Just done day 6 of 7 days of sweat challenge - nearly killed me! Loving it though 🥵😍Joe Wicks

As part of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek this week why not take a break from work to do one of these each day 😉👍

This is the email I have just sent to my local Conservative MP. #DominicCummings

“This looks like an appeals process so surreal & bureaucratic that the government would be better off doing that U-turn, and allowing original teacher-assessed grades, where they are higher, to replace moderated grades”: my comments on behalf of ASCL: buff.ly/31ZsKPk

Some good news to report during these difficult times...Education & Awards Training have awarded Swakeleys School as the 'Best Mainstream Secondary Girls School - London'. Congratulations to all! 👏👏👏 Corporate Vision

On today's announcement about schools & colleges, and the need to use the next few weeks for detailed, collaborative planning: my conversation with Simon S McCoy (who notes with surprise that I'm less grumpy than usual) BBC News (UK) buff.ly/3iTMJHa

Recap: "Instead of fixating on what children have lost this last year, let's focus on what they'll need next – and that includes laughter": my Tes magazine blog: buff.ly/3oUwefz

Next week, you'll hear children's laughter again. This could mark the beginning of the end – in the best possible way, says Geoff Barton tes.com/news/were-cusp…

Cambridge to cease teacher training if government continues with ‘damaging’ reforms theguardian.com/education/2021…

Why Ofsted needs to change: my conversation with Kay Burley Sky News this morning, on behalf of ASCL: vimeo.com/810069545

"Gillian Keegan’s insistence that schools can afford the government pay offer does not alter the reality": my ASCL blog: buff.ly/3G3fYEv

“This rehashed maths announcement is another policy gimmick which does not touch on the big issues facing education - such as funding, teacher supply and special educational needs support”: my ASCL blog: bit.ly/3ild6tY

Another depressing day of English politics seeming to be about announcing things rather than doing what’s needed: ⁦The Independent⁩ “Rishi Sunak admits there aren’t enough teachers for his new maths plan”. We all deserve better than this gimmickry: independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

An invaluable explainer by Ros Atkins about what has happened to teachers’ pay over the past decade:

"The role of school & college staff now extends far beyond the classroom. They have become an unofficial branch of social and health services without the training, capacity or resources": my comments for ASCL on today's important 👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 report: buff.ly/42pqSxl

"If even Ofsted is highlighting teacher workload issues, the government must surely act": my ASCL end-of-week blog: buff.ly/3O4T3xq

"The hard-working professionals we represent are frankly tired of being unfairly criticised by politicians that find themselves in a bind": the letter from Paul Whiteman @NAHTNews and me for ASCL to the current Secretary of State for Education: buff.ly/3ZmURpf

Beautifully explained by former ASCL president and MAT CEO, John Camp … Tes magazine