Some reforms sound sensible but others could be devastating. It’s also a massive tightening of DfE grip over LA spending, which is bad for local democracy. It’s DfE’s own #SEND reforms and lack of funding that have left councils with little choice but to cave in. 2/2

The only thing now stopping some councils going bust altogether is a government accounting wheeze that let’s everyone pretend for a few years that multimillion pound holes aren’t there. Perfect example of ‘sticking plaster’ politics schoolsweek.co.uk/ministers-mull…

I asked ChatGPT to "tell me a story about a boy and a girl choosing their careers". The boy became a "successful doctor", the girl a "beloved teacher". So... same old same old. #biasinmotion 1/3

🚨Ivana Bartoletti asked OpenAI's ChatGPT for story on a boy & girl choosing subjects for uni It replicated sexist stereotypes. Boy picks engineering. The girl selects fine arts because "I don't think I could handle all the technicalities and numbers in the engineering program"

No teacher wants to strike and we regret the disruption, but National Education Union members are doing so for the future of children’s education. #SaveOurSchools

Security & rights of women & girls in the digital space must be prioritized in the #GlobalDigitalCompact. Alliance for Universal Digital Rights's submission to the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology calls for our Universal Digital Rights principles to be adopted in the GDC 👉un.org/techenvoy/glob…

I've only skimmed this report (did a search for physics). There are some truly depressing statistics in there. Shift in gender split between #GCSE and #ALevel in #Physics and #Maths is horrific. I assume it will be as bad in Scotland for N5 -> Higher. We need to do better.

@CommonsSTC Concerning - @CommonsSTC finds children & young people from black Caribbean backgrounds are “acutely” underrepresented in maths, science & technology subjects in England, & girls make up just 13% of computing A-level students & 23% of physics #STEM theguardian.com/education/2023… Sally Weale

Watch: Kevin Courtney on how the Government’s offer means more years of cuts for teacher pay. We are recommending you #VoteReject Vote here 👉 neuactivate.com/login #Save Our Schools

Hey Gillian Keegan we had a quote for £3700 to re-seed the footie pitch & re-do the front of the school... but because we have no cash; here is me, my husband, my mum, the School Business Manager, a TA & the site manager doing it for free in our school hols

"If you've overworked, underpaid and overregulated your workforce to the point of exhaustion and tragedy, what do you expect me to do? I'm a trade union official. I have to call it out." Paul Whiteman, responding to DfE criticism at National Education Union conference.

£400 Bunsen burners, air source heat pumps, solar panels, 840 new trees and a bike that can generate energy – in January, we heard about the amazing innovations at this fossil fuel-free school #TesArchive tes.com/magazine/analy…

"It goes beyond simple fake citations. Last month, journalists at USA Today were shocked to find that #ChatGPT had come up with citations for entire research studies about how access to guns doesn't raise the risk of child mortality," ✍@vtanger on Bluesky #ArtificialIntelligence

Every teachers’ and headteachers’ union has now rejected the government’s miserable pay offer. Time for government to stop mucking round and get into meaningful talks to deliver a fair pay rise. Oh, and what goes for teachers goes for civil servants as well!!!

‘We quite quickly saw there was an opportunity for this to be ground-breaking.’ At the start of the year, Tes heard from the UK's first fossil fuel-free school to find out how it could be a model for sustainability across education #TesArchive tes.com/magazine/analy…

Education is in crisis. Poor pay continues to drive experienced teachers away from the profession. Govt's latest offer was an insult. We will be taking action for a fully-funded pay rise on 27 April and 2 May. Get strike ready.👉 NEUActivate.com #SaveOurSchools #PayUp

Despite our efforts, Govt has shown no understanding of just how serious the situation in education is. Our members need a fully funded pay rise. We will be taking strike action on 27 April and 2 May. Get strike day ready at 👉 NEUActivate.com #SaveOurSchools #PayUp

The latest teachers strike in England is today. 3 mins on what's happened to teachers' pay since 2012. The average teachers' salary has reduced in real terms - and more so than some other professions. Produced by Michael Cox, Rob England, Robert Cuffe. bbc.co.uk/news/education…

200,000 teachers are on strike today. Why? 📉 Real pay down by 23% since 2010 📖 Devastating cuts to school budgets 👩‍🏫 Stress, exhaustion and unbearable workloads amid a retention and recruitment crisis RT if you're with our teachers 👊

"The Education Secretary’s abdication of her responsibility to negotiate is failing teachers and children. She needs to realise that this issue is not going away and must start treating it with the seriousness it deserves." @CyclingKev #SaveOurSchools mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…