Andrew Dodge
@andreww4.bsky.social
Governor Trainer/Consultant. School governor since 1992 in Primary, Secondary, Special schools - LA & Academy. Composer (Theatre, TV, Publishing)
New DfE guidance on use of restraint in schools | Tes
December 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New DfE guidance on use of restraint in schools | Tes
Reading test for year 8s planned in schools white paper schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...
White paper to usher in year 8 reading test
Move to ensure poorer pupils are not shut off from wider curriculum
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reading test for year 8s planned in schools white paper schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...
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The 1% who use different systems need to step up and make a change to their administration
There is no excuse for this to be happening nowadays
There is no excuse for this to be happening nowadays
Genuinely so happy the separate queues have died a death.
June 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The 1% who use different systems need to step up and make a change to their administration
There is no excuse for this to be happening nowadays
There is no excuse for this to be happening nowadays
1 in 20 pupils now have EHCP after numbers rise again schoolsweek.co.uk/1-in-20-pupi...
1 in 20 pupils now have EHCP after numbers rise again
One in 20 children in England now have an EHCP after another 11 per cent yearly rise, show new figures that will put more pressure on SEND reforms
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
1 in 20 pupils now have EHCP after numbers rise again schoolsweek.co.uk/1-in-20-pupi...
Fewer teachers quit and more return: 10 workforce findings schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-teache...
Teacher numbers and vacancies down: 10 workforce findings
Data suggests recruitment and retention pressures may be easing
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Fewer teachers quit and more return: 10 workforce findings schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-teache...
Pupil premium under review amid free meals extension concern schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-reviews-...
Pupil premium under review amid free meals extension concern
The government is reviewing the way it allocates funding for disadvantaged pupils amid concerns the shake-up of free school meals could cut pupil premium cash
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Pupil premium under review amid free meals extension concern schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-reviews-...
Ofsted report card inspections 'need more time' | Tes www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Ofsted report card inspections ‘too short for reliable judgement’
School leaders involved in trials of Ofsted’s planned new inspection system warn about the volume of work to be done in one and a half days
www.tes.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Ofsted report card inspections 'need more time' | Tes www.tes.com/magazine/new...
EHCP shake-up considered as part of SEND reforms - adviser schoolsweek.co.uk/ehcp-shake-u...
EHCP shake-up considered as part of SEND reforms - adviser
The plans - or a new alternative - could be 'narrowed' to special schools only, adviser suggests
schoolsweek.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
EHCP shake-up considered as part of SEND reforms - adviser schoolsweek.co.uk/ehcp-shake-u...