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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 5h

🔍 What’s it like to get inspected under Ofsted’s new system? One headteacher shares his insights after participating in a test inspection

New Ofsted inspections: 5 insights from our school’s test visit

A head who had a two-day pilot inspection under Ofsted’s new framework shares what he learned – and why it was a positive experience

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 6h

🌍 What does it take to run 121 schools across six continents? @danworth spoke to the founder and CEO of Inspired Education Group, Nadim Nsouli, to find out

Nadim Nsouli on building a 121-school group - and how big it could become

The founder and CEO of Inspired Education talks to Dan Worth about the rapid growth of the international group, the importance of quality teaching, ‘stupid’ government decisions – and why running 300 schools is ‘absolutely’ possible

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

In this morning's 'From the editor' briefing, @jonsevers.bsky.social looks at the comms strategy around the government's upcoming Schools White Paper. You can read his thoughts here, and sign up for our free Tes Daily newsletter via your Tes profile.

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Dan Worth @dan-worth.bsky.social · 1d

Yes confirmed by Cambridge, any school using the IGCSE literature in English will be open book by 2028 etc.

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 1d

A big shift on a subject that tends to polarise people.

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

📖 'Many students who could write with flair fail to do so because they cannot memorise or recall textual references…'

A major exam provider is making all its English exams open-book – could others follow suit?

Cambridge to make all IGCSE English literature exams open book

Students already had the possibility of consulting drama texts in the exam but, in future, all Cambridge IGCSE literature in English papers will be open book, including prose

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 1d

I don't but @dan-worth.bsky.social will!

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 1d

Woodland walk

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 3d

Teachers recruited from overseas can suffer culture shock after they arrive in the UK – here, one leader explains how her trust has developed a support system to help them settle

How our MAT supports teachers hired from overseas

The international director at King’s Group Academies explains the support system it has created to help teachers recruited from other countries to settle - both personally and professionally

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 4d

"if we’re honest, we still have a reading problem"

Really good read from Claire Heald on why every teacher in her trusts is getting taught to teach reading.

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Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem

The latest phonics screening check data is further proof that teaching reading is not ‘done’ at the end of KS1, writes Claire Heald

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 4d

Only 6% of Sendcos are able to complete their work within contracted hours.

That's before the White Paper lays out its plan for much more mainstream inclusion.

So will a drop in EHCPs offset the rise in need for Sendcos?

@johngroberts.bsky.social investigates

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Only 6 per cent of Sendcos can complete their tasks in work hours

The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 5d

Superb session with some fantastic leaders - free webinar on Ofsted changes plus expert Q&A. Register below!

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 5d

🔍 Is Ofsted's new inspection system fit for purpose? Join us for an exclusive free webinar on 15 October as @mannybotwe.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and Cathie Paine of @reach2trust.bsky.social discuss the upcoming changes.

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 5d

What is 'inclusion by design'?

Why is it key to the broader definition of inclusion Ofsted will be using in its new inspections?

How can you make it work in your school?

@alexjquigley.bsky.social offers his take below.

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Inclusion ‘by design’: why it matters and how to do it

With the new Ofsted framework taking a broad view of inclusion, it's even more important to make teaching inclusive 'by design' and not by accident, suggests Alex Quigley

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Teaching with my eyes shut @eyesshutteacher.bsky.social · 5d

We found some girls are now starting their periods early in P6 so started having the period chat near the end of P5. We made sure they knew where to get sanitary towels in school and argue with our (N-S6) school office that we needed a sanitary bin in the girls toilet.

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 5d

Puberty is starting earlier - and schools will need to react. Story by David Robson today

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 6d

Are your Year 8 students behaving more like your Year 9s? Are your Year 6s seeming more grown up than they used to be?

There is a scientific reason for that: puberty is starting earlier.

So why is it happening and how is it playing out in schools?
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How earlier puberty is affecting pupil behaviour

Children are going through puberty earlier than ever. What does this mean for education? David Robson investigates

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 6d

This quote from this interview with Nicole McCartney is getting a lot of attention today.

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 6d

As @jackworth.bsky.social says: this is "obviously bad news for schools".

Cuts also made to those wishing to run the IB, too. See here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

More 'savings' to come, I am sure.

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 7d

"When I got my first principalship, I bought a grey suit from Next. I was riddled with imposter syndrome. I remember a feeling of not being able to move my neck, not because it didn’t fit, but because of how it made me feel: stiff, inauthentic, not me."

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Nicole McCartney: ‘Good leaders don’t hold the stick over people’s heads’

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month, we talk to Nicole McCartney, CEO of Creative Education Tru...

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

How happy are teachers? With the world’s largest international survey of teaching staff out now, @emmaseith.bsky.social looks at its key findings on issues such as job satisfaction and flexible working

The global state of teaching: 8 insights from educators worldwide

The report from the world’s largest survey of teachers is out now - with findings on staff shortages and retention, as well as CPD needs and how well prepared teachers are to teach in multilingual…

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 7d

"We should be establishing compulsory school-based roles focused on literacy and numeracy, speech and language and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH)."

Fascinating piece from Simon Tanner

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We have the money to fix the SEND system, we just need to use it better

There is no reason why we need to spend more to improve SEND support, especially if the system stops wasting so much of its current budgets, says this trust SEND director

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

Reported plans to introduce mandatory Year 8 reading tests are more popular with classroom teachers than heads, according to a new @teachertapp.bsky.social poll.

🔗 Read the full analysis: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

‘Hold on to your hats!’: after a Labour conference short on policy details, @ascl-uk.bsky.social leader @pepediiasio.bsky.social says the next few months will bring big decisions that will shape the future of education

The next few months will define Labour’s record on education

After a Labour conference short on policy details, we can soon expect big decisions that will shape the future of education – so hold on to your hats, says ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 14d

🔍 Is Ofsted's new inspection system fit for purpose? In an exclusive Tes webinar, school leaders discuss what’s good, what’s bad and what implementation challenges await the sector.

Join us on 15 October – sign up for free here: www.tes.com/en-gb/campai...

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

Which are the biggest MATs? And which regions have the most academy trusts? Find out using Tes' MAT Tracker tool, featuring an interactive map of all the country’s trusts

MAT Tracker: mapping the country’s multi-academy trusts

Where are MATs located and how many schools do they run? Use our interactive map to find out

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 11d

▶️ Schools criticise support ‘vacuum’ as racial tensions rise

Important piece this morning on how the DfE has failed to offer help as schools face myriad repercussions of debates on immigration, race and St George’s flags

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Schools criticise support ‘vacuum’ as racial tensions rise

Concerned leaders tell Tes the government has not equipped them to deal with debates on immigration, race and St George’s flags

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