Free downloadable poster summaries of how to set/ reset behaviour at the start of the year. Please RT to anyone who might this useful tombennetttraining.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

⚠️ Ofsted publish 🆕 report looking at how PE is being taught in England’s schools ⚠️ View the report and afPE’s response to it… ⤵️ afpe.org.uk/physical-educa…

This is wonderful 👍

Ho hum. We end the week with the government having served up, er, Advanced BS. Have a good weekend, everyone. buff.ly/3tjBl0F

This is unbelievable - words fail me, and landing on half term 🤯😡

"Parents and especially young people deserve a Secretary of State who focuses on improving education rather than engaging in political stunts": here's the full ASCL comment on minimum service levels: buff.ly/46GeN98

How is this even a job 🤯🤯🤯

Official Government data shows quite how dire the teacher training recruitment situation is in England right now, with only half the required secondary trainees recruited and 15 out of 18 subjects failing to meet their targets

“We are calling for an immediate pause of all school and college inspections, until both Ofsted and the DfE respond in full to the seven areas of concern identified by the coroner”: my letter with ⁦Paul Whiteman⁩ ⁦ASCL⁩ ⁦NAHT⁩ schoolsweek.co.uk/pause-ofsted-i…

“Government policies have prioritised a set of academic GCSEs, and increased the time students spend sitting exams. It is not conducive to the enjoyment of learning”: my comments on behalf of ⁦ASCL⁩ on this new report: theguardian.com/education/2023…

There are fewer teachers per child now than in 2010 FACT. So can the journalists not allow them to spin the same old lines when we all know the true picture

What an amazing man Harry Aikines is. He took time out of his busy schedule to wish my youngest a Happy 10th Birthday - a massive fan and it’s clear why he is the best Gladiator ! 👍👏👏👏 Have told him he also runs a bit 😂😂

Another year of poor ITT recruitment is on the cards, with 11 out of 17 subjects below target, and geography and primary also likely to be below. Bursaries and international recruitment propping some subjects up a little, but generally weak like last year /1

What could a long-term teacher pay strategy do for recruitment and retention? New insights from our NFER forecasting and scenario model, with Gatsby Education: - Teacher pay matters - Pay isn't all that matters - Pay rises won't solve all issues nfer.ac.uk/blogs/next-gov… 🧵

Lack of funding anyone ?? 😡 luckily our students have access to all 👍

Blimey …

We break up tomorrow but have been enjoying our activities week this week - we have been doing this for over 20 years. Staff are amazing ! Have a look at #KHSAW2024 to see what we have been up to 👍🤯

What a fantastic evening watching Jamie Cullum at Ipswich Regent Theatre - Jamie and his band are just amazing !