Ian Mansfield’s piece is thoughtful and gets several important things right: England has neglected the “forgotten third”, FE has been hollowed out, fake vocational equivalences were a disaster, and genuine employer-based learning costs money. 🧵

Iain Mansfield@igmansfield.bsky.social · 3d ago

Burnham's critics on education are wrong: we cannot keep writing off 1 in 3 children a year. The great strides on academic progress needs to now be matched with the same focus on the 'forgotten third' - with technical and vocational pathways that meet their needs. www.edrith.co.uk/p/burnhams-c...

@samfr.bsky.social asks a genuine question of why progressives want Burnhams education reform. Speaking as a progressive and only for myself—I don’t actually want these reforms. I want something much more ambitious

After reading @lucympowell.bsky.social article in you would be thinking “Not another thread about Swiss education…”… yes, afraid so. 😂🇨🇭 But reading the latest proposals has convinced me of something. We’re moving in the right direction, but I still think we’re stopping halfway. 🧵

Downplay a book or movie: Star Trek II - The Annoyance of Khan

praying mantis@gentlem.bsky.social · 2d ago

Downplay a book or movie: Pride and Mild Distaste

If you’re thinking, “Oh no… not him banging on about Switzerland again…” It’s not (Well… maybe it is. 😂) It’s really about why I think this debate is so proving so difficult in England—and why I probably wouldn’t have understood it myself a few years ago. 🧵

Morning BlueSky. I’ve realised something after reading the responses to Burnham’s vocational education reforms. While those with experience with a strong vocational European system support it. The resistance comes from U.K. and this is the biggest threat to the reforms. It’s down to history 🧵

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Morning @samfr.bsky.social your Substack dropped this morning. Really thoughtful piece. I agree with much of it—especially that employer engagement is the missing piece in England’s technical education. Where we differ is that you’re still analysing vocational education through an English lens. 🧵

Schönen 1. August!

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Morning @mrjamesob.bsky.social the media is unsurprisingly muted on Reforms disastrous Manchester Mayoral defeat. Where’s all the detailed voting analysis of Reform losing support and votes we would have seen if Labour had lost?

@lewisgoodall.com Thanks for your weekly email Lewis on your take on the proposed education reforms. agree with much of it—particularly that higher education has been a powerful force for social mobility.

The headline of Gove’s article shows the historical snobbery towards vocational education in the U.K. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Labour’s education policy is ‘bring back stupid’

Years of improved attainment for working-class pupils risks being undermined by diluting an emphasis on excellence

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Just noticed I am 105 followers away from 50k! Maybe this will take me over 😎

Last week Zermatt 🇨🇭 this week Italy 🇮🇹

So the Tories who massively cut capital building investment for over a decade is now complaining that there hasn’t been enough infrastructure being built @mrjamesob.bsky.social ?

Farewell Zermatt. It’s been fun

Evening

Of all the bad takes that Badenoch has had @mrjamesob.bsky.social saying elections are not popularity contests has to right up there.

Zermatt is amazing!

Andy Burnham is doing a Liz Truss level of culling. Sacking someone as talented as Darren Jones is a big mistake

In Zermatt for a few days

In Zermatt for a few days

Wayne Rooney on the football world cup half time show, "I like a lot of them artists, but I thought it was crap"

Wayne Rooney speaking for the world Who'd have thought 🤔 #Crap

I do not care who is at this match today, except for the people on the field. Stop showing me famous people.

My proposed minister for AI

Martin Nutbeem@martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 3w ago

My proposed minister for AI

Morning, Matt Goodwn.

Summary of Argentina in first half of Eng v Arg #worldcup26

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