A must-read interview with Bridget Phillipson by Jon Severs on Tes this morning, offering her views on behaviour in schools, the MAT system, SEND reform, and Ofsted changes: “School leaders need to be aware that this is not going to be an easier system". tes.com/magazine/analy…

Introducing a new report card system for school inspection will be challenging but we must approach Ofsted reform with optimism, writes ASCL general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio 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…

The Ofsted Academy chief Matthew Purves speaks Cerys Turner about the academy and the role it will have in the sector tes.com/magazine/news/…

‘A child who is, for example, in remission from cancer, who is highly engaged with learning remotely, will be registered as absent’: Margaret Mulholland says there is a major flaw in the updated guidance on school attendance tes.com/magazine/teach…

‘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.

In Tes' new thought experiment series, TurnerSchoolsUK chief Seamus Murphy looks at the realities of SEND support in mainstream schools by answering the question 'What if...there were no special schools?' tes.com/magazine/leade…

Really good piece by Jon Severs, this.

‘Missing school at this stage has the most damaging consequences for achievement’: new University of Strathclyde research highlights the school stage policymakers should focus on in attempts to improve attendance tes.com/magazine/news/…

Teachers' feedback on Oak National Academy’s AI lesson planning tool has been ‘very encouraging’, says John Roberts, explaining how it has been developed with the aim of reducing teacher workload tes.com/magazine/analy…

Pupil absence will remain high until the “Covid generation” leaves secondary school, researchers have warned The “shock” caused by policies implemented in response to the pandemic in 2020 could take “seven years to erode” tes.com/magazine/news/…

Ed sec says children's social care needs to be refocused on early intervention Says previous govt ignored the issue & this has had a disastrous impact on schools left dealing with "safeguarding concerns & worries that go beyond their level of expertise” tes.com/magazine/analy…

I’m attending a very well-timed Westminster Forum Projects on the future for school inspections in England. The panel includes former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw and former Minister of State for Schools Lord Jim Knight 🧵

Scottish schools don't receive overall ratings after inspection – but they are graded on key aspects of their work, and now heads are calling for that to end tes.com/magazine/news/…

EXCLUSIVE: Bridget Phillipson says the reformed accountability system will be more 'robust' and 'shine a light on where we need to make more progress', especially when it comes to support for disadvantaged children. Read our full interview for free ⬇️ tes.com/magazine/analy…

‘We should all be worried about the social injustice that the most marginalised children are those most likely to be not in classrooms’: a new report highlights the scale of absence, suspensions and exclusions tes.com/magazine/news/…

'We must move away from frameworks that change every few years. The criteria by which schools are judged should be consistent over time': ASCL leader Pepe Di’Iasio has his say on the way forward for Ofsted tes.com/magazine/analy…

“I'm not a teacher…It's not for me to lecture teachers on how to best approach their teaching practice” Bridget Phillipson won't be getting into any DI or group work debates, but she does want 'clear behaviour policies' and an Ofsted that is "better" not "easier" Interview below⬇️

‘We must ensure that report cards do not become another blunt instrument for judging schools - and avoid simply replacing one flawed system with another.’ ASCL’s Pepe Di’Iasio explains why he is cautiously optimistic about Ofsted reform tes.com/magazine/analy…

A ‘shift in family attitudes to attendance’ during Covid restrictions in 2020 has persisted, causing higher levels of pupil absence, according to LSE research tes.com/magazine/news/…