Just heard from a london teacher who said "it is as bad as it's ever been". "Things are just so exhausting" London has lost 71 schools in the last five years. Nearly 5 times as many as the entire North East. Why? High living costs driving families out and a funding crisis.

As the Government expands Free School Meals to 500,000+ more children, former Swedish headteacher Yvonne Andersson urges full universal rollout—like Sweden’s successful model: “I am only positive about our system. It benefits everyone.” 🇸🇪 #Universalism uk.news.yahoo.com/sweden-free-sc…

AI will be a part of the future of education. BUT Who owns it? Who controls it? Who's interest does it operate in? These are the contested areas. Read this from our very own Nic Hawkins twinkl.co.uk/news/how-can-t…

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Rod Stewart & Charlie Mullins of Pimlico Plumbers evidently share politics as well as hairdressers. It’s easy to give Farage a chance when your wealth means you don’t have to get by on a zero hours contract. Or rely on an NHS that Reform would dismantle in a heartbeat.

Apologies don't cut it. The timeline is far too rushed. Ofsted promised a terms notice for schools to prepare and ooooh look....

The Teaching Commission report, launched today, demands radical change to recruit and retain teachers. 🔗 teachingcommission.co.uk/report/ It calls for the STRB to limit the contracted working time of teachers and school leaders, and for an annual plan to reduce workload and intensity.

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has backtracked on a key element of her flagship pledge to recruit 6,500 'new' teachers – confirming that they won’t all be new buff.ly/tCgILca

💸 Exclusive: Maintained schools budgets have fallen further into deficit, prompting fresh concerns about their viability amid squeezed funding, rising costs and falling pupil numbers Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/YKDk5P4

📉 History has dropped out of the UK’s top five most popular subjects for the first time in years, boys have overtaken girls and the regional attainment gap has grown Here’s your handy Schools Week round up of all the key A-level trends 🔽 buff.ly/ULma0vD

This September, join us and people around the world to demand real change from our governments: ✅ Tax the super-rich ✅ Protect workers, not billionaires ✅ Make polluters pay Sign up for the London event at makethempay.org.uk

The education secretary has asked schools to immediately limit the number of branded uniform items they require, even though a proposed statutory cap has not yet become law buff.ly/9Ntrerd

Fixing the crisis in SEND is central to fixing the crisis in workload. Teachers and school support staff are facing unprecedented workload pressures because pupil needs have grown post-pandemic, whilst governments have failed to invest. Increased pupil need is cited as the

Last week the North East was the lowest "performing" region at A level. Today at GCSE, it ranks lowest when looking at pupils achieving grade 7 or above. The North East is the least ethnically diverse region of England. "White working class" the overwhelming majority. But

📢 School sustainability leads: What’s involved? Join this free NEU National CPD to explore what the role means. Learn how to create a whole-school approach to climate and ecological wellbeing that benefits you, your pupils and the wider community. 📅 23 Sep 2025, 3.45–5pm ✅ Sign up

“There can be no doubt about it – Martyn Oliver has failed. Today’s announcement on Ofsted is a huge missed opportunity.” Hear from Daniel Kebede on why Bridget Phillipson needs to intervene before it’s too late to change course.

Removing the single word Ofsted judgement was meant to improve the inspectorate, but this makes things much worse. More pressure. More ranking and competition. More labels. Teachers deserve so much better. bit.ly/3JVg6ur

The government believes schools can find savings through adjusting the make-up of leadership teams and deployment of support staff, as it prepares to leave them to foot the bill for future teacher pay rises schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we-l…

Supply teachers in the UK face low pay (often near minimum wage) & long commutes, with agencies taking up to 30% of school budgets (NEU, 2025). Could this impact education quality or policy? Share your thoughts. NEULeadership NEU Governors Network Reed Tower Supply Agency TES Supply