The school pupil and workforce census figures released today are a shocking indictment of this Government’s record. More teachers are leaving the profession prior to retirement than ever before. And fewer newly qualified teachers are entering the profession, this year it dropped

“The findings reveal an increasingly positive student experience with an improvement in perceptions of value for money from their course, greater satisfaction with contact hours and teaching – particularly in assessment – and their expectations being met.” hepi.ac.uk/2024/06/13/adv…

We won’t get the growth we need until we fix something the UK has long neglected: technical education. Today GM sets a new mission of our own: to give all young people growing up here a clear and equal path in life. #GreaterManchesterBaccalaureate #MBacc

It is the final day of term for me today, bringing an end to my first year as Director of Humanities. My curriculum work this year has focused on drawing 'threads' between the Humanities leading to some inter-department planning of a SOW on climate history, shared below🧵...

Love this: ⁦Bridget Phillipson⁩ speech “Be in no doubt: international students are welcome in the UK. This new government values their contribution – to our universities, to our communities, to our country.” gov.uk/government/spe…

We’re about to start our first ever conference at Manchester Metropolitan Uni! This event brings our growing community of members together with policymakers and practitioners to explore major research themes regarding #ChildrensFutures. Watch this space for updates.

Thanks to all who joined us for our Institute’s first major milestone: the launch conference at Manchester Metropolitan Uni! It marked the beginning of our collective mission of making a positive impact on #ChildrensFutures through research, advocacy and community engagement.

First ITT applications data from latest cycle out today. Waaay too early to draw any strong conclusions as the window has only been open 6 weeks & will stay open until next summer [1/3]

Looking to connect with history teachers that deliver the AQA Health and the People course thematically instead of chronologically. Would be super helpful to have a look at your approach and hear how you've found it! Please retweet!

i have secured funding to run a summer school for secondary school teachers on language and social in/justice. it'll be over 3 days and involve teachers engaging with linguistic justice theory and applying this to practice. more details soon but feel free to express interest!💜

Meet @ProfSaulBecker - our Institute's Founding Director. Regarded as the world leader in young carers’ research, policy and practice, Saul has pioneered this field and worked with children and young adults with caring responsibilities for 30 years: youtu.be/OM6dIxGL8VU?fe…

How are the toddlers using digital technology at home? A major study led by Manchester Metropolitan Uni is the first in-depth study about tech in the home lives of 0-3-year-old children. Discover the findings: mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event… #ChildrensFutures

if you are a teacher and are interested in dismantling deficit thinking about language and designing linguistically equitable schooling then this summer school in Manchester might be just the thing for you 💃

A new low I think.

I don’t think that this has ever been better put. It goes to the heart of the matter. Ofsted has no evidence that its judgements are consistent, reliable or valid. Operating on a budget that has declined significantly, the problem of the quality of its judgements is compounded.

We promise you the team bus is in there somewhere. 😅 #EndOfAnEra

I'm doing a special offer of 50% off any online training taking place in June and July 2025 (subject to availability). Get in touch via my website quoting SUMMER50 to make a booking. Popular topics include behaviour, adaptive teaching and self-regulation. Please RT. Thank you!

Ed Policy Institute press release:"Despite slight fall this year,the no of classroom teachers+headteachers quitting their roles ahead of retirement remains high and hts nearly four times more likely to quit their role for careers outside of state schools than they were in 2010.”

Exclusive: Ofsted is refusing to publish consultation data showing how many people opposed its new report card inspections, despite pledging transparency over the high-profile reforms buff.ly/iRdDvKh

It seems that anyone who managed to use choice terms like ‘knowledge-rich curriculum’ or ‘educational establishment’ in a short conversation or blog post that caught Gibb’s attention could gain access to the central machinations of policymaking in the DfE yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/education…