Jasmine Norden
@jasminenorden.bsky.social
Senior writer at Tes. Get in touch at jasmine.norden@tes.com
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Feels significant that Georgia Gould has been retained as schools minister. She has been leading on far reaching SEND reforms which are still very much in train. Here is a round up of what the government announced earlier this year. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
How is Labour planning to reform SEND?
The DfE sets out proposals for schools to produce statutory support plans for pupils with SEND and for new national inclusion standards. Here’s everything you need to know about its reform plans
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Some news - I have rejoined @tesmagazine.bsky.social as senior writer! I'll be working on features and analysis about schools and beyond. Drop me a line on jasmine.norden@tes.com
Spoke to former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater about his recommendations to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Ex-DfE permanent secretary: School system consistently failing poorest pupils
Former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater suggests replacing current Ofsted inspections with a new accountability system for schools
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Strong words from the education secretary at @cstvoice.bsky.social conference today www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
Phillipson: Disengaged boys vulnerable to ‘dark forces whispering poison’ online
Speaking at a conference, the Education Secretary warned some children disengaged from school feel ‘not supported but betrayed’
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A @tesmagazine.bsky.social investigation by @jasminenorden.bsky.social into the rise of violent incidents causing injuries to pupils and staff. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Revealed: the rise in violent incidents in schools
Tes investigation leads to warning that teachers and pupils need ‘urgent help’ to deal with rising levels of violence
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📢Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones and screens? Months of research and interviews (including with Haidt) went into this investigation. Critics are clear Haidt has gone beyond the data; he says he's speaking the truth. You decide who's right. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones?
In ‘The Anxious Generation’, Haidt makes the case that social media and smartphones have ‘rewired’ today’s teenagers, but his critics say the evidence tells us something very different - and that bann...
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“More needs to be done to clearly distinguish where the core responsibilities of education staff start and end,” says @ascl-uk.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Burden placed on teachers has ‘never been higher’, union warns
The Association of School and College Leaders has called for a rethink of the expectations on schools and colleges.
standard.co.uk
Today is my first day at PA, where I'll be covering as education correspondent while @eleanorbusby.bsky.social is on maternity leave! Drop me a line on jasmine.norden@pa.media
Big news - today is my last day at @tesmagazine.bsky.social after 2 years and 500+ stories! I am very sad to be leaving such a great team, but I'll still be covering education so not going far (more on that next week)
Must read thread capturing all of @jasminenorden.bsky.social's brilliant coverage of GCSE results day today for @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Jasmine Norden@jasminenorden.bsky.social · last yr.Congratulations to everyone who got their GCSE results this morning! Grades were fairly stable compared with last year, but a few trends to keep an eye on. Here's everything you need to know from @tesmagazine.bsky.social 🧵
Congratulations to everyone who got their GCSE results this morning! Grades were fairly stable compared with last year, but a few trends to keep an eye on. Here's everything you need to know from @tesmagazine.bsky.social 🧵
Amid all the results news - Ofqual has declined to divulge further details on the impact of this attack today www.tes.com/magazine/new...
GCSE exams hit by February cyberattack
Exam papers from two boards were affected, but Ofqual says students can have ‘full confidence’ in their results this year
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Congratulations to GCSE students getting results today. This is the cohort whose transition from primary to secondary happened in the height of the Covid pandemic. This excellent @jasminenorden.bsky.social piece rounds up all the key headlines from today's results. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
GCSE results 2025: Small drop again in English and maths pass rates
This year’s GCSE results show stable pass rates and top grade proportions for a cohort that transitioned to secondary during the pandemic
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📈 How did your subject perform in this year’s GCSEs? @jasminenorden.bsky.social and @cerysturner.bsky.social dig into today’s results data… #GCSEResultsDay2025
How did each GCSE subject perform in 2025?
While maths and English saw a small drop in those achieving a grade 4, many other subjects had slightly better results than last year
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To see how your subject did in this year's GCSE results - all the details here on @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
How did each GCSE subject perform in 2025?
While maths and English saw a small drop in those achieving a grade 4, many other subjects had slightly better results than last year
tes.com
Congratulations to all involved in GCSEs today - here are all the details from this morning's data www.tes.com/magazine/new...
GCSE results 2025: Small drop again in English and maths pass rates
This year’s GCSE results show stable pass rates and top grade proportions for a cohort that transitioned to secondary during the pandemic
tes.com
GCSE results are out - overall picture is pretty stable this year, but the proportion of pupils achieving a grade 4 in English language and maths has fallen slightly again - all the main trends here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/gcse-results-2025
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Morning! GCSE results today - good luck to all those anticipating their grades and keep an eye on @tesmagazine.bsky.social for all the main trends and analysis
Big @tesmagazine.bsky.social exclusive from @jasminenorden.bsky.social. Cyberattack involving GCSE exam papers of two major exam boards took place in February. Boards say contingency plans were in place on providing replacement papers & this year's exams were unaffected. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Exclusive: GCSE exams hit by February cyberattack
Exam papers from two boards were affected, but Ofqual says students can have ‘full confidence’ in their results this year
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Exclusive: GCSE exam papers at two exam boards were affected by a major cyberattack earlier this year, but Ofqual confirms that exams students sat were not affected
Exclusive: GCSE exams hit by February cyberattack
Exam papers from two boards were affected, but Ofqual says students can have ‘full confidence’ in their results this year
tes.com
Exclusive: Exam boards AQA and Pearson have confirmed that one of their suppliers was the victim of a cyberattack in February - but students are assured "exams were unaffected" www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Exclusive: GCSE exams hit by February cyberattack
Exam papers from two boards were affected, but Ofqual says students can have ‘full confidence’ in their results this year
tes.com
A-level results have been released this morning - here are the key things to know about England's results 🧵
📈 How has your subject performed in today’s A-level results? @jasminenorden.bsky.social and @cerysturner.bsky.social drill down into the data to reveal all…
A-level results 2025: grades by subject
Maths and English literature A levels both had a slight fall in top grades awarded in 2025 compared with last year - in contrast to the overall trend
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For a breakdown of A-level results by subject - read on @tesmagazine.bsky.social here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
A-level results 2025: grades by subject
Maths and English literature A levels both had a slight fall in top grades awarded in 2025 compared with last year - in contrast to the overall trend
tes.com
New this morning: The regional divide in achieving the top A-level grades has widened as the North East saw a fall in As and A*s this year - all the main trends here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
A-level results 2025: regional divide grows
Both the proportion of top grades awarded and the pass rate have seen a slight growth in England in 2025
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