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· Sep 10
Yesterday, we launched a snap poll to understand school leaders’ views on Ofsted’s revised approach to inspection.
More than 1,400 leaders responded in less than 24 hours, overwhelmingly rejecting the inspectorate’s plans.
Ofsted should pause and rethink its plans.
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More than 1,400 leaders responded in less than 24 hours, overwhelmingly rejecting the inspectorate’s plans.
Ofsted should pause and rethink its plans.
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Join us on 29 January for a session on building positive and proactive home-school partnerships.
✅ The key components of effective parent-school partnerships
✅ The impact of communication styles and school culture
✅ Case studies of successful collaboration
Book your place: https://bit.ly/3K88eGv
✅ The key components of effective parent-school partnerships
✅ The impact of communication styles and school culture
✅ Case studies of successful collaboration
Book your place: https://bit.ly/3K88eGv
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join us on 29 January for a session on building positive and proactive home-school partnerships.
✅ The key components of effective parent-school partnerships
✅ The impact of communication styles and school culture
✅ Case studies of successful collaboration
Book your place: https://bit.ly/3K88eGv
✅ The key components of effective parent-school partnerships
✅ The impact of communication styles and school culture
✅ Case studies of successful collaboration
Book your place: https://bit.ly/3K88eGv
NAHT president, Angi Gibson, spoke to ITV News about how the SEND crisis is affecting schools, pupils and families, as well as how challenges around funding, pay and retention are further increasing the pressure on educators and school staff.
November 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
NAHT president, Angi Gibson, spoke to ITV News about how the SEND crisis is affecting schools, pupils and families, as well as how challenges around funding, pay and retention are further increasing the pressure on educators and school staff.
NAHT president, Angi Gibson, spoke to ITV News about how the SEND crisis is affecting schools, pupils and families, as well as how challenges around funding, pay and retention are further increasing the pressure on educators and school staff.
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NAHT president, Angi Gibson, spoke to ITV News about how the SEND crisis is affecting schools, pupils and families, as well as how challenges around funding, pay and retention are further increasing the pressure on educators and school staff.
While it is encouraging to see numbers of exclusions beginning to fall, more investment in these support services would help to sustain this and increase the likelihood of similar improvements across all age-groups and particularly for children with SEND.
https://bit.ly/47TMvv3
https://bit.ly/47TMvv3
Suspensions fall but remain higher than before Covid
Permanent exclusions from school have also dropped and are now similar to pre-pandemic levels, DfE figures show
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
While it is encouraging to see numbers of exclusions beginning to fall, more investment in these support services would help to sustain this and increase the likelihood of similar improvements across all age-groups and particularly for children with SEND.
https://bit.ly/47TMvv3
https://bit.ly/47TMvv3
We can’t just rely on people wanting to do the job as a labour of love.
School leaders face overwhelming and pervasive challenges that are increasingly harming their health and well-being.
https://bit.ly/47Uzi5e
School leaders face overwhelming and pervasive challenges that are increasingly harming their health and well-being.
https://bit.ly/47Uzi5e
Many ‘overwhelmed’ headteachers leave role within five years
Some 30 per cent of primary heads and 38 per cent of secondary leaders under 50 are leaving their posts within five years, analysis by the NAHT shows
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We can’t just rely on people wanting to do the job as a labour of love.
School leaders face overwhelming and pervasive challenges that are increasingly harming their health and well-being.
https://bit.ly/47Uzi5e
School leaders face overwhelming and pervasive challenges that are increasingly harming their health and well-being.
https://bit.ly/47Uzi5e
The government's decision to increase funding for its school breakfast club rollout is welcome, says NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman. www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...
500 more school breakfast clubs could save families up to £450, Government says
The Department for Education has announced schools with more pupils from lower income backgrounds will be able to apply to open breakfast clubs.
www.standard.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The government's decision to increase funding for its school breakfast club rollout is welcome, says NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman. www.standard.co.uk/business/mon...
Wrap up the year with clarity and confidence on the Teacher’s Pension Scheme.
Wesleyan Financial Services’ 3 December webinar for NAHT members covers everything from the McCloud Judgement to pension tax relief and phased retirement.
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4ohCz3C
Wesleyan Financial Services’ 3 December webinar for NAHT members covers everything from the McCloud Judgement to pension tax relief and phased retirement.
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4ohCz3C
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Wrap up the year with clarity and confidence on the Teacher’s Pension Scheme.
Wesleyan Financial Services’ 3 December webinar for NAHT members covers everything from the McCloud Judgement to pension tax relief and phased retirement.
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4ohCz3C
Wesleyan Financial Services’ 3 December webinar for NAHT members covers everything from the McCloud Judgement to pension tax relief and phased retirement.
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4ohCz3C
We’re at the Schools & Academies Show in Birmingham! Find us at stand D60 and discover how NAHT supports school leaders. Our friends at @concero.education are also here to chat about your school’s cyber security needs.
👋 We can’t wait to connect with you over this two day event!
👋 We can’t wait to connect with you over this two day event!
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We’re at the Schools & Academies Show in Birmingham! Find us at stand D60 and discover how NAHT supports school leaders. Our friends at @concero.education are also here to chat about your school’s cyber security needs.
👋 We can’t wait to connect with you over this two day event!
👋 We can’t wait to connect with you over this two day event!
It is in nobody’s interests for a task so seismically important as nurturing and educating our children and young people to be delivered by a workforce whose health and well-being is suffering such enormous damage.
https://bit.ly/49w4jxD
https://bit.ly/49w4jxD
Teacher wellbeing plunges to lowest in six years
Teacher wellbeing rates have dropped to the lowest levels since they were first recorded in 2019, a report by Education Support has found.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It is in nobody’s interests for a task so seismically important as nurturing and educating our children and young people to be delivered by a workforce whose health and well-being is suffering such enormous damage.
https://bit.ly/49w4jxD
https://bit.ly/49w4jxD
The govt needs to rethink the value and purpose of statutory assessments for schools, parents and children.
If they are here to stay, they must be accessible, should recognise the attainment and progress of all children, and should not damage confidence or cause distress.
https://bit.ly/444JhCw
If they are here to stay, they must be accessible, should recognise the attainment and progress of all children, and should not damage confidence or cause distress.
https://bit.ly/444JhCw
Motherland star’s urgent plea about ‘devastating’ impact of Sats on SEND children
Anna Maxwell Martin among campaigners to say primary Sats impact Send children
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The govt needs to rethink the value and purpose of statutory assessments for schools, parents and children.
If they are here to stay, they must be accessible, should recognise the attainment and progress of all children, and should not damage confidence or cause distress.
https://bit.ly/444JhCw
If they are here to stay, they must be accessible, should recognise the attainment and progress of all children, and should not damage confidence or cause distress.
https://bit.ly/444JhCw
Last chance for our Early Black Friday deal 🚨
Join NAHT and get a £100 M&S voucher when you sign up TODAY before 11:59pm.
Your leadership matters. Let us support you with expert advice, legal protection, and a powerful collective voice.
✅ Offer ends soon — don’t miss out 👉 https://bit.ly/40ogMex
Join NAHT and get a £100 M&S voucher when you sign up TODAY before 11:59pm.
Your leadership matters. Let us support you with expert advice, legal protection, and a powerful collective voice.
✅ Offer ends soon — don’t miss out 👉 https://bit.ly/40ogMex
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Last chance for our Early Black Friday deal 🚨
Join NAHT and get a £100 M&S voucher when you sign up TODAY before 11:59pm.
Your leadership matters. Let us support you with expert advice, legal protection, and a powerful collective voice.
✅ Offer ends soon — don’t miss out 👉 https://bit.ly/40ogMex
Join NAHT and get a £100 M&S voucher when you sign up TODAY before 11:59pm.
Your leadership matters. Let us support you with expert advice, legal protection, and a powerful collective voice.
✅ Offer ends soon — don’t miss out 👉 https://bit.ly/40ogMex
Discover the power of mentorship in school leadership!
Explore how mentoring can transform professional growth, build trust, and foster meaningful connections between school leaders.
NAHT’s free Mentoring Platform makes it easier than ever to find support.
👉 https://bit.ly/4i0Xztv
Explore how mentoring can transform professional growth, build trust, and foster meaningful connections between school leaders.
NAHT’s free Mentoring Platform makes it easier than ever to find support.
👉 https://bit.ly/4i0Xztv
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Discover the power of mentorship in school leadership!
Explore how mentoring can transform professional growth, build trust, and foster meaningful connections between school leaders.
NAHT’s free Mentoring Platform makes it easier than ever to find support.
👉 https://bit.ly/4i0Xztv
Explore how mentoring can transform professional growth, build trust, and foster meaningful connections between school leaders.
NAHT’s free Mentoring Platform makes it easier than ever to find support.
👉 https://bit.ly/4i0Xztv
It's #TransgenderAwarenessWeek and NAHT is proud to stand in solidarity with our trans members, as well as trans people across the globe.
Our LGBT+ Network provides connection, support and a platform for school leaders.
Find out more about joining here: https://bit.ly/45yWBi2
Our LGBT+ Network provides connection, support and a platform for school leaders.
Find out more about joining here: https://bit.ly/45yWBi2
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's #TransgenderAwarenessWeek and NAHT is proud to stand in solidarity with our trans members, as well as trans people across the globe.
Our LGBT+ Network provides connection, support and a platform for school leaders.
Find out more about joining here: https://bit.ly/45yWBi2
Our LGBT+ Network provides connection, support and a platform for school leaders.
Find out more about joining here: https://bit.ly/45yWBi2
Join school business leaders at the ISBL National Conference 2025
27–28 Nov, Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Gain insights, connect and grow your organisation.
If you haven’t booked yet, why not join us? 👉 https://bit.ly/498AvXE
27–28 Nov, Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Gain insights, connect and grow your organisation.
If you haven’t booked yet, why not join us? 👉 https://bit.ly/498AvXE
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join school business leaders at the ISBL National Conference 2025
27–28 Nov, Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Gain insights, connect and grow your organisation.
If you haven’t booked yet, why not join us? 👉 https://bit.ly/498AvXE
27–28 Nov, Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Gain insights, connect and grow your organisation.
If you haven’t booked yet, why not join us? 👉 https://bit.ly/498AvXE
⭐ New episode of the School Leadership Podcast!
Join Rowena Hicks, an experienced teacher and deputy head, as she shares her experience of burnout – a challenge faced by so many school leaders.
Listen here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LDZ0SK
Join Rowena Hicks, an experienced teacher and deputy head, as she shares her experience of burnout – a challenge faced by so many school leaders.
Listen here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LDZ0SK
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
⭐ New episode of the School Leadership Podcast!
Join Rowena Hicks, an experienced teacher and deputy head, as she shares her experience of burnout – a challenge faced by so many school leaders.
Listen here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LDZ0SK
Join Rowena Hicks, an experienced teacher and deputy head, as she shares her experience of burnout – a challenge faced by so many school leaders.
Listen here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LDZ0SK
🎉 Early Black Friday Bonus for School Leaders! 🎉
Join NAHT by 11:59pm on Monday and receive a £100 M&S voucher - double our usual joining reward.
Why join?
✅ Expert legal advice
✅ Tailored resources for your role
✅ A strong voice for fairer inspections
👉 https://bit.ly/40ogMex
Join NAHT by 11:59pm on Monday and receive a £100 M&S voucher - double our usual joining reward.
Why join?
✅ Expert legal advice
✅ Tailored resources for your role
✅ A strong voice for fairer inspections
👉 https://bit.ly/40ogMex
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🎉 Early Black Friday Bonus for School Leaders! 🎉
Join NAHT by 11:59pm on Monday and receive a £100 M&S voucher - double our usual joining reward.
Why join?
✅ Expert legal advice
✅ Tailored resources for your role
✅ A strong voice for fairer inspections
👉 https://bit.ly/40ogMex
Join NAHT by 11:59pm on Monday and receive a £100 M&S voucher - double our usual joining reward.
Why join?
✅ Expert legal advice
✅ Tailored resources for your role
✅ A strong voice for fairer inspections
👉 https://bit.ly/40ogMex
School leaders from across the UK showing their support for our campaign against Ofsted's revised framework ✊
Read more about our work in this area and how you can get involved 👉 https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
Read more about our work in this area and how you can get involved 👉 https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
School leaders from across the UK showing their support for our campaign against Ofsted's revised framework ✊
Read more about our work in this area and how you can get involved 👉 https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
Read more about our work in this area and how you can get involved 👉 https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
Here are a few more of your local union representatives. These are school leaders who have volunteered to support their colleagues in their branches and regions, and who have come to Officials' Conference today to help us think about how NAHT can act in our members' best interests.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Here are a few more of your local union representatives. These are school leaders who have volunteered to support their colleagues in their branches and regions, and who have come to Officials' Conference today to help us think about how NAHT can act in our members' best interests.
Member support for our campaign against Ofsted's revised framework at our Officials' Conference today.
Find out more about the campaign here: https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
Find out more about the campaign here: https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Member support for our campaign against Ofsted's revised framework at our Officials' Conference today.
Find out more about the campaign here: https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
Find out more about the campaign here: https://bit.ly/43j0HuC
A few more of our members at Officials' Conference, taking an opportunity to share ideas from their experience across the UK in order to inform NAHT's work.
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A few more of our members at Officials' Conference, taking an opportunity to share ideas from their experience across the UK in order to inform NAHT's work.
Some more of our members at NAHT Officials' Conference. Each attendee is a school leader who has volunteered to be a union representative in their local area, playing an invaluable role in supporting their colleagues.
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Some more of our members at NAHT Officials' Conference. Each attendee is a school leader who has volunteered to be a union representative in their local area, playing an invaluable role in supporting their colleagues.
Instead of issuing targets from Whitehall, the government’s focus should be on providing the practical resources and support that genuinely make a difference, including services for families with challenges in their lives that impact their children’s school attendance.
https://bit.ly/4qX5axk
https://bit.ly/4qX5axk
Schools face 'AI-powered' attendance targets despite record absence fall - SecEd
The Department for Education will use AI to create new student attendance targets for state schools
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Instead of issuing targets from Whitehall, the government’s focus should be on providing the practical resources and support that genuinely make a difference, including services for families with challenges in their lives that impact their children’s school attendance.
https://bit.ly/4qX5axk
https://bit.ly/4qX5axk
Members representing branches and regions across the UK have been workshopping ways to support school leaders in their areas this morning at NAHT Officials' Conference.
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Members representing branches and regions across the UK have been workshopping ways to support school leaders in their areas this morning at NAHT Officials' Conference.
We have repeatedly called on Ofsted to fully publish all its analysis of the consultation responses. The fact that they won’t speaks volumes.
https://bit.ly/47UPaTP
https://bit.ly/47UPaTP
Ofsted slammed over secret consultation analysis method
Experts warn of 'risk' decision-makers at inspectorate were not 'provided with the relevant information'
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
We have repeatedly called on Ofsted to fully publish all its analysis of the consultation responses. The fact that they won’t speaks volumes.
https://bit.ly/47UPaTP
https://bit.ly/47UPaTP
A packed room at officials' conference this morning to hear from senior leaders across NAHT on our successes and achievements over 2025, as well as the challenges we face.
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A packed room at officials' conference this morning to hear from senior leaders across NAHT on our successes and achievements over 2025, as well as the challenges we face.