If you do go and see the Odyssey please no spoilers. Some of us haven’t had time to read the book in the last 3000 years.

What a thread! It is powerful to think that an LA (Cornwall) have surveyed students about their opinions of schools and received 13000 responses. The council has taken this step, despite having no responsibility for schools, but being concerned about the local community bsky.app/profile/warw...

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New: “We have a moral duty to act”: county council launches inquiry into effects of school behaviour policies on children’s mental health educationuncovered.co.uk/news/we-have...

Heads and senior leaders are around twice as likely as teachers to find Ofsted inspections under the new framework 'much more stressful' than previous versions

Heads more likely than teachers to find new Ofsted inspections stressful

A third of senior leaders think the new-style inspections are ‘much more stressful’ than previous inspections, Teacher Tapp polling shows

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“Every election is determined by the people who show up. “ Larry Sabato As we remember to vote in Thursday’s local elections, I’d also encourage all @ascl-uk.bsky.social members in London to dig our ASCL Council ballot papers out of our pigeonholes or stacks of mail, and vote, vote, vote.

While the law isn't perfect, support for Australia's social media ban for under-16s remains high, with one sector leader saying that many have 'faith it will make a bigger difference' over time

How is Australia’s social media ban playing out in schools?

After Australia introduced a world-first ban on social media for under-16s, Zofia Niemtus speaks to school leaders in the country about the impact of the new law

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Nice front page...

Di'lasio says ASCL leadership have received 'too many reports' of local disputes in which members 'have been targeted in a way that is personal and vindicitive' 'We will not tolerate this behaviour'. Read more on our live blog https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ascl-conference-2026-schools-week-live-blog/

ASCL conference 2026: Schools Week live blog

Live updates from our journalists in Liverpool

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My friend asked if I knew what ‘nihility’ means. I had to admit it means nothing to me. #weakendpun

ICYMI: Three-quarters of school leaders are struggling to recruit teaching assistants, while support staff are leaving at the highest rate since records began, a report has warned https://schoolsweek.co.uk/support-staff-turnover-hits-record-high-as-experts-call-for-action/

Support staff turnover hits record high, report warns

Report recommends government action to help schools recruit staff

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There's nothing selfish about putting yourself first. Prioritising your wellbeing isn't a 'nice to have' - it's essential. Watch out webinar for tips and advice: https://ow.ly/Glrj50Yql7c

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ASCL policy director Julie McCulloch has been appointed as the new chief executive of The Education Policy Institute https://schoolsweek.co.uk/julie-mcculloch-to-join-epi-as-new-chief-executive/

Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive

ASCL policy chief 'hugely privileged' to take over as CEO of think tank EPI

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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics

The uncertain future of Education, Health and Care Plans has become a national political story. Here is the latest from today as pressure mounts on the govt to set out its plans for SEND reform. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ministers refuse to rule out cutting EHCPs

Pressure on the government over SEND reforms mounts as campaigners warn that pupils will not survive in mainstream education without statutory support

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Exclusive: Potential bans on building companies involved in the Grenfell Tower disaster could impact 'every' school project, the government’s property arm has warned schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-official...

Concern over school building impact of Grenfell bans

Warning government action against firms could hit 'every' school project, amid 'concerning' DfE emails

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Sunday morning book recommendation. Spent 2 hours reading it this morning, it caught my attention!

My @schoolsweek.bsky.social piece on curriculum reviews. If we learn from 35 yrs of them, we might avoid the ever-recurring problems. But without strong subject-curricular training, espec for senior/system leaders, the finest rubric will still feed old distortions. schoolsweek.co.uk/what-a-natio...

Four ways the Francis review can succeed where others failed

In the first instalment of our new series, Chirstine Counsell draws lessons from 35 years of attempted reform

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Fantastic! Congratulations from @qpcs.bsky.social Jonathan Rowe !

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England beat Germany in final to retain U21 European Championship title

ICYMI: The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula

School funding: 4 changes for next year

The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula

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Is it difficult to support and implement #Ofsted reforms? @ascl-uk.bsky.social and @naht.org.uk say yes it is, and here is what members are prepared to do about it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul

Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

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open.substack.com/pub/johnsonp... After a difficult read from Schools Week, I have replied. #thisisAP #edusky

Shut up about poverty? No we won’t.

I’m used to reading some breathtaking takes in education interviews, but this one still made me stop and inhale.

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In this video, @judeenright.bsky.social Chair of ASCL Funding Committee, summarises the Committee's recent discussions at #ASCLCouncil including the impact of last week's #SpendingReview on schools and colleges. See our position statements for all Committees at www.ascl.org.uk/position-statements

"Auto-enrolment is something ASCL and many other organisations have been calling for for some time, and has been shown to work well at a local level." Our full comment on @edupolicyinst.bsky.social calls for auto-enrolment for #freeschoolmeals: ow.ly/xBbe50W7FQW #education

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Hey #WomenEd new headteachers, come along to this @ascl-uk.bsky.social event and hear @keziah70.bsky.social and @carolinebarlow.bsky.social speak 💜💜💜

We are hiring ! Come and join our excellent team at Queens Park Community School www.qpcs.brent.sch.uk/index.php?i=2

I am so disappointed to admit this, but we now need a powerful, collective response to the school funding situation in 2025-2026. @ascl-uk.bsky.social @naht.org.uk Better together. Our children and their teachers have made enough sacrifices over the past 5 years.

Vote, vote, vote in @ascl-uk.bsky.social elections for Council members to represent your region. Papers received by post. Deadline to post them back is before 23rd May. www.ascl.org.uk/About-us/Org...

I agree with Pepe here. For the very long-standing teacher pay system to work, two things must happen: 1. Unions have to accept the amount. 2. Government has to fund it. Anything else is chaos.

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"The pay review body appears to have done its job - however, it is utterly self-defeating for the government to refuse to give schools the money they need to afford to pay that award to their teachers." @pepediiasio.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social today www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

3. The assumption that the Ofsted framework offers a good guide for school improvement. I don't think this is true, certainly not in every area. I have written here about why I think the separation of curriculum from teaching will be actively harmful. occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/a...

An Unwelcome Divide: Curriculum and Teaching

I remember a time, not so very long ago, when it would have been highly unusual in most English schools for a lesson observer to pay much attention at all to the content being taught. It was very r…

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