Really proud to be included in Teach Primary ‘s latest edition alongside Shareen Wilkinson FCCT Pie Corbett and other experts. On the day of the KS2 reading test, it seems poignant to share ‘Are You Really Reading?’ Huge thanks to SHINE for all of their support. The Three Saints Academy Trust

Sometimes I wish that the whole of society had the empathy, passion and insight that I see 16/17 year olds demonstrating every day. Like all cohorts there is a range but we shouldn’t make negative assumptions about the contribution they will make to our political society.

The issue isn’t the length of the summer holiday, which is one of the shortest in the world. The issue is a lack of investment in clubs, activities, camps & things for kids to do. Schools aren’t a babysitting service & our core purpose risks being severely undermined.

Happening now in Tel Aviv: we march with the pictures of the children in Gaza who were starved to death by our government and our army. We cannot accept it. We call people to refuse the starvation, to refuse the killing, to refuse the annihilation.

“Attacks from settlers, who are often accompanied by the Israeli army, are happening on an almost daily basis now, and these attacks are becoming more violent, resulting in more injuries and hospitalisation.” Our latest update from the West Bank: msf.org/neverending-vi…

Today, hundreds of Israelis marched in the center of Tel Aviv against the starvation of Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government. Some protesters held sacks of flour, others held photos of Palestinian children killed by Israeli airstrikes or from hunger.

I have just uploaded my interview with Darren Chetty and Karen Sands O'Connor about the issues underpinning their brilliant collection of essays, Beyond the Secret Garden. It is every bit as illuminating as you would expect. A must-view/read for teachers, librarians, publishers

Hunger in Gaza. For obvious historical reasons it has seem crass to compare what the Israelis are doing to the ghettoes and concentration camps of the 20th Century. But given the scale of this deliberate starvation - anathema be damned. It’s genocide nytimes.com/2025/07/24/wor…

If the men draped in flags outside hotels are concerned citizens, protecting “our women”, rather than racist opportunists… Where were they during the Wayne Couzens protests? Protests that were almost exclusively attended by women. There wasn’t a St George’s flag in sight.

The moment that Fed Chair Powell calls out Trump live on camera for making up numbers.

It is simply remarkable how much the recent pivots to condemning Israel are premised on fabricating a recent watershed, on summoning a new history of events. Hind Rajab was killed a year and a half ago. The ICJ case was filed in 2023.

A VERY IMPORTANT TESTIMONY FROM A RETIRED AMERICAN SPECIAL FORCES OFFICER WHO WORKED AT A GHF SITE AND WHY HE RESIGNED: “Without question I witnessed war crimes by the Israeli Defence Forces, without a doubt, using artillery rounds, mortar rounds, firing tank rounds into unarmed

So many supportive comments. Thank you so much. I’ve been asked why I was sacked, so a quick explainer. We as Guardian journalists overwhelmingly opposed the deal & went on strike & we needed a union spokesperson to talk to the media, which I took on. On the day of the

It is not time to blame and condemn. It is a time to take concrete action and stand up for humanity.

I was asked recently if I’ve visited Israel and I said no I hadn’t but I educated myself by reading a lot.

People across Gaza are now starving to death. Our message to Keir Starmer and the UK government is: Enabling Gaza's erasure is a red line. You must ACT. Share our call. Make it louder #RedLineForGaza

Palestinian statehood isn’t a tool to pressure Israel, it’s their right to self-determination. They’re still avoiding real punitive measures for Israel’s illegal occupation and genocide in Gaza. Western states love talking about international law, without actually abiding by it.

This is a version of the “innocent Germans who didn’t know what Nazis were doing.” They know. They’ve told us themselves! It’s an attempt to whitewash the widespread support for genocide that has been enabled by vast sections of US-UK-EU press and political apparatus. 1/2

Sunny Singh It is the same with many white South Africans who say "We never knew". But it was impossible not to know.

This year I finished my 20th year as a teacher. In the last 20 years, just in primary: The Literacy and Numeracy hours The new National Curriculum APP Removal of levels for assessment Academisation Infant free school meals Pupil Premium Numerous Ofsted frameworks Every Child