education Datalab
Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results.
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Latest #Education Update from #SESLIP : www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With articles from: @thenfer.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social @suttontrust.bsky.social @johnjerrim.bsky.social @teachfirst.bsky.social @impetus.org.uk @samfr.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social
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❌ Exclusive: Academy commissioners could be in line for the chop, experts have warned, after Andy Burnham unveiled sweeping reforms to neuter Whitehall and 'rewire the state' schoolsweek.co.uk/devolution-r...
Devolution revolution: What could it mean for schools?
Experts believe Burnham's policy push could spell the end for a powerful DfE team
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The decision not to provide full TV coverage of the Tour de France Femmes is a disgrace www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/the-d...
The decision not to provide full TV coverage of the Tour de France Femmes is a disgrace, but it seems like cycling is waking up to this
Fans wanting to watch all of the biggest women’s race of the year could instead watch all 232km of a forgettable sprint stage in Poland
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Weird how the right both believe Thatcher's council house sale is the best policy in history and that anyone who benefitted from it is bad and wrong.
So it turns out the massive scandal here is that Bridget Phillipson's mum bought a council house for £9k in 1990 and then sold it *33 years* later for £99k. That's the entire story
SESLIP LAs working together to unpick the #knottyproblem of section19 of #Education Act. Questions about s19's fit with current #education system & #SEND Pack of shared learning & practice examples now published: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... @tesmagazine.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social
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#Education update from SESLIP: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With items from: @beewelluk.bsky.social @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @ippr.org @nuffieldfoundation.org @cfyounglives.bsky.social @theguardian.com @tesmagazine.bsky.social @thenfer.bsky.social @feweek.bsky.social @yougov.co.uk @politico.eu
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Latest #Education news & updates: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With items from @theifs.bsky.social @pbe.co.uk @local.gov.uk @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @edupolicyinst.bsky.social @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social @headteacherupdate.bsky.social
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The White Paper SEND reforms are here & the next 6 months matter. What actions can #schools take now & how can we prepare, strengthen provision & create a robust Inclusion Strategy? Great practical advice from Margaret Mulholland – @ascl-uk.bsky.social buff.ly/wyl7aSe #inclusion #teaching
How to write your Inclusion Strategy and prepare for SEND reforms - Headteacher Update
The SEND reforms demand action now. How schools can prepare and build strong Inclusion Strategies.
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Our new research with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social finds that 44% of the GCSE disadvantage gap is already present by age 11. The report tracks how educational inequalities develop from early years through to 16-19 education and highlights the importance of early intervention. 👉 tinyurl.com/mwtdhtf3
We’re delighted to have been awarded an AAA grade by the Foundation Practice Rating - highlighting the progress we've made to become an organisation truly accountable to the young people we serve. Discover more about our work to drive change so that every young people can thrive: mission44.org
📌 New Blog: Understanding Internal Exclusion in English Secondary Schools Managing behaviour in secondary schools is complex and demanding task. Internal exclusion is is widely used, but what does the evidence say about its impact? 👉 beewellprogramme.org/understandin...
Understanding Internal Exclusion in English Secondary Schools: What the Evidence Tells Us - #BeeWell
Explore what research reveals about internal exclusion in English secondary schools. Learn how many schools use it, who it affects, its impact on pupils, and what the evidence suggests for future beha...
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Strong relationships with staff & a sense of belonging in school can protect pupil #mentalhealth & improve attendance, a major study involving 25,000 year 8-10 students confirms: buff.ly/8QsYytl @beewelluk.bsky.social #education #wellbeing #teachers #teaching
Study confirms strong link between belonging, attendance and mental wellbeing - SecEd
Study finds strong staff relationships and school belonging protect mental health and improve attendance among pupils
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Last week, we took an in-depth look at the government's 'missions' to boost outcomes in the north east and on the coast But as questions continue to hang over central elements of the scheme, ministers have been warned the flagship policy risks 'sounding bold but changing nothing'...
A flagship policy to turn around outcomes in left-behind areas risks 'sounding bold but changing nothing', ministers have been warned as they reveal the 'mission coastal' towns https://schoolsweek.co.uk/missions-impossible-the-flagship-policy-due-in-september/
Ofsted has admitted a link between higher levels of pupil deprivation and lower ‘achievement’ judgments, as it lay out plans to strengthen how a school’s context is taken into account schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-admit...
Ofsted admits link between disadvantage and 'achievement'
More deprived schools almost three times as likely to be graded 'needs attention' or 'urgent improvement'
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SESLIP's #Education update: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... Items: @resolutionfoundation.org @nao.org.uk @biteback2030.bsky.social @publicfirst.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @samgibbs.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social @edupolicyinst.bsky.social
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NEW: What genetics can (and can’t) tell us about educational inequality - with John Jerrim Recent research allows us to ask new questions about how children differ in their educational development and what this does – and does not - mean for schools. vist.ly/536y7
What genetics can (and can’t) tell us about educational inequality - FFT Education Datalab
Recent research allows us to ask new questions about how children differ in their educational development and what this does – and does not - mean for schools.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
More than 500 #Ofsted report cards are now published. What are we learning about the new inspection framework & where are secondary #schools most at risk? Andy Jordan – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – shares early lessons, concerns & practical inspection advice: buff.ly/up6eOHG #education
What the first report cards tell us about Ofsted’s new approach to inspection - SecEd
What 500+ inspections reveal about Ofsted’s new framework – plus practical inspection tips for secondary school leaders.
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Four-in-ten NEETs are not receiving means-tested benefits. In fact, the share of NEETs claiming means-tested benefits has remained stable in recent years. So, any theory for what is driving up the NEET rate can’t only blame the benefits system. Read the full analysis➡️ buff.ly/gABGpwv
Higher participation in education – including combined with work – is how low-NEET countries achieve lower NEET rates than the UK. These differences in education participation between the UK and low-NEET countries are, in general, down to lower participation in vocational education in the UK.
Important report! Should sit alongside #DfE recent policy announcements.
Demand for primary school places is falling. As most school funding is based on pupil numbers, this will impact schools finances. The Department for Education hasn't yet provided the support needed to help schools handle the financial risks of falling demand. ➡️ https://ow.ly/itvA50YNpkg
NEW: The transition from primary to secondary for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) We look at how identification of SEN changes from Year 6 to Year 7, and the types of school that pupils move into. vist.ly/4zb23
The transition from primary to secondary for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) - FFT Education Datalab
We look at how identification of SEN changes from Year 6 to Year 7, and the types of school that pupils move into.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform
Instructional Illusions: Ten Things in Education that Look Right but Aren’t Teaching shouldn’t be judged by how convincing it appears in the moment but by what students still know, understand, and can do later.
Instructional Illusions: Ten Things in Education that Look Right but Aren’t
Teaching shouldn’t be judged by how convincing it appears in the moment but by what students still know, understand, and can do later.
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