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We asked over 3,000 school leaders about Ofsted’s plans for inspectors to make graded sub-judgements. 92% told us they are opposed. Ofsted needs to go back to the drawing board, urgently reconsider these ill-thought-through plans, and listen to the profession.

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A controversial view. 👇😲Grammar schools claim to be all about academic education, but do parents really see the main attraction as avoiding 'disruptive pupils'? How much of the support for grammars is really about class and prejudice? 😒

Am experimenting with a regular diary column on my website, perhaps slightly similar in format to the one I wrote for Ed Guardian in 2010s. Partly because, with so many tip-offs coming in I struggle to process them, this enables several stories to be published in one article…

The number of students taking arts at GCSE has dropped by 42% since 2010. All children deserve to study arts and creative subjects, not just some. Tomorrow, the National Education Union launches #ArtsAndMinds, calling for arts and creative subjects to be restored as a vital part of the

Strike day 24 at George Dixon Primary today. Lively picket this am. Stop the forced academy! National Education Union Anti Academies Daniel Kebede

Strike day 30 at George Dixon Primary today. NEU academy terminators out in force again this am. Parent petition against academisation now heading towards 800 signatures. National Education Union Daniel Kebede Anti Academies

English academy chain to improve conditions for Jamaican teachers after strike threat theguardian.com/education/2025…

“Pupils are in fear every day”. Alarm from parents at Essex schools taken over by Mossbourne before inquiry launched into alleged emotional abuse in Hackney. One secondary boy wet himself in front of class after toilet refused. Left in wet clothes all day. theguardian.com/education/2025…

"The fact that grammar school admissions can be gamed by those who can afford private tuition highlights the inbuilt unfairness in the 11+ system. When a family’s wealth can buy advantage in our state education system, something has gone terribly wrong.”inews.co.uk/news/education…

This is utterly despicable. It's from Andrew Smith's session at yesterday's ResearchEd event. It's despicable that a teacher spreads these views. It's despicable that it was boosted today by Tom Bennett. And it's despicable that this comes via a serving Department for Education tsar. 🧵

Seems to be a bit of a collective shrug re academy governance, which makes me wonder why DfE has rules in first place. Remarkable, for eg, that biggest trust, United Learning, seems to have 69 schools without parents on "governing body", and none on board. educationuncovered.co.uk/news/half-of-e…

Is this not a huge conflict of interest. There is one thing being a teacher and an inspector. But a CEO of a Trust and a chair of the regulator who ultimately oversees that Trust..... 🤔 It would be career suicide for any inspector to go in and say anything other than

New: No mention of the 168 people paid six figures, including pensions, at the Harris Federation – and other strange aspects of new Taxpayers’ Alliance report on academy pay educationuncovered.co.uk/news/no-mentio…

Anti Academies Warwick Mansell Greenwich NEU

Strike day 41 at George Dixon Primary. Why has the academy order still not been revoked? More strikes planned through March and April. National Education Union Daniel Kebede Anti Academies

Schools Week Matt Hood This is a breath taking level of stupidity! Given the fragmentation of our system, the huge inconsistency between trusts and the obscenity of high salaried trust officials creaming off funds meant for children- And you want more of it? Anti Academies

Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as a working-class champion. Judge him by what he does, not what he says. He and his mates in Reform have voted against commonsense laws that would boost rights at work for millions. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

NAHT Well done NAHT - a very sensible motion. Anti Academies