BREAKING: #Ofsted sacrificed volume for quality, had worrying weakness in governance, was inconsistent across regions and had poor inspector performance mgmt, according to a Learning Review by Dame Christine Gilbert. Full details below Also... (1/3) tes.com/magazine/news/…

In case you missed it: Summary in Tes of work from Kathy Rastle w/Maria Korochkina analysing vocab in GCSE texts: 1) high density, 2) lots unfamiliar, 3) hard to infer meaning tes.com/magazine/teach…

We have heard a lot about Ofsted's plans over the past few days, but there is still a lot we don't know... Cerys Turner looks at where clarity is needed, when and why. tes.com/magazine/news/…

Few know as much about Ofsted as John - great thread

What will the Ofsted Report Card look like when it starts being used in September 2025? We don't know for sure, but as Ellen Peirson-Hagger writes, the model used by the police and fire service are already influential on early thinking. Really useful piece ⬇️ tes.com/magazine/analy…

When it was announced Dixons Academies Trust was ditching job titles for its exec, some were sceptical and some mocked. But Luke Sparkes explains the move is part of a wider shift to agile working - and your R&R strategy may depend on you doing similar. tes.com/magazine/leade…

As the new term begins, could some subtle changes to the language of your behaviour management have a big impact in the classroom? Mark Roberts thinks so, and outlines five scenarios to fine tune in this excellent start-of-year piece tes.com/magazine/teach…

A fascinating reflection from Dixons Academies Trust on the importance of context and the need for agility in leading organisations.

Eldest packed off to secondary school, having a last minute meltdown about the blazer. Explaining there will be 1200 other kids in blazers made little difference. Starting well.

Read more from our School Trust Leader, Luke Sparkes, and our trust decision to move away from executive job titles in the article from Tes below.

Many comprehensive schools admit far lower proportions of disadvantaged pupils than live in their catchment area, according to The Sutton Trust research tes.com/magazine/news/…

Some familiar names on this list, including Tom Bennett OBE Russell Hobby Susan Douglas Alison Peacock Sam Freedman and more

What if.. there were no special schools? As part of a new series, Seamus Murphy uses this question to highlight how inclusion is much further from reality in mainstream schools than many think and what it would take to fix that. A fascinating read.⬇️ tes.com/magazine/leade…

The Ofsted Academy will be a critical part of Sir Martyn Oliver's reforms. Matthew Purves, who was Ofsted lead in the region Ruth Perry's school was situated, will run it. He says he will ensure Ofsted 'learns and changes' from the 'tragedy'

‘We should be removing barriers to re-engagement with school rather than creating them’: Margaret Mulholland says the updated guidance on attendance is unfair on vulnerable pupils tes.com/magazine/teach…

‘There is no point in developing a new AI tool to save time in the classroom if teachers then have to correct its mistakes’: John Roberts talks about work to ensure that Oak National Academy’s new AI lesson assistant produces trustworthy resources tes.com/magazine/analy…

➡️EXCLUSIVE: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson talks exclusively to Tes about: * her plans for education * behaviour in schools * SEND * the role of trusts ... and how accountability is going to get better, but not necessarily easier... | free to read tes.com/magazine/analy…

‘We need to move to a system that is more rooted in partnership and collaboration…[The system] has become fragmented, and we need to find ways of working together to deliver better life chances for our children.’ Excellent piece by Jon Severs.