When it comes to GCSE and A level English, the assessment system is broken. Unreliable marking, opaque and inconsistently applied mark schemes, shambolic moderation & standardisation procedures, unfair appeals processes. Never mind curriculum revamps. it's time to fix this mess.

New Heads' Roundtable co-chairs caroline barlow and @keziah70 call on Bridget Phillipson to create a 10-year plan that allows teaching to ‘thrive’ tes.com/magazine/news/…

Fascinating research from Deloitte UK that shows working mothers think that if their partner had more parental leave, it would help them to progress in their career - exactly why in the #missingmothers report we called for the same. thetimes.com/business-money…

What incredible additions to our Heads' Roundtable team!👇🏽🌟

An important opportunity to share our views to inform curriculum reform👇🏽

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‘Optimism is at the heart of good leadership. You don’t always have to believe it, but you have to model it’: @AlisonMPeacock of Chartered College of Teaching reflects on what makes a good school leader tes.com/magazine/leade…

Teaching Vacancies makes it easy for Trusts to advertise new, flexible roles. With school budgets under pressure this totally free service means money can be put back where it’s needed most, in the classroom: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk Department for Education #TeachingVacancies #ad

Fantastic to hear Bridget Phillipson acknowledge BBC Radio 4 Today that a key part of fixing retention is a focus on the biggest group that leave teaching each year - women in their thirties - often coinciding with when they become mothers (8.18am) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… #missingmothers

Wearing a customarily dangerous amount of synthetic material in aid of sponsored walk fancy dress tomorrow. Not as flattering as last year’s Morticia efforts…

New blog post, "The lost art of planning." thinkingflexibly.com/2024/10/18/the…

There’s a quick turnaround for this important vacancy in our lovely English department (January or later start). Do get in touch if interested for a chat/tour…👇🏽We support flexible working and have a caring and supportive culture Linton Village College #teamenglish teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/head-of-e…

We are looking for an English teacher to join our lovely team Linton Village College👇🏽 Please get in touch for a chat/tour. We are a caring and relational school and offer a supportive working environment. Flexible working requests are welcomed. teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/teacher-o…

"Nobody should have to choose between being seen as a good teacher or a good mum or dad. This dilemma has driven too many great teachers & leaders out of the profession & it needs to stop." Love @JonnyUttley... GuardianTeach: theguardian.com/teacher-networ…

We’re looking for a great teacher to lead Religious Studies at LVC from next September. Please get in touch for a chat or a tour. We are a relational, inclusive school that supports flexible working. tes.com/jobs/vacancy/h…

We are looking for a new teacher to join our English team September. It’s a chance to join a supportive, collaborative department within a relational, inclusive school. Please get in touch for a chat or a tour. We support flexible working tes.com/jobs/vacancy/t…

I will print this off and put above my desk Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷. Thank you for being so generous with your time and inspiring us all today. 💙

Today Heads Roundtable met to try & make sense of the last week. We will release thoughts soon but emerging thoughts: there’s a lot of change being proposed, we will focus on how it all lands for all children and our staff - not on politics or position. We are #HeadsRoundtable

We’re looking for a part-time English teacher to join our lovely team👇🏽 teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/jobs/teacher-o…

My latest piece for the Tes as part of a series from Heads' Roundtable on the joys of headship 🌱