"At Ambition we're designing our ITT programme with inclusion at the core. By building in SEND, we hope to create a new generation of teachers who can adapt their teaching to address pupils' needs as part of their standard practice." - Dr. Neil Gilbride and Lucy Newman. #EducationFest

Many congratulations to Bridget Phillipson - we look forward to working with you as Secretary of State for Education, and with the new government, to make sure that all children get the best possible education Ambition Institute

That is brilliant to hear - and you are a really important and valuable part of Team Ambition too! Thanks to everyone for their hard work and commitment. Lots to celebrate and lots still to do to make sure every child gets the best possible chance of success. Ambition Institute

Fabulous team photo! What a lot of talent and brains and kindness in all those lovely people. Thanks Amarbeer Singh Gill for your contributions too and hope you all manage to get a bit of rest this weekend. Ambition Institute

Recruitment and retention is a challenge across the country. This great article by Sam Sims and Marie Hamer 🐝 looks at what the new government can do to help make sure we have enough expert teachers coming into and staying in the education system. Ambition Institute

Pleased to have the opportunity to consider what a new Excellence in Leadership programme could involve - and to reflect on what we’ve learnt from delivering leadership programmes to tens of thousands of education leaders Ambition Institute

Reforming the SEND system is one of the most important policy areas for us to tackle in the next decade. It’s also one of the most complex and difficult and will need a huge investment of collective energy from across the sector and from within government.

A great opportunity to celebrate the fantastic work you’re doing!

Welcome to your new roles Janet Daby MP Stephen Morgan MP Annaliese Dodds Catherine McKinnell Jacqui Smith Bridget Phillipson - what a brilliant team! We look forward to working with you to help provide the best possible education for all children. Ambition Institute

📢 High Impact Maths is our new programme for secondary school teachers who teach maths! 🎉 ✅ Grow your knowledge of high-impact maths teaching ✅ Engage with practical examples and applications ✅ Learn with peers to share best practice Apply now 👇 www2.ambition.org.uk/l/330231/2024-…

Labour’s ambitions for SEND are important & necessary: they will also rely on well-supported & well-trained teachers. Currently only half of teachers say they feel equipped to support pupils with SEND effectively. The new NPQ on SEND could be an important part of the solution.

This is great - well done to the team National Institute of Teaching and all those involved

This is a sobering read from Education Policy Institute - there are still huge gaps in attainment, exacerbated by child poverty, and an increasing urgency to tackle SEND particularly in the early years. We have made progress before in closing these gaps, but there is much still to do.

Just seeing our children off for their last day of term - thank you so much to teachers and school staff up and down the land for all you to do support and nurture all these young minds. Hoping the summer holidays are positive and restorative after all your hard work: thank you!

This is a great article by Leora Cruddas CBE on the evidence of what helps retain teachers in the profession. Accepting that some retention factors are outside our direct control, many of these things are though within our collective ability to shape and influence directly

Many congratulations to everyone who’s passed their NPQ! Thank you for your commitment and expertise: we’ve really enjoyed working with you all

I think this is a really important challenge for us to tackle as a sector. We’re not making the most of the talent in this country if we only recruit from some sections of the population, and we’re limiting children’s opportunities to see and experience genuine inclusion

How about Dr Kate Chhatwal OBE is mainly on LinkedIn natalie perera Gina Cicerone Sarah Waite Kiran Gill - all brilliant women and always something interesting going on!

Thanks Sam Sims to you and the team for all your thoughtful and pioneering work Ambition Institute

📣 We are excited to announce that we will be working with Dixons Academies Trust and leading one of the EEF's new recruitment and retention research projects. You can find out more about the project here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and-e…