Leadership collaboration on retention is certainly needed. But, if we want to keep good people in good work, we must not forget the fundamental importance of the employee-line manager relationship. The quality of these relationships trumps all. schoolsweek.co.uk/a-system-wide-…

"You cannot inspect your way out of the SEND crisis” James Bowen Big two-part SEND investigation from John Roberts: 1. An analysis of Ofsted's proposed inclusion criterion and how schools could be unfairly blamed for wider SEND failures. (1/2) tes.com/magazine/news/…

It’s so disheartening to see these calls focus on the provision of Educational Psychologists, rather than the outcomes of young people. #psychologymatters #BPS #SEND

More specialists would be beneficial to schools and pupils. But the case for a named EP for each school doesn’t make sense given; differences in no. of pupils in each school, no’s educated out of area or at home. What we need is better integration of specialists in schools.

You seem to have forgotten adequate funding for schools and the public services which support them.

“schools have a huge list of interventions that they’re using, but very little reflection on how interventions are selected for particular pupils. It’s mainly trial and error” So. Many. Times.

High and raising standards, in every school and every trust calls Bridget Phillipson #CST2024 Confederation of School Trusts

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

No more safety valve. A £986m scheme that has done nothing to support young people or made LAs any more sustainable. Bravo 👏🏻

So, is this a failure of school-based provision, the SEND system, accountability measures, or all three? The report itself is far more nuanced and it’s positive to see greater attention paid to both transition planning and careers guidance.

With falling birth rates in some areas and councils being strapped for cash, the power to open new schools doesn’t seem significant. The proposed combined ‘mega’ councils will not be able to deliver the levels of service our schools urgently need in the short-med term.

Dyslexia is one of the most misunderstood and contested areas of SEND. Yet children who find reading and spelling challenging are routinely given that label. Dr Megan Dixon and colleagues explain here what we know, what we don't and where teachers can help. tes.com/magazine/teach…

⏪ 'What we need is the reinforcement of what is working well. What we are getting instead will just pull us back into the mud' Rebecca Leek buff.ly/4a7ERg1

Resource bases are an interesting ‘answer’ to the issues re inclusion. They certainly aren’t new and there doesn’t appear to be an evidence base for their use. Locating pupils with SEND in a space could help better deploy staff and resources but, it doesn’t feels like inclusion

If we believe the bedrock of an inclusive education is high quality teaching, then knowing your pupils’ start points and helping them progress at each stage of their education should do it. Properly resourced specialists can help do the rest, in line with existing law.

No I’m afraid this is not one of the academy freedoms at all. All state schools are bound by the same admissions regulations and the same statutory duties in this regard. Perhaps we can have a chat about this?

Fairly big caveat.. ‘differing rates could also be down toacademies meeting pupils’ needs without formal identification of SEND, under-identification of SEND or delays in EHCP assessments caused by reduced local authority capacity in areas with fewer maintained schools’

Statement from CST on the appointment of ⁦Mufti Hamid⁩ as interim chair of ⁦Ofsted⁩. Sir Hamid is a leader who illuminates the darkness by serving a wider common good. I am extremely proud to work with him. cstuk.org.uk/news-publicati…