Ciao! A delicious The Rest Is History today, exploring the history of ITALY through its FOOD. From Arab Sicily to Renaissance Tuscany, from pasta to pizza, what's the history behind the myths? And where does Italian food end, and American food begin? 🇮🇹 linktr.ee/restishistory

Do you know someone who got their A-level results today? Tag them below by replying #JohnLewisResults, & we might send them a little surprise. Whether they're celebrating or need a 'pick-me-up' 🥰

Our most read article on A-Levels last year was our subject-by-subject breakdown - here is this year's version (and Jasmine Norden deserves a medal, as does the wider Tes team, for getting all this sorted since 7am this morning!) tes.com/magazine/news/…

A great resource. Perceptions of ‘difficult conversations’ often come from beliefs that challenging, professional debate is the same as ignoring or devaluing other points of view, so discussion is avoided. We can’t always agree, but we can have a culture of honest, open dialogue.

If you’re in education and are looking to curate your timeline or want to find educators to follow then press the ‘repost’ button below. Then you can press the ‘reposts’ button and see who has reposted. Hopefully lots of educators! Repost and follow 😊

French film star Alain Delon dies aged 88 bbc.in/4cDABVm

This is something we should remember. Every child is someone's 'most special thing in their life.' They all deserve to be treated with respect, care & attention. It's not easy. Teachers & schools have masses of challenges. But keeping that in mind seems important.

Remembering Khaled al-Asaad, the heroic Syrian archaeologist who was murdered by ISIS on 18 August 2015 for refusing to give up the hidden treasures of Palmyra. 🙏 #OnThisDay theguardian.com/world/2015/aug…

A new CWGC headstone has been installed at Southchurch (Holy Trinity) Churchyard in Essex for a recently discovered Second World War casualty. Unfortunately there was no response to the appeal for relatives.

—David Geurin

🚨EPI Analysis: GCSE Results Day 2024🚨 This morning GCSE results have been published and our team has examined the results for pupils across England. You can find our analysis, including the key trends and takeaways, below👇 epi.org.uk/publications-a…

Many congratulations to all!

Looks like the Edutwitter community will be tipping over into 2000 members very soon! Not even a day old. Great stuff! x.com/i/communities/…

Really important new study: what learning strategies do successful students use? Key points: ▶️ Techniques backed by cognitive research, like elaborative study and retrieval practice, are positively correlated with student achievement. ▶️ Despite the effectiveness of

New: Poor | inspiring childhoods shaped by poverty. Pause, check we are prioritising what matters… dannicholls1.com/2024/08/28/poo… inspired by Katriona O'Sullivan Dan Morrow Dave Baker Paul Cornish Lisa Mannall Clare Crowle Ben Antell James Townsend Dr Steve Murray Dr Kate Chhatwal OBE is mainly on LinkedIn Joe Kirby

‘So, at the start of term, we should pause, and plan to create the conditions for more to flourish, to apply equity and build schools that privilege all children and disproportionately support those who need us most. Prioritising what matters…’ Dan Nicholls

BREAKING | Some big #Ofsted news to start the new school year, as the DfE announces that single-word ‘headline’ inspection grades have been scrapped with immediate effect. Find all the key details here ⬇️ (free to read) tes.com/magazine/news/…

Enjoy the start to the year, education colleagues!

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?