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John Roberts @johngroberts.bsky.social · Jul 7

The uncertain future of Education, Health and Care Plans has become a national political story. Here is the latest from today as pressure mounts on the govt to set out its plans for SEND reform. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ministers refuse to rule out cutting EHCPs

Pressure on the government over SEND reforms mounts as campaigners warn that pupils will not survive in mainstream education without statutory support

www.tes.com

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · Jul 7

Exclusive: Potential bans on building companies involved in the Grenfell Tower disaster could impact 'every' school project, the government’s property arm has warned

schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-official...

Concern over school building impact of Grenfell bans

Warning government action against firms could hit 'every' school project, amid 'concerning' DfE emails

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jul 6

Sunday morning book recommendation. Spent 2 hours reading it this morning, it caught my attention!

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Christine Counsell @counsellc.bsky.social · Oct 18

My @schoolsweek.bsky.social piece on curriculum reviews. If we learn from 35 yrs of them, we might avoid the ever-recurring problems. But without strong subject-curricular training, espec for senior/system leaders, the finest rubric will still feed old distortions.
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-a-natio...

Four ways the Francis review can succeed where others failed

In the first instalment of our new series, Chirstine Counsell draws lessons from 35 years of attempted reform

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jun 28

Fantastic! Congratulations from @qpcs.bsky.social Jonathan Rowe !

Sky News @news.sky.com · Jun 28

England beat Germany in final to retain U21 European Championship title

England have beaten Germany 3-2 in the Under-21s European Championship final in Slovakia, successfully defending their title won two years ago in Georgia.

news.sky.com

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 28

ICYMI: The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula

School funding: 4 changes for next year

The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula

www.tes.com

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jun 28

I like your piece but I think it’s a bit mean about motivation. In my view all OI s including HMCI have a missionary zeal that they are improving schools. The problem is working in a framework and political & regulatory structure, high stakes, that does the opposite.

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jun 28

Yes! This! But no one at our (English) inspectorate has ever appreciated this point. And for some reason, our DfE has not understood this either. Since 1992 and launch of Ofsted these two have been blurred though all the evidence shows they are incompatible. I wish they would listen.

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jun 24

Is it difficult to support and implement #Ofsted reforms? @ascl-uk.bsky.social and @naht.org.uk say yes it is, and here is what members are prepared to do about it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul

Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

www.theguardian.com

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thank you for writing this. We would of course love to shut up about children growing up in poverty. And we would be able to if our government addressed this at scale. But until we do, we need to keep shouting that this is NOT RIGHT and highlighting the impact of austerity on our children.

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Sarah Johnson (was Dove) @phoenixedsarah.bsky.social · Jun 14

open.substack.com/pub/johnsonp...

After a difficult read from Schools Week, I have replied. #thisisAP #edusky

Shut up about poverty? No we won’t.

I’m used to reading some breathtaking takes in education interviews, but this one still made me stop and inhale.

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The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) @ascl-uk.bsky.social · Jun 20

In this video, @judeenright.bsky.social Chair of ASCL Funding Committee, summarises the Committee's recent discussions at #ASCLCouncil including the impact of last week's #SpendingReview on schools and colleges.

See our position statements for all Committees at www.ascl.org.uk/position-statements

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The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) @ascl-uk.bsky.social · Jun 12

"Auto-enrolment is something ASCL and many other organisations have been calling for for some time, and has been shown to work well at a local level."

Our full comment on @edupolicyinst.bsky.social calls for auto-enrolment for #freeschoolmeals: ow.ly/xBbe50W7FQW

#education

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jun 13

But we are in school. Not away days. Also not Saturdays/holidays as lots of the team have small and teenage kids.

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jun 13

When too tired to make a good decision, we agree to discuss it first next week. Avoid any big decisions in late Dec & mid May. We have a strategic planning and (later) an operational planning day every summer. Some of the really big decisions taken then. School days, middle leaders run the school.

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · Jun 13

Morning tea / coffee for day to day, breaking news & admin catch up. Then SLT starts at 2:45 (in final lesson of day), breaks 3:20-3:35 for end of day and reconvenes with any big thinking items at 3:35 for a proper discussion with fresh (ish) brains. We bring snacks for all on a rota.

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · May 21

NEW: Think you’ve got what it takes to be the Chancellor?

📊 Ahead of next month’s Spending Review, use our new and improved tool created by IFS researchers in partnership with @nestauk.bsky.social‬ to set your own fiscal plans and see the results:

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · May 24

Walk over Brooklyn bridge. Book ahead to go up the Statue of Liberty. Combine highline & Chelsea Market with whitney.org

Whitney Museum of American Art

The Whitney Museum of American Art. Explore works, exhibitions, and events online. Located in New York City.

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WomenEd @womened.bsky.social · May 1

Hey #WomenEd new headteachers, come along to this @ascl-uk.bsky.social event and hear @keziah70.bsky.social and @carolinebarlow.bsky.social speak 💜💜💜

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · May 17

Come on #unitedkingdom

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · May 17

#Spain

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · May 17

Count me in.

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · May 17

We are hiring ! Come and join our excellent team at Queens Park Community School www.qpcs.brent.sch.uk/index.php?i=2

Vacancies

latest vacancies

www.qpcs.brent.sch.uk

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Caroline Derbyshire @morsecat.bsky.social · Apr 9

I am so disappointed to admit this, but we now need a powerful, collective response to the school funding situation in 2025-2026. @ascl-uk.bsky.social @naht.org.uk
Better together. Our children and their teachers have made enough sacrifices over the past 5 years.

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Jude Enright @judeenright.bsky.social · May 11

Vote, vote, vote in @ascl-uk.bsky.social elections for Council members to represent your region. Papers received by post. Deadline to post them back is before 23rd May. www.ascl.org.uk/About-us/Org...

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