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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 13d

Really interesting panel to kick off my Labour conference with Mission 44 and Centre for Young Lives, including @georgiagould.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, Jason Arthur and @annelongfield.bsky.social.

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 24d

Look forward to listening. I have thoughts! 🤣

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Aug 23

The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are.

Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Aug 22

Times: "Asylum protests swell across the UK " headline, reporting an underwhelming wave.

Leeds "draws 70"
Cardiff "disorganised + small"
Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200"
Cheshunt about 250
Chichester: about 100
Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Aug 23

Ooh that sounds very me! I’ll take a look!

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Aug 23

Oh, and Frank Turner. Sorry, Frank!

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Aug 23

Just watched Chappell Roan’s performance at Reading on iPlayer. Even more excited about being the oldest man in her crowd at Edinburgh next week!

Taylor Swift, Sam Fender twice, Jamie Webster, Bruce Springsteen, The Lathums and Chappell Roan over the last 12 months. Best year of music!

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Sam Gibbs @samgibbs.bsky.social · Jul 23

Another controversial opinion: we should not have millionaires as a result of selling services to schools.

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Jul 20

This is a hugely significant moment and long overdue. Time for the truth about Orgreave & the actions of the South Yorkshire police before, during and after to be heard.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike

Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant

www.theguardian.com

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · Jul 20

“If we are serious about inclusion, we should be looking at who attends a school, how representative it is of its local community, how long pupils stay on roll for, who leaves & why, & who goes into elective home education.” @jonnyuttley.bsky.social cited in TES: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?

Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities

www.tes.com

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · Jul 20

"Ofsted’s focus on inclusion is welcome, but @ascl-uk.bsky.social's @pepediiasio.bsky.social questions its ability to accurately assess this." @jonnyuttley.bsky.social is also sceptical that the Ofsted inclusion criteria will work. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?

Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities

www.tes.com

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Jim Lauder @mrjlauder.bsky.social · Jul 18

Really excellent article @johngroberts.bsky.social with dangerously sensible points from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social @jarlathobrien.bsky.social @warrencarratt.bsky.social and others.

The inclusion element of the new Ofsted toolkit is dangerously tokenistic and not looking at intake makes it pointless.

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 18

The focus on making schools more inclusive is missing an effort to root out bad practice, leaders tell Tes' @johngroberts.bsky.social

Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from inclusion agenda?

Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and impact of sanctions on pupils with special educational needs and disabilities

www.tes.com

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Jul 13

I love what you say about mainstream. Vitally important as a system we stop selection via admissions, fair banding, saying we can’t meet need etc. Otherwise when we compare models in schools we compare apples and pears.

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Jul 13

Interesting thoughts, Jim. Maybe fairer without the (presumably unintentional) tying of All Saints to the model you criticise. Have seen this school in action & it’s superb. 10% EHCPs in school with schools in the area selecting pupils using fair banding & rejecting nearly all EHC consults

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Caroline Barlow @carolinebarlow.bsky.social · Jul 9

I do enjoy it when @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writes like this; it’s strong, passionate and - I believe- it’s right! #beststartinlfe

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage

The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley

www.tes.com

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Sam Gibbs @samgibbs.bsky.social · Jul 8

‘We know, in our heads & our hearts, that early gaps widen into a lifelong gulf. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be.’ Love this from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social on why Best Start will tackle poverty & disadvantage - a Tory legacy & national shame.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage

The government's updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley

www.tes.com

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thanks, Jim. I agree. Brilliant policy and such a step forward

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Dan Morrow @moremorrow.bsky.social · Jul 8

Superb article
From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL

www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes

Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage

The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley

www.tes.com

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headsroundtable.bsky.social @headsroundtable.bsky.social · Jul 8

Our own @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writing about this important and transformative policy: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage

The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley

www.tes.com

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Jim Lauder @mrjlauder.bsky.social · Jul 8

Great article, great policy, 10/10 all round. More of this please.

Thanks @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social!

headsroundtable.bsky.social @headsroundtable.bsky.social · Jul 8

Our own @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writing about this important and transformative policy: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage

The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley

www.tes.com

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 8

‘It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the educational disadvantage gap that starts before children begin school can be tackled by the government’s updated Sure Start scheme

Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage

The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley

www.tes.com

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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · Jul 4

Watching a super vulnerable chat on when change crumbles with @efraimlerner.bsky.social and @jonnyuttley.bsky.social . Wow 🔥 @educationfest.bsky.social

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WomenEd @womened.bsky.social · Jul 3

I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it.

#imwithrachel

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Jul 3

Shame to miss you. Did chat to Sally though and Research Box looks amazing 😊

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Jun 26

This is going to be a fantastic read. Showcasing some absolutely brilliant teachers.

John Tomsett @johntomsett.bsky.social · Jun 26

My latest books study truly great teachers teaching, doing the real work, and their pupils making tremendous progress. It's clear that they have several things in common, one being that they teach with enthusiasm! @crownhousepub.bsky.social Get your copies here: www.crownhouse.co.uk/this-much-i-...

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