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So – I got well and truly turned over by The New Statesman after spending time with them recording an interview for a podcast on academies and the schools bill. Really, really unhappy about this – I will never buy the magazine again - so thought I’d post a few thoughts.

Bingo

Trump supporters are so addicted to the idea that they are the “real people” speaking truth to a patronising and corrupt elite that they will never acknowledge when their own leaders surpass the old elite in all dimensions of condescension, oligarchy and conflict of interest …

Wow. This post from a Ukrainian soldier says it all.

The BBC took down the documentary How to Survive in a War Zone under pressure from the Israeli lobby. Fearing that their audience—kept in the dark for months by biased coverage—might finally awaken to the truth, they have resorted to censorship and manipulation to maintain their

This is fascinating.

📢 'We represent the essence of undiluted, place-based public service - embedded local leadership in which generations place their trust' Ben Davis buff.ly/IWOkGKS

The word "resilient" has been weaponised in the right's current attacks on SEND. The suggestion that all a neurodivergent child needs is some "resilience" is as pernicious as it is ugly.

If this is ratified it’s another tragic victory for brittle, defensive, hubristic leadership.

🔍 Ofsted Evaluation of Ofsted’s Own Consultation and Governance Focus Area: Policy Design, Stakeholder Engagement, and Political Neutrality Inspection Framework Applied: Ofsted’s own principles for school judgments A, in part, parody🧵 x.com/Rory_Gribbell/…

This is absolutely correct. No peerage for Spielman.

So, despite all we've learned, despite the Perry family's pain, despite the clear ethical contradiction, Keir Starmer has chosen to nod through Amanda Spielman's peerage. The same Amanda Spielman whose leadership at Ofsted corroded trust and dehumanised educators...

The Truth about The Attendance Crisis: For several years now, pupil attendance has been a high profile and emotive subject, both in the education sector and in the mainstream media. 🧵 1/

National Autistic Society I trust BBC Politics BBC News (UK) ITV News Sky News BBC Radio 4 Today call out Farage's lies and disinformation Ofcom should investigate

Farage is very wrong. His comments betray an absolute lack of understanding.

Some eloquently expressed thoughts on Ofsted, following our open letter to Bridget Phillipson. An overhaul is not enough: Ofsted must go | Letters theguardian.com/education/2025…

Exactly

This is a time for change - for balance, not extremes & ideological dogma, for appointing people who can speak across divides, not create chasms, for bringing parents, community & students themselves into conversations about education & behaviour. Bridget Phillipson Department for Education

This is a wondrous tribute to the extraordinary, life-giving and horizon-widening work from Robert Macfarlane. Still exploring its depths and layers. Such a deeply powerful book

We don’t need no (General Certificate of Secondary) Education.