ICYMI As we head back to schools, a short(ish) post on why line management is one of the most powerful developmental tools we have to drive improvement- and how to maximise that time: buff.ly/3SHRJC5

**OLD BLOG** On booklets, which are not the curriculum. Curriculum | Beyond the aesthetic: workbook design saysmiss.wordpress.com/2020/07/29/bey… Curriculum | Beyond the aesthetic II : the practical implementation of workbook design, delivery, discourse saysmiss.wordpress.com/2021/03/28/bey… #edublogshare

Hi Latitude Festival, it’s been a month since I first tried to log a complaint and still not response. Could I have a contact number and email that will ensure a response please?

‘Only 11 per cent of our school respondents agreed that Ofsted holds schools properly to account for quality of education, and only 37 per cent agreed that the same applied to keeping children safe.’ schoolsweek.co.uk/accountability…

Ofsted grades scrapped with immediate effect via Schools Week schoolsweek.co.uk/headline-ofste…

📢The Education Policy Institute (EPI) welcomes the government's move to end single headline Ofsted grades for schools and adopt a more nuanced approach to school accountability. Jon Andrews, Head of Analysis at EPI, said:

Welcome back to the Windsor Academy Trust staff for a new school year. Always remember you do the most important job in the world: transforming young lives. So proud of you 👏

Love this from Steve Rollett - a reminder that redesigns of inspection and accountability arrangements should build with and from an overarching strategy for regulation. Confederation of School Trusts

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Today, Ofsted launches the Big Listen Response. As Martyn makes clear in his foreword: “Your voices have been heard and real change will come as a result.” Find the response and annexes here: gov.uk/government/con… And summaries of the changes below ⬇️

Ofsted sets out a raft of changes following its biggest consultation in its history These include notifying leaders of inspections on a Monday, reforming the inspection framework and new safeguarding letters Here's what schools need to know... buff.ly/4dJkYwX

Even more positive steps released today regarding Ofsted I feel in particular the call only on Monday will relieve so much stress and anxiety for those expecting an inspection. Thank you to Tes for this useful breakdown. Thoughts?

Welcome back, WAT Family! 🎉 We’re excited to see you continue unlocking your potential this term. Let’s work together, learn, grow, and make a difference. Here’s to making this our best term yet! 💪 #WATFamily #UnlockPotential

My daughter is a Theology and Religion st at Uni of Birmingham - she wants work experience and is exploring law/teaching and other fields. If you are feeling generous would you please connect with her on LinkedIn so that she can build her network? linkedin.com/in/lily-brothw…

Wow what an amazing session on behaviour management our first ever cohort of National Institute of Teaching Windsor Academy Trust trainees had today with Tom Bennett OBE. Just superb 🤩

It nearly half killed me - but pretty special to see our 48-page supplement digging into the past ten years of school reforms, and the lessons learned, in print Awaiting our guests at our 10th birthday bash 🎉🥳🍾

🧵Huge news! 📣 This year, we’ve added more opportunities to visit Steplab Coaching hubs than ever, and we've just released our Autumn 2024 dates! You can see all the dates and further information here 👉 bit.ly/3AODjtU

Excellent representation and great to see various sectors working together to attend to key challenges that schools face. These groups will form a pivotal next step in Ofsted’s long-term bid to be recognised as a responsive institution.

On the note of curriculum, subject specificity and how this translates to the improvement of education from Amanda Spielman in this week's @schoolsweek. Begs the Q: does curriculum need to feature on the EIF for it to be regarded as important? schoolsweek.co.uk/spielman-id-ra…

How will this fit within existing infrastructure? Further developments from Ofsted via Schools Week schoolsweek.co.uk/school-improve…