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🧵 The curriculum and assessment review has been published – here, @cerysturner7 rounds up the key recommendations, including scrapping the EBacc and making triple science accessible to all at GCSE (1/3) https://t.co/o6o0d7hA8d
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The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to all at GCSE
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Can New Zealand's 'structured maths' model match the success of the structured literacy approach – and, if so, should the UK be adopting it? https://t.co/GcdhBLVa0O
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New Zealand is reforming its approach to teaching maths with a model inspired by the success of ‘structured literacy’. But are the methods really so revolutionary? Holly Korbey investigates
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As thoughts turn to putting the curriculum review's recommendations into practice, here are six points for schools to consider ⬇️ https://t.co/hBgLLG86di
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As the profession digests the curriculum and assessment review’s recommendations, thoughts turn to putting them into practice, write Tracy Goodyear and Sam Gibbs
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📹 ‘Videos allow parents to see leadership in action and to understand our educational philosophy’: one international school leader says recording weekly video updates has improved parent engagement https://t.co/QgyTGeR3e0
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An international school leader in Japan says recording weekly video updates is an effective and personal way to reach out to parents - and it’s not as much work as you might think
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More than half of councils would go bankrupt overnight if temporary measures shielding them from their SEND spending deficits were removed, @CCNOffice research suggests https://t.co/hgZgfJQOiS
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More than half of councils would go bankrupt overnight if temporary measures shielding them from their SEND debts were removed, research shows
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📈 The DfE spent more than £200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year, exclusive data obtained by Tes reveals https://t.co/AlobRG3SnH
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Exclusive data obtained by Tes shows the Department for Education spent more than £200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year
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What does good inclusive teaching look like? @InclusioninPrac outlines five key principles from its work https://t.co/YUGw1j0KhV
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Inclusion in Practice is a sector-led project to provide examples of what successful inclusion looks like. Research lead Elin de Zoete outlines five key learnings for schools
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Exclusive: More than a third of teachers who run enrichment activities do so outside of directed time and without pay, according to research that raises doubts over the DfE’s drive for schools to run more extracurricular clubs https://t.co/4X2W7fkyUA
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The DfE is introducing enrichment benchmarks to push schools to deliver more extracurricular clubs - but research shows that teachers are already working unpaid and out of hours to deliver such...
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Applying to be a teacher can feel exciting yet daunting, says this ITT lead, who explains how their trust is helping trainees feel supported from the moment they enquire https://t.co/0S4zt3I8Sy
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From an introductory phone call to a visit from the CEO, this trust has used a number of approaches to ensure trainees feel supported
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The DfE has introduced new AI-driven attendance targets for every school, telling leaders that keeping up momentum on attendance this term will help to guard against ‘the common mid-year dip’ https://t.co/DSFZz0gsz2
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Headteachers’ leaders dismiss new individual attendance targets for every school as a ‘Whitehall diktat’ that will be an extra burden on staff
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There are no signs of ‘stubbornly high’ absence rates falling so far this year, despite a renewed government drive to improve attendance, data experts warn https://t.co/4bmQUFXR9y
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Analysis of 2025-26 attendance rates so far shows absence levels remain similar to figures from the same time last year
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The uneven spread of pupils with SEND is putting 'significant pressure' on inclusive schools, warns a report by @TheNFER
https://t.co/6a0ocTjElx
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Uneven spread of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities puts ‘significant pressure’ on inclusive schools, warns report
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By introducing four new core sports, this trust is levelling the playing field when it comes to attendance and disadvantage – its sports development officer explains how https://t.co/nP6rH99GKL
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By introducing four new core sports across its 20 schools, Redhill Academy Trust bolstered attendance, with a particular benefit for disadvantaged pupils. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears how it did it
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Exclusive: Sendcos have warned of the consequences of schools taking different approaches to using SEND registers because of a lack of guidance https://t.co/cIC9VA34U4
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Lack of guidance on using the SEND register leaves schools under- and over-recording pupils as needing support for special educational needs and disabilities, say leaders
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The DfE has announced the latest wave of attendance and behaviour hub lead schools, with 24 secondaries and 12 primary schools joining the programme https://t.co/Sabv40e8O8
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The latest cohort brings the total number of hub lead schools to 57, with more expected to be announced
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Exclusive: The majority of science teachers say their school lacks the capacity and resources to offer triple science GCSE to all students, a @TeacherTapp survey shows https://t.co/EODEKJv7RN
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The government has said that schools should ensure that any student who wishes to study triple science at GCSE can do so, but concerns have been raised over a lack of teachers
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The chair of the education committee has asked education secretary Bridget Phillipson to set out how schools and parents will be able to feed into SEND reforms https://t.co/58Fpbd1zNH
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Education committee chair Helen Hayes asks education secretary for ‘specific’ steps being taken to involve schools and parents in plans as ‘equal participants’
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Shakespeare as you like it – using oracy to bring the Bard’s words to life in the classroom is the secret to engaging students in his work, writes @RealGeoffBarton
https://t.co/N2HqclMdDb
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The curriculum and assessment review cements Shakespeare’s place in classrooms, but teaching must focus on bringing his words to life, writes Geoff Barton
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Why are more schools facing court battles over exclusions – and how can they avoid legal challenge? Philip Wood of law firm @brownejacobson offers his advice https://t.co/8k0eYZqBBz
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A lawyer examines the reasons behind an increase in court battles over exclusions, and suggests ways schools can protect themselves from legal challenge
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🇳🇿 Is New Zealand's 'structured maths' model a fair equivalent to the successful structured literacy approach – and should England and other countries be adopting it? @HKorbey investigates https://t.co/GcdhBLVa0O
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New Zealand is reforming its approach to teaching maths with a model inspired by the success of ‘structured literacy’. But are the methods really so revolutionary? Holly Korbey investigates
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Every school will get an individual target to improve attendance – and this will be powered by AI, the government has announced https://t.co/DSFZz0gsz2
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Headteachers’ leaders dismiss new individual attendance targets for every school as a ‘Whitehall diktat’ that will be an extra burden on staff
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