Chris Owen
@chr-owen.bsky.social
Experienced programme leader in education, SEND & AP across South-east, London & East. #Education #SESLIP. Views my own. Plus #LiveMusic #birding #cycling
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End of year #Education update from SESLIP: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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End of year #Education update from SESLIP: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Items from: @ki.se @loicmnzs.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @suttontrust.bsky.social @theguardian.com
www.seslip.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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End of year #Education update from SESLIP: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Items from: @ki.se @loicmnzs.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @suttontrust.bsky.social @theguardian.com
End of year #Education update from SESLIP: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Items from: @ki.se @loicmnzs.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @suttontrust.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Excellent piece on cycling policy in England (or lack of nationally). Covers the range of challenges/ gaps.
@bricycles.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
@bricycles.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Emulating the bike-friendly highways enjoyed by our continental neighbours will take a lot more money and political will
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Excellent piece on cycling policy in England (or lack of nationally). Covers the range of challenges/ gaps.
@bricycles.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
@bricycles.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
This is well worth the read. Most thorough comparison of #SEND across countries I’ve read. @samfr.bsky.social @mmulholland.bsky.social
England is not alone in grappling with rising need, unsatisfactory support and spiralling costs in its SEND system.
But comparing countries shows that policy choices diverge in 7 important areas. Find out more here! 👀www.ces.partners
But comparing countries shows that policy choices diverge in 7 important areas. Find out more here! 👀www.ces.partners
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This is well worth the read. Most thorough comparison of #SEND across countries I’ve read. @samfr.bsky.social @mmulholland.bsky.social
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England is not alone in grappling with rising need, unsatisfactory support and spiralling costs in its SEND system.
But comparing countries shows that policy choices diverge in 7 important areas. Find out more here! 👀www.ces.partners
But comparing countries shows that policy choices diverge in 7 important areas. Find out more here! 👀www.ces.partners
December 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
England is not alone in grappling with rising need, unsatisfactory support and spiralling costs in its SEND system.
But comparing countries shows that policy choices diverge in 7 important areas. Find out more here! 👀www.ces.partners
But comparing countries shows that policy choices diverge in 7 important areas. Find out more here! 👀www.ces.partners
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The Devolution Priority Programme (DPP)
Six areas in England have been selected for the Devolution Priority Programme, putting them on a ‘fast-track’ to mayoral devolution and LGR. @meganisaac.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/expl...
Six areas in England have been selected for the Devolution Priority Programme, putting them on a ‘fast-track’ to mayoral devolution and LGR. @meganisaac.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/expl...
The Devolution Priority Programme (DPP) | Institute for Government
Six areas in England have been selected for the Devolution Priority Programme, putting them on a ‘fast-track’ to mayoral devolution and LGR.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Devolution Priority Programme (DPP)
Six areas in England have been selected for the Devolution Priority Programme, putting them on a ‘fast-track’ to mayoral devolution and LGR. @meganisaac.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/expl...
Six areas in England have been selected for the Devolution Priority Programme, putting them on a ‘fast-track’ to mayoral devolution and LGR. @meganisaac.bsky.social
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/expl...
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Would you like to see something both cute and Christmassy?
My friend Claire Tomlinson has made a short film about the local Wagtail roost: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnfP...
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
My friend Claire Tomlinson has made a short film about the local Wagtail roost: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnfP...
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
A Hundred Tails A-wagging
YouTube video by CTWildlife
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Would you like to see something both cute and Christmassy?
My friend Claire Tomlinson has made a short film about the local Wagtail roost: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnfP...
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
My friend Claire Tomlinson has made a short film about the local Wagtail roost: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnfP...
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sussexornitholo.bsky.social
Very worth the read.
A top-down dynamic from central Govt has been fostered by this sense of a stuck loop too; rather than a local-central dialogue offering to ‘test & learn’, or offer early warnings of sclerosis.
A top-down dynamic from central Govt has been fostered by this sense of a stuck loop too; rather than a local-central dialogue offering to ‘test & learn’, or offer early warnings of sclerosis.
One for people working in government evaluation and analysis teams. Also research councils. 👇
How can we broaden our field of view to see and spread more promising alternatives?
How can we broaden our field of view to see and spread more promising alternatives?
What if government is stuck in a local maximum?
Today I'm publishing a new post exploring whether the evidence standards and control mechanisms we use in government are limiting us to a dangerously narrow field of view. If so, what could we do about that?
medium.com/@jamestplunk... 1/n
Today I'm publishing a new post exploring whether the evidence standards and control mechanisms we use in government are limiting us to a dangerously narrow field of view. If so, what could we do about that?
medium.com/@jamestplunk... 1/n
December 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Very worth the read.
A top-down dynamic from central Govt has been fostered by this sense of a stuck loop too; rather than a local-central dialogue offering to ‘test & learn’, or offer early warnings of sclerosis.
A top-down dynamic from central Govt has been fostered by this sense of a stuck loop too; rather than a local-central dialogue offering to ‘test & learn’, or offer early warnings of sclerosis.
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📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📉 Our new paper shows Bewick’s Swan numbers in NW/NE Europe have fallen to ~12,900 birds - a 56.7% decline since 1995, with further losses predicted by 2026 unless survival or breeding success improves. Flyway-wide conservation is urgent. 🦢 Download paper > tidsskrift.dk/Wildfowl/art... #Ornithology
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"If the safeguarding principles of professional curiosity and challenge are lost to the white noise of such a zealot-like approach, we have truly lost our way." Hackney safeguarding chair Jim Gamble lambasts DfE's school behaviour ambassador Tom Bennett. chscp.org.uk/wp-content/u...
chscp.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"If the safeguarding principles of professional curiosity and challenge are lost to the white noise of such a zealot-like approach, we have truly lost our way." Hackney safeguarding chair Jim Gamble lambasts DfE's school behaviour ambassador Tom Bennett. chscp.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
#Education update & news www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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www.seslip.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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At most, 1.4% of pupils in mainstream independent schools have an EHCP
Pupils from mainstream independent schools make up 1% of local authority EHCP caseloads
These percentages have not changed in years
Pupils from mainstream independent schools make up 1% of local authority EHCP caseloads
These percentages have not changed in years
Tice: "One of the key issues here is these EHCPs [education, health and care plans], middle class parents playing the game in order to save the VAT on independent school fees."
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
At most, 1.4% of pupils in mainstream independent schools have an EHCP
Pupils from mainstream independent schools make up 1% of local authority EHCP caseloads
These percentages have not changed in years
Pupils from mainstream independent schools make up 1% of local authority EHCP caseloads
These percentages have not changed in years
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We are devastated to confirm that bio-bead pollution has reached Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. We're working to assess the damage to the precious saltmarsh habitat and plan the clean-up.
Full statement here: https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/bio-bead-pollution-at-rye-harbour-nature-reserve
Full statement here: https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/bio-bead-pollution-at-rye-harbour-nature-reserve
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We are devastated to confirm that bio-bead pollution has reached Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. We're working to assess the damage to the precious saltmarsh habitat and plan the clean-up.
Full statement here: https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/bio-bead-pollution-at-rye-harbour-nature-reserve
Full statement here: https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/bio-bead-pollution-at-rye-harbour-nature-reserve
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'A key issue is that requesters increasingly use AI tools like ChatGPT to generate requests. While this democratises access by giving people confidence to submit requests, it can overcomplicate the process'
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/use-common-sense-to-deal-with-an-angry-ai-created-legal-request/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/use-common-sense-to-deal-with-an-angry-ai-created-legal-request/
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
'A key issue is that requesters increasingly use AI tools like ChatGPT to generate requests. While this democratises access by giving people confidence to submit requests, it can overcomplicate the process'
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/use-common-sense-to-deal-with-an-angry-ai-created-legal-request/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/use-common-sense-to-deal-with-an-angry-ai-created-legal-request/
Latest #education news & update: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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www.seslip.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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🖇️ Read our full report revealing wide socio-economic inequalities in access to SEND support for more information on this important issue: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
Double Disadvantage? - The Sutton Trust
Uncovering inequalities in access to support within the SEND system.
www.suttontrust.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🖇️ Read our full report revealing wide socio-economic inequalities in access to SEND support for more information on this important issue: www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
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❗Exclusive: Soaring inflation, plunging rolls, staff absences and unfunded pay rises have left the future of scores of academy trusts in doubt as they scramble to plug multi-million-pound holes in their budgets
Our investigation 🔽
schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-scho...
Our investigation 🔽
schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-scho...
More standalone schools on the brink as deficits grow
Seventy-five trusts raised concerns about their ability to continue operating in 2023-24
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
❗Exclusive: Soaring inflation, plunging rolls, staff absences and unfunded pay rises have left the future of scores of academy trusts in doubt as they scramble to plug multi-million-pound holes in their budgets
Our investigation 🔽
schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-scho...
Our investigation 🔽
schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-scho...
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NEW: How many pupils really are severely absent?
Is it right to say that there were over 170 thousand children who were severely absent in 2023/24?
vist.ly/4acg9
Is it right to say that there were over 170 thousand children who were severely absent in 2023/24?
vist.ly/4acg9
How many pupils really are severely absent? - FFT Education Datalab
Is it right to say that there were over 170 thousand children who were severely absent in 2023/24?
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
NEW: How many pupils really are severely absent?
Is it right to say that there were over 170 thousand children who were severely absent in 2023/24?
vist.ly/4acg9
Is it right to say that there were over 170 thousand children who were severely absent in 2023/24?
vist.ly/4acg9
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Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
October 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
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🎓 For more, check out this review of the evidence around learning styles, from Professor Daniel Willingham:
www.aft.org/ae/summer20...
www.aft.org/ae/summer20...
Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Tailoring Instruction to “Learning Styles” Help Students Learn?
www.aft.org
October 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🎓 For more, check out this review of the evidence around learning styles, from Professor Daniel Willingham:
www.aft.org/ae/summer20...
www.aft.org/ae/summer20...
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Not to make light of the editorial failure, but look how far Twitter lies now permeate in to normal discourse. We think we know about the racism but the utter contempt for truth since Musk bought the platform is deliberate & very dangerous. You can’t foment racism with fact checkers in the building.
Oh my god.
Have I Got News For You just referred to this completely false claim as a fact!!
Have I Got News For You just referred to this completely false claim as a fact!!
October 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Not to make light of the editorial failure, but look how far Twitter lies now permeate in to normal discourse. We think we know about the racism but the utter contempt for truth since Musk bought the platform is deliberate & very dangerous. You can’t foment racism with fact checkers in the building.
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And now... 🏅A few words from our winner🏅
#BOTY2025 #BirdoftheYear2025 #BirdoftheYear #NZBirdoftheYear
@thomassainsbury
#BOTY2025 #BirdoftheYear2025 #BirdoftheYear #NZBirdoftheYear
@thomassainsbury
September 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
And now... 🏅A few words from our winner🏅
#BOTY2025 #BirdoftheYear2025 #BirdoftheYear #NZBirdoftheYear
@thomassainsbury
#BOTY2025 #BirdoftheYear2025 #BirdoftheYear #NZBirdoftheYear
@thomassainsbury
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There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
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The website also contains resources and research for funders, local authorities and policymakers – enabling them to target early childhood investment locally for maximum impact on the life chances of disadvantaged children.
Explore the report and data platform: www.funding-futures.org
Explore the report and data platform: www.funding-futures.org
Funding Futures
www.funding-futures.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The website also contains resources and research for funders, local authorities and policymakers – enabling them to target early childhood investment locally for maximum impact on the life chances of disadvantaged children.
Explore the report and data platform: www.funding-futures.org
Explore the report and data platform: www.funding-futures.org