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Bex QE Insights
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Primary Education with QTS BA(hons)
Former primary educator, current mummy and Twinkl Digest journalist
SEND advocate
KS2 Writer covering the latest news, policy and research
Michael Rosen's three ways to create a poetry friendly classroom

As told at the International Reading Conference

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1myhjb
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
📰Catch up on the news 📰

👉 Union to poll teachers on strike action against austerity
👉 Ofsted labelled driving factor for exodus of teachers
👉 Hear from the primary school that's ditched formal uniforms

Read all this and more on QE Insights
Catch up here 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/11y2o3
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Teaching trainee numbers at highest level since pandemic, DfE claims

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/gbfq3
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Hear from the school reaping the benefits of ditching formal school uniforms

Find out how to implement 'always active uniforms' in your primary setting

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/phzpz
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
As the last month of the year gets underway, we share four ways teachers can tackle winter burnout

FIND OUT HERE 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1a34c2
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Is Ofsted a driving factor for teachers leaving the profession?

Union blames the inspection body for exodus of teachers

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/cxf88
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Beloved children's author Michael Rosen shares the benefits of a poetry-friendly classroom with teachers

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/fsp5s
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
📰 BREAKING NEWS 📰

Union says Ofsted is a driving factor for exodus of teachers from the profession

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/cxf88
December 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
With sickness bugs on the rise this winter, QE Insights revisits the lived reality of teachers facing guilt and pressure to go into school - even when unwell

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS for taking time off

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1gynt
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM
December is here and QE Insights has your guide to surviving the Christmas countdown in school

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1jxxfz
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Speaking at the Daisy Education International Maths Conference, Rob Eastaway shares six tried-and-tested maths games to bring the magic back to your KS2 classroom

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/16rfbr
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
@neunion.bsky.social will poll members on strike action against ‘continued austerity’ in education, including teacher pay

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1isanr
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Singing and Christmas go hand-in-hand in primary schools

If you are one of the many teachers who don't have the confidence to sing, Juliet Beane has some tips to reframe anxiety

READ MORE HERE 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/19tpxm
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
📰In the news this week

🎄How to combat lost learning time in December
❌Teacher workload branded 'a national disgrace'
💷 Autumn Budget reactions - what do teachers need to know?

Read all this and more on QE Insights 👇
www.twinkl.co.uk/l/135wjh
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
How technology is impacting primary teachers’ classrooms in 2025

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/10zruw
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
@neunion.bsky.social call teacher workload 'a national disgrace' following the DfE working lives report

'Nothing has changed' as four-fifths of educators are stressed in their role

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/8ekqd
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget - Everything teachers need to know

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1m52n8
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The 'most wonderful time of the year' can also be the most stressful

How to tackle winter burnout for teachers
READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1a34c2
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Would you be happy with a virtual teacher working in your school?

@neunion.bsky.social says they should never replace teachers physically in the classroom amidst strike action at a Lancashire school.

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/wt5bo
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How to prevent lost learning time in December

Tips for primary teachers to survive one of the busiest times of year
READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/7opie
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

Brand new teacher poll from the @neunion.bsky.social reveals overwhelming criticism of the government's decision to uphold primary statutory testing

READ 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/qnao1
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 AM
TEACHER WELLBEING LEVELS CONTINUE TO DECLINE

🚨This week's top stories from QE Insights 🚨

1⃣ Teacher Wellbeing Index from Education Support

2⃣ Open letter addressing Bridget Phillipson calls for changes to primary statutory assessments

Catch up with all this and more 👇 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/135wjh
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Redefining reading: embracing the multimodal challenge to engage your primary pupils

Nicola Romaine shares how you can modernise your reading environment

FIND OUT 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/9o00a
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Multiplication tables check scores continue to rise in 2025

READ the latest data 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/12oqwx
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
How to make breakfast clubs work in KS2

Advice from early adopter schools alongside the opening of phase 1 applications

FIND OUT MORE 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/l47i7
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM