Delighted to participate, alongside Prof Sharon Goldfeld, @MichelVdbroeck, and Stephanie M. Jones, in panel discussion at the launch of this eighth OECD Education report in the invaluable Starting Strong series, which will be introduced by Andreas Schleicher.

Letter in The Times form our Chair, Sir Alasdair Macdonald. This is why we need the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Curriculum Review

Exclusive: Church schools lead stampede to academy status ahead of deadline educationuncovered.co.uk/news/173351/ch… Some 206 applications for academy conversions received last month, as £25k DfE grant ended.

A v good piece, challenging the lazy thinking in the media & beyond about the 'successes' of the Tory govt. It supports Labour's planned changes to policy on academies & explains that the majority of Headteachers, incl in academies, agree. newstatesman.com/politics/educa… The New Statesman

The fact that these pilots are being conducted while the latest consultation takes place implies that Ofsted does not see any major changes being introduced as a result of that "consultation". Better to postpone the introduction till 2026.

The media furore around the Schools Bill has obscured Labour’s ambition to ensure every child, whichever type of school they attend, has the best start in life. 🖋 Alasdair Macdonald newstatesman.com/politics/educa…

“Labour’s proposed changes to academies have been labelled an ‘act of vandalism’ that will ‘destroy our schools’. This hyperbolic response has been repeated so often that it is in danger of reshaping reality.” A corrective from ex-head Alasdair Macdonald newstatesman.com/politics/educa…

“Labour’s proposed changes to academies have been labelled an ‘act of vandalism’ that will ‘destroy our schools’. This hyperbolic response has been repeated so often that it is in danger of reshaping reality.” A corrective from ex-head Alasdair Macdonald newstatesman.com/politics/educa…

Excellent The New Statesman piece by our chair Alasdair Macdonald Robin Head Amanda Louise Martin Education Committee

Spot on ⬇️⬇️⬇️ New Visions for Education Group Alasdair Macdonald

We've been looking closely at the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill currently progressing through Parliament. Learn more about the changes we think this key legislation should make 👇

At last some clarity of objective thinking from an educationalist. More of this please and less Tory tears over their failed free marketisation of schooling. National Education Union New Visions for Education Group newstatesman.com/politics/educa…

New Visions for Education Group The New Statesman Amanda Louise Martin Education Committee A wonderful assessment of the Tories Emperor's new clothes approach to the marketisation of children's education in the UK.

Will Littlejohn Warwick Mansell Don't miss this brilliant analysis

Ofsted Ofsted consultation on improving inspection – read the NVEG response newvisionsforeducation.org.uk/consultation-o…. Thanks to Brian Lightman for the first draft.

DfE Department for Education consultation on School Accountability Reform read the NVEG response newvisionsforeducation.org.uk/dfe-consultati… Thanks to John Bolt for the first draft.

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.