Geoff Barton
@RealGeoffBarton
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Recovering English teacher, head, and union baron. Chiefly: books, food, Shakespeare, oracy … and endless pics of Suffolk skies with border terrier Molly B.
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Joined March 2009
“What a wise parent would wish for their children ...”: uplifting piece by @roy_blatchford on the importance of early years learning …
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Everyone involved professionally with children should read The Children Act by Ian McEwan. No spoiler here, but a judge has to make a decision as to whether to turn off a life-support machine keeping...
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A huge pleasure today to visit the @TheRadclyffe, Chadderton, Lancs, to talk about the classroom implications of the @oracycommission report. Thanks to all the staff for such a warm welcome to their wonderful school. A bonus to bump into the indefatigable @Sue_Cowley
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Dear me. I thought we’d left behind this squalid ‘take on the unions’ stuff …
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Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
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The view from here: our wonderful day around Pule Hill, West Yorkshire, with Nick & Catrin Barton
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Thank you @RealGeoffBarton for giving us the opportunity to raise the profile of hospital education & contribute to the @IPPR SEND report @NAHEUK
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Podcast Episode · Talking Inclusion… With Geoff Barton · 21/10/2025 · 16m
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Sometimes we just need ‘The West Wing’ - political optimism distilled
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This is exquisite …
A couple of years ago I was watching a few episodes of Great Canal Journeys with Tim and Pru at their home in Wandsworth when all of a sudden Tim nudged me and said, "Watch this, Pru's amazing". Nail on the head! God bless Pru xx
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Joyful from @TheRSC …
Here's the ridiculously fun curtain call from 'Wendy & Peter Pan' at @BarbicanCentre tonight. A really magical show that had me feeling like I'd never grown up (and depending on who you ask, I probably haven't). Look out for my review tomorrow.
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Characteristically thought-provoking from Peter H …
Education should be the government's number one priority. Here's why. https://t.co/xf3r9QAgk8
@Peston @robertshrimsley @JohnRentoul @jon_severs @RealGeoffBarton @Dannythefink
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Heading home after seeing @thersc’s wonderful, joyful production of ‘Wendy & Peter Pan’ @BarbicanCentre. Recommended family fun. Delighted to take as my guest @tes Head of News @CharlotteSantry
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“We cannot accept that poverty should determine a child’s educational fate …This is not just a policy challenge - it’s a moral imperative”: a powerful and practical report from former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater @ucl
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The school system consistently fails society’s poorest children and requires thorough reform, finds new UCL Policy Lab report authored by former Department for Education Permanent Secretary, Jonathan
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For those with a half-term break ahead: savour it. You've earned it and deserve it. Enjoy.
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Stunning from @wesstreeting this morning:
Wes Streeting: “Reform is a Party that thinks that our flag only belongs to some of us who look like me, not all of us who built this country. The people who died for our freedom & democracy weren’t just my grandfather, who look like me & worship the same god as me” #bbclaurak
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Entertaining and enlightening reflections on known and unknown word origins @lithub …
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Every word originates somewhere. It may be borrowed or coined, named after a person, inspired by a place or imitative of a sound. It could have evolved over the long journey from Proto-Indo-Europea…
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“We want every child to discover that they're creative, capable of doing things, and that they can influence what happens in their lives”: our final @IPPR ‘Talking Inclusion’ podcast with Richard Hayhow of @Open_Theatre_Co.
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Podcast Episode · Talking Inclusion… With Geoff Barton · 24/10/2025 · 20m
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“Oracy: the superpower for our troubled times”: terrific rallying-cry by the indefatigable @PeterHyman21 @SubstackInc: https://t.co/2qlmafBsFz
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In our penultimate @IPPR ‘Talking Inclusion’ podcast, I hear from its leaders about the great work @SENDSCOPE is doing in partnership with other schools in Liverpool … https://t.co/v07HJE0UD6
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"This really isn't a debate about special needs. It's about the kind of society we are shaping for the future and how our education system could help all children to thrive, achieve & belong": my @SchoolsWeek article about today's @IPPR inclusion report:
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Getting inclusion right is key to building a society we all want, says Geoff Barton
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As Wasim says ...
We all agree the SEND system isn’t working – but agreement on solutions has been harder to find. This new @IPPR report sets out a credible roadmap for reform, grounded in the voices of families and professionals. @RealGeoffBarton 🔗
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“If a child has been granted an EHCP, then you don’t suddenly start taking that away. Instead, you start thinking about alternative routes for children with SEND & their parents to gain the support they need?”: the launch of today's @IPPR inclusion report: https://t.co/gzrEoMWurb
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