Chris Owen

@chr-owen.bsky.social

Experienced programme leader in education, SEND & AP across South-east, London & East. #Education #SESLIP. Views my own. Plus #LiveMusic #birding #cycling

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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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

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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'...

Schools Week@schoolsweek.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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/

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.

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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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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.

The chart shows the proportion of 18-24-year-olds who are participating in education or work measured 
relative to the UK for OECD countries, in 2024.  

Across ages 18-21, 36 per cent of Brits are in ‘general’ education, slightly 
higher than the 32 per cent in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany. But only 22 per cent in the UK in that age range are in vocational education, compared to 35 per cent in 
those comparator countries.

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

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