Excellent new blog out from The Centre for Education and Youth Policy Associate Conor Carleton on school attendance and cuts to public services - well worth a read! 👇🏫

There's a lot of talk about persistent school absenteeism at the moment. A lot of this centres on what parents and schools should be doing. There's much less talk about the wider context.

I put together some thoughts on why that wider context is crucial - have a read below

In this #Friday5 , our roundup of the week in education and youth policy:

1. Institute for Fiscal Studies on Sure Start
2. National Education Union on school buildings
3. Resolution Foundation on housing
4. Speakers for Schools on work experience
5. Education Policy Institute on school funding

Read now 👇
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Thank you Nottinghamshire Healthcare for sharing my own experiences with living with Aspergers / Autism. If my journey and advice can support even one other person on the spectrum, I’ll be more than happy 😊 #AutismAcceptanceWeek #autismacceptance

It seems to be a day of autism and ADHD reporting, here's the guardian on the 'sudden' rise of AuDHD, sudden as it is being paid attention to now, but it's actually always been there, people just weren't looking in the right direction/connecting the dots.

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Another amendment states that...In the event of a future formal ballot as part of this campaign the demands would be:
a. For a 10% or £3000 pay rise, whichever is higher
b. For the executive to agree illustrative examples of how additional funding would impact on our workplaces

A further amendment (there are 7) calls for a commitment to a formal ballot if the STRB recommendation is not above inflation, if...

a. The STRB recc is not above inflation
b. The recc is not fully funded
c. The Government does not honour the above points

Another amendment calls on the union to 'intensify campaigning and mobilising' before the 2024-25 pay offer is revealed and then 'present the pay and funding offer to members in a snap poll, and if rejected with a convincing turnout, move to a formal ballot' #NEU2024

Update: Amendments to the #NEU2024 motion have been tabled, including one that calls on the union's executive to 'launch, no later than the first week in June, a national strike ballot on funding and pay, to close before the end of September'

'We're at a really exciting time in terms of research around dementia.' Dr Vanessa Raymont from @dementiasUK at University of Oxford explains why the Blood Biomarker Challenge we're taking forward with Alzheimer's Research UK is so important.

We’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out where National Education Union conference will land on the idea of a formal strike ballot

But Daniel Kebede believes if one is called-for, the union should take its time and ‘look to take action in September’ #neu2024

schoolsweek.co.uk/teachers-could…

More damning feedback for Ofsted

'SATs have never been about children - they are a stick to beat us with.'

#NEU2024 has agreed a motion on building our campaign to change the primary assessment system and strengthening our work with More Than A Score

Read more about our campaign here 👇 neu.org.uk/campaigns/asse…

These results are reminiscent of The Centre for Education and Youth's survey with National Foundation for Educational Research last year, which found 2/3 school leaders said Department for Education had too much power over decision-making in their school. Schools need the autonomy to make the best choices for their pupils and staff #neu2024

🎥 You can watch Emma Rose’s full presidential speech from #NEU2024 here 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=zk-HVK…

Teachers’ autonomy has been reduced by an education system that stops teachers from being ‘the educators they want to be’, says National Education Union president Emma Rose 🧡 at #NEU2024
tes.com/magazine/news/…

In the latest survey of almost 6,000 National Education Union members, conducted ahead of #NEU2024 in Bournemouth, we asked teachers and support staff in England about their attitudes toward Ofsted.

82% believe Ofsted should be replaced with a new system of inspection.

School inspections…

In a new National Education Union survey, just 3% of teachers believe that Ofsted is a reliable and trusted arbiter of standards.

Ofsted is not fit for purpose and we do not accept that Ofsted has the capability to make fair and accurate judgement of schools. #ReplaceOfsted #NEU2024

National Leadership Council sharing a message about how bad leaders leaves teachers isolated. Leaders need to trust and support to get the best out of staff to help the school grow #NEU2024

🚨 National Education Union survey reveals 92% of support staff find pay is a cause of stress #NEU2024

Very similar stats from UNISON in Schools's survey in November

🔗 twinkl.co.uk/l/ept1i