Ofsted starts subject reviews with maths and languages tes.com/news/ofsted-st…

Graduation Information evening is a week tomorrow! Come along to a session to find out more about what it is and how you can support your child. Like and share our post on Facebook to be entered into a draw to win a £20 restaurant voucher! #thinkuknowmagnus #magnusmeansmore

A government-funded school exchange programme to help disadvantaged pupils travel abroad has been expanded to include primary pupils schoolsweek.co.uk/dfes-internati…

"Ultimately, you judge the character of a society, not by how they treat their rich and the powerful and the privileged, but by how they treat the poor, the condemned, the incarcerated." Watch "Just Mercy" author Bryan Stevenson's full TED Talk here: t.ted.com/O8n4wQ2

Calling all ex-students! We are launching an alumni programme - Made @ Magnus - to bring former students in to inspire our current students by talking to them about their experiences with university and their careers. We’re also hoping to hold alumni events in the future!

When I hear students say that “languages are difficult”, I say, is the subjunctive any more difficult than quadratic equations in maths, or are cases more difficult than the periodic table? Languages are no more ‘difficult’ than any other subject. Difficulty is relative.

I am 'The Protagonist' (ENFJ-T). What 16personalities.com/free-personali…

There’s only one Invincible team:

Tom Sherrington Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP Department for Education It is clear in this transcript of the speech. Helpfully provided to me by @halfon4harlowMP

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Today we’re excited to launch researchEDHome! Smart cookies beamed live (or recorded for later) at 11:00 every weekday over the summer term. Week 1 kicks off on 20/04 with the superb Daniel Willingham. All are welcome, there’s no cost, watch this space for more and please share!

Great points in here. I have always thought Sats in year 7 sept make sense. Ensures more real scores and trajectory to GCSE is more accurate. Would need an alternative way of holding primaries to account. DfE should seriously consider this. tes.com/news/three-rea…

Italian Prime Minister: “Schools unlikely to reopen until September 2020” (Sky News). #lockdown

Brilliant:

I know this piece by Adam Boxer has been wildly circulated. I just read it to find out why. It is spot on. He has unwittingly spoken for all the teachers I have spoken to... It is the must read of the pandemic for the teaching profession. achemicalorthodoxy.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/i-w…

It would be wrong for Ofsted to do any formal inspections this coming year. Schools will be coping with all children back (and the virus still around) and need time to breathe without the fear that Ofsted could appear. Ofsted should be repurposed to spread best practice.

Crazy Saturday night adding to our How Year 11 GCSE’s will be determined booklet. Updated with timeline, worked examples, HOD checklist, access arrangements and assessment recording table. I’ve created a blank version if anyone would like a copy? ♻️ Retweet and I will DM ♻️