Cerys Turner
@cerysturner.bsky.social
News reporter at Tes. Covering Ofsted, curriculum, teacher training, AI and more.
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(Pronounced like the Welsh singer, not the colour)
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The academy trust sector's underlying financial position is "fragile", according to a new report.
📉“Challenges such as rising costs and continuing uncertainty are already weighing on confidence and limiting trusts’ ability to plan, invest, and grow."
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📉“Challenges such as rising costs and continuing uncertainty are already weighing on confidence and limiting trusts’ ability to plan, invest, and grow."
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
February 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The academy trust sector's underlying financial position is "fragile", according to a new report.
📉“Challenges such as rising costs and continuing uncertainty are already weighing on confidence and limiting trusts’ ability to plan, invest, and grow."
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
📉“Challenges such as rising costs and continuing uncertainty are already weighing on confidence and limiting trusts’ ability to plan, invest, and grow."
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
One to watch on Wednesday:
The Lords will be voting on amendments in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - including this one about restricting social media access for under-16s 📲
The Lords will be voting on amendments in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - including this one about restricting social media access for under-16s 📲
January 18, 2026 at 7:25 PM
One to watch on Wednesday:
The Lords will be voting on amendments in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - including this one about restricting social media access for under-16s 📲
The Lords will be voting on amendments in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - including this one about restricting social media access for under-16s 📲
Great data piece from @jabedahmed.bsky.social :
💷Inner London teachers are paid up to 17% more
🏘️ Avg inner London house prices are more than 10x a non-London teacher’s annual salary
🗺️Find out how much you'll be paid as a teacher across the country... and how much housing prices are.
💷Inner London teachers are paid up to 17% more
🏘️ Avg inner London house prices are more than 10x a non-London teacher’s annual salary
🗺️Find out how much you'll be paid as a teacher across the country... and how much housing prices are.
January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Great data piece from @jabedahmed.bsky.social :
💷Inner London teachers are paid up to 17% more
🏘️ Avg inner London house prices are more than 10x a non-London teacher’s annual salary
🗺️Find out how much you'll be paid as a teacher across the country... and how much housing prices are.
💷Inner London teachers are paid up to 17% more
🏘️ Avg inner London house prices are more than 10x a non-London teacher’s annual salary
🗺️Find out how much you'll be paid as a teacher across the country... and how much housing prices are.
📲 Excl: Teachers are overwhelmingly supportive of social media restrictions for under 18s
70% now strongly agree, up from 62% in 2024 and 49% in 2021. Primary teachers are also more supportive.
Whether the govt goes ahead with a full ban, or introduces restrictions, it appears teachers will back.
70% now strongly agree, up from 62% in 2024 and 49% in 2021. Primary teachers are also more supportive.
Whether the govt goes ahead with a full ban, or introduces restrictions, it appears teachers will back.
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
📲 Excl: Teachers are overwhelmingly supportive of social media restrictions for under 18s
70% now strongly agree, up from 62% in 2024 and 49% in 2021. Primary teachers are also more supportive.
Whether the govt goes ahead with a full ban, or introduces restrictions, it appears teachers will back.
70% now strongly agree, up from 62% in 2024 and 49% in 2021. Primary teachers are also more supportive.
Whether the govt goes ahead with a full ban, or introduces restrictions, it appears teachers will back.
Some food for thought…
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Some food for thought…
Schools will need to find savings from their budgets to deliver the pay award, according to the DfE’s pay review submission.
Leaders will need to be “proactive” about making the most of their budgets to achieve this (in case they weren’t already…)
Leaders will need to be “proactive” about making the most of their budgets to achieve this (in case they weren’t already…)
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Schools will need to find savings from their budgets to deliver the pay award, according to the DfE’s pay review submission.
Leaders will need to be “proactive” about making the most of their budgets to achieve this (in case they weren’t already…)
Leaders will need to be “proactive” about making the most of their budgets to achieve this (in case they weren’t already…)
NEW: Bridget Phillipson has delayed the schools white paper to early next year.
October 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: Bridget Phillipson has delayed the schools white paper to early next year.
If leaders pitch at a level that inspectors think is too high, they’ll be worried that this will reflect badly upon them, says @pepediiasio.bsky.social
"But if they are too conservative in their evaluation, they’ll be concerned that this will become self-fulfilling."
"But if they are too conservative in their evaluation, they’ll be concerned that this will become self-fulfilling."
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If leaders pitch at a level that inspectors think is too high, they’ll be worried that this will reflect badly upon them, says @pepediiasio.bsky.social
"But if they are too conservative in their evaluation, they’ll be concerned that this will become self-fulfilling."
"But if they are too conservative in their evaluation, they’ll be concerned that this will become self-fulfilling."
McKinnell’s resignation letter below - no indication what role she was offered, but interesting that she chose to resign instead.
September 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
McKinnell’s resignation letter below - no indication what role she was offered, but interesting that she chose to resign instead.
Contracts Finder looking interesting this morning
August 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Contracts Finder looking interesting this morning
Inclusion advisor Tom Rees said that the expert advisory group on inclusion that he chairs is continuing.
The group will be looking at how the system could offer “consistent and higher quality advice” to teachers and schools.
The group will be looking at how the system could offer “consistent and higher quality advice” to teachers and schools.
July 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Inclusion advisor Tom Rees said that the expert advisory group on inclusion that he chairs is continuing.
The group will be looking at how the system could offer “consistent and higher quality advice” to teachers and schools.
The group will be looking at how the system could offer “consistent and higher quality advice” to teachers and schools.
On a curriculum and assessment panel at the Festival of Education, Big Education CEO Liz Robinson said that she doesn’t understand the govt’s aim to get high and rising standards without a universal way to measure success at the end of KS4.
July 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
On a curriculum and assessment panel at the Festival of Education, Big Education CEO Liz Robinson said that she doesn’t understand the govt’s aim to get high and rising standards without a universal way to measure success at the end of KS4.
Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham said that people “often suspect that, because the proportions of students getting any particular grade look fairly constant from one year to the next, that there is some kind of back room fix to this.”
“Let me be absolutely clear, there isn't.”
“Let me be absolutely clear, there isn't.”
July 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham said that people “often suspect that, because the proportions of students getting any particular grade look fairly constant from one year to the next, that there is some kind of back room fix to this.”
“Let me be absolutely clear, there isn't.”
“Let me be absolutely clear, there isn't.”
Sir Martyn Oliver tells the Festival of Education that he would have had an EHCP had they existed when he was a child.
Instead, he had to rely upon a “few standout teachers” to support him.
Instead, he had to rely upon a “few standout teachers” to support him.
July 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Sir Martyn Oliver tells the Festival of Education that he would have had an EHCP had they existed when he was a child.
Instead, he had to rely upon a “few standout teachers” to support him.
Instead, he had to rely upon a “few standout teachers” to support him.
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It was great to chat to ITV News London this evening about the challenges facing schools with funding pressures and falling pupil numbers.
A very relevant conversation today, as DfE data showed a decrease of more than 50,000 pupils across all schools in the past year.
A very relevant conversation today, as DfE data showed a decrease of more than 50,000 pupils across all schools in the past year.
June 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It was great to chat to ITV News London this evening about the challenges facing schools with funding pressures and falling pupil numbers.
A very relevant conversation today, as DfE data showed a decrease of more than 50,000 pupils across all schools in the past year.
A very relevant conversation today, as DfE data showed a decrease of more than 50,000 pupils across all schools in the past year.
Emma Hollis, CEO of the National Association of School-Based Teachers, tells the #SAAShow that there is too much pressure on teacher training to “sort out” the sector’s challenges.
“We can’t be constantly firefighting and expecting CPD to solve the problems we’re facing.”
“We can’t be constantly firefighting and expecting CPD to solve the problems we’re facing.”
May 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Emma Hollis, CEO of the National Association of School-Based Teachers, tells the #SAAShow that there is too much pressure on teacher training to “sort out” the sector’s challenges.
“We can’t be constantly firefighting and expecting CPD to solve the problems we’re facing.”
“We can’t be constantly firefighting and expecting CPD to solve the problems we’re facing.”
Children’s commissioner Rachel de Souza addresses audiences at her inaugural Festival of Childhood.
“We have a crisis developing in childhood,” Dame Rachel says, which is characterised by “loneliness, anger, sadness”.
“We have a crisis developing in childhood,” Dame Rachel says, which is characterised by “loneliness, anger, sadness”.
April 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Children’s commissioner Rachel de Souza addresses audiences at her inaugural Festival of Childhood.
“We have a crisis developing in childhood,” Dame Rachel says, which is characterised by “loneliness, anger, sadness”.
“We have a crisis developing in childhood,” Dame Rachel says, which is characterised by “loneliness, anger, sadness”.
General secretary @pepediiasio.bsky.social tells #ASCL2025 that the last thing the sector needs is an inspection system that “intensifies the pressures they face”.
“And yet incredibly that’s exactly what is being proposed.”
“We support the principle of report cards - but not like this.”
“And yet incredibly that’s exactly what is being proposed.”
“We support the principle of report cards - but not like this.”
March 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
General secretary @pepediiasio.bsky.social tells #ASCL2025 that the last thing the sector needs is an inspection system that “intensifies the pressures they face”.
“And yet incredibly that’s exactly what is being proposed.”
“We support the principle of report cards - but not like this.”
“And yet incredibly that’s exactly what is being proposed.”
“We support the principle of report cards - but not like this.”
A good crowd for @mmulholland.bsky.social at #ASCL2025:
“One of the challenges we have at the moment is defining inclusion as static.”
She tells delegates not to think about how to get ‘exemplary’ in a potential inclusion rating.
“One of the challenges we have at the moment is defining inclusion as static.”
She tells delegates not to think about how to get ‘exemplary’ in a potential inclusion rating.
March 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A good crowd for @mmulholland.bsky.social at #ASCL2025:
“One of the challenges we have at the moment is defining inclusion as static.”
She tells delegates not to think about how to get ‘exemplary’ in a potential inclusion rating.
“One of the challenges we have at the moment is defining inclusion as static.”
She tells delegates not to think about how to get ‘exemplary’ in a potential inclusion rating.
Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver tells #ASCL2025 that he knows some of the sector have “concerns” about the inspectorate’s report card proposals.
He said the plans “will reduce the pressure” that leaders feel about inspection.
He said the plans “will reduce the pressure” that leaders feel about inspection.
March 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver tells #ASCL2025 that he knows some of the sector have “concerns” about the inspectorate’s report card proposals.
He said the plans “will reduce the pressure” that leaders feel about inspection.
He said the plans “will reduce the pressure” that leaders feel about inspection.