JP Morrison
@jp1968.bsky.social
Ex-Headteacher 🏫 | works with the homeless | Lives in Scotland 🏴 Cycles a lot 🚵♂️
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This November saw the arrival of the landmark curriculum and assessment review. In an exclusive interview, lead Becky Francis spoke to Tes detailing its recommendations – and the evidence underpinning them
Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
In an exclusive interview, curriculum and assessment review lead Becky Francis speaks to Tes about its recommendations and the evidence underpinning them
www.tes.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This November saw the arrival of the landmark curriculum and assessment review. In an exclusive interview, lead Becky Francis spoke to Tes detailing its recommendations – and the evidence underpinning them
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‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters
- Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the #climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the #climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:47 AM
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters
- Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the #climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the #climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Big deficits make special schools ‘impossible’ to take on, despite huge demand for SEND provision, a MAT warns
It's 'impossible' to take on special schools, says MAT
Thirty-school trust says the size of the financial deficits being reported by special schools mean that it cannot take on any more
www.tes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Big deficits make special schools ‘impossible’ to take on, despite huge demand for SEND provision, a MAT warns
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Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their winter encounters with nature
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Absolutely Baltic in #Aberdour today ❄️❄️❄️😎 Hats off to the ladies swimming in the #Forth today. And hats & every clothing imaginable on now to keep you warm! A beautiful beach on a beautiful winters day #Scotland #Fifecoastalpath 🏴☀️
January 5, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Absolutely Baltic in #Aberdour today ❄️❄️❄️😎 Hats off to the ladies swimming in the #Forth today. And hats & every clothing imaginable on now to keep you warm! A beautiful beach on a beautiful winters day #Scotland #Fifecoastalpath 🏴☀️
January 5, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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‘The sector has demonstrated such imagination and innovation in a system designed not to be inclusive’: ahead of the government's SEND reforms, @mmulholland.bsky.social says she is hopeful of big improvements in inclusion
Why we should be optimistic about SEND in 2026
There is much riding on the government’s upcoming White Paper, but the sector has already shown great innovation in a system designed not to be inclusive, writes Margaret Mulholland
www.tes.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 AM
‘The sector has demonstrated such imagination and innovation in a system designed not to be inclusive’: ahead of the government's SEND reforms, @mmulholland.bsky.social says she is hopeful of big improvements in inclusion
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From the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to new RSHE guidance and a possible big update to KCSIE, this is how the safeguarding landscape may change next year
Safeguarding and pastoral care in 2026: 6 key changes
From the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to new RSHE guidance and a possible big update to KCSIE, Luke Ramsden looks at potential safeguarding policy changes in 2026 schools should know about
www.tes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
From the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to new RSHE guidance and a possible big update to KCSIE, this is how the safeguarding landscape may change next year
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‘The EHCP system doesn’t need to be abolished. What it needs is earlier intervention, greater consistency and genuine collaboration.'
Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis
Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis
3 ways the White Paper could fix the EHCP system
Why a tiered system for education, health and care plans would radically improve support – and two other core ideas the government could use to solve the SEND crisis
www.tes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 AM
‘The EHCP system doesn’t need to be abolished. What it needs is earlier intervention, greater consistency and genuine collaboration.'
Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis
Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis
Eva Schloss visited my school a number of years ago & held hundreds of boys spellbound with her eloquent & powerful testimony. She was an inspiration. May she rest in peace
Anne Frank stepsister and Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96
Anne Frank stepsister and Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96
King Charles leads tributes to Holocaust education campaigner, who he met in 2022, saying he and Camilla ‘admired her deeply’
King Charles has paid tribute to Anne Frank’s stepsister, Eva Schloss, who has died at the age of 96.
The king, who danced with Schloss while visiting a Jewish community centre in north London in 2022, said he and Queen Camilla had “admired her deeply” and he was “privileged and proud” to have known her. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Eva Schloss visited my school a number of years ago & held hundreds of boys spellbound with her eloquent & powerful testimony. She was an inspiration. May she rest in peace
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As schools wait for clarity on the coming curriculum reforms, there are some key areas that it makes sense to focus on, says @ensermark.bsky.social
5 curriculum priorities for 2026
As schools wait for clarity on the coming curriculum reforms, there are some key areas that it makes sense to focus on, says Mark Enser
www.tes.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
As schools wait for clarity on the coming curriculum reforms, there are some key areas that it makes sense to focus on, says @ensermark.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Tell me you are in #Glasgow without telling me you are in Glasgow 😎🎄🎄🎉🥳🍁🍂🏴 #Scotland #Escocia #Christmas
December 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Tell me you are in #Glasgow without telling me you are in Glasgow 😎🎄🎄🎉🥳🍁🍂🏴 #Scotland #Escocia #Christmas
Nectar of the Gods on the rail bridge built by them 😎🏴🎄 #irnbru #ForthBridge #Scotland #Escocia 🍁🍂
December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Nectar of the Gods on the rail bridge built by them 😎🏴🎄 #irnbru #ForthBridge #Scotland #Escocia 🍁🍂
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NEW: The national funding formula, which allocates high-needs budgets for councils, will be suspended next year.
The DfE said that future spending will be reviewed as part of the SEND WP & it admitted that there are “questions” over the methodology.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
The DfE said that future spending will be reviewed as part of the SEND WP & it admitted that there are “questions” over the methodology.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Static’ SEND funding puts support at risk, heads warn
Government announces that the use of its national formula for allocating high-needs funding for councils will be paused ahead of its planned reforms to the SEND system
www.tes.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
NEW: The national funding formula, which allocates high-needs budgets for councils, will be suspended next year.
The DfE said that future spending will be reviewed as part of the SEND WP & it admitted that there are “questions” over the methodology.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
The DfE said that future spending will be reviewed as part of the SEND WP & it admitted that there are “questions” over the methodology.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
The ubiquitous #Barrowlands #Ballroom tonight 😎🤘🏴 Phenomenal venue steeped in musical history 🤩 Great to see #Gun again & a brilliant performance 👏
December 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The ubiquitous #Barrowlands #Ballroom tonight 😎🤘🏴 Phenomenal venue steeped in musical history 🤩 Great to see #Gun again & a brilliant performance 👏
In a galaxy far, far away……er, #Glasgow spent the day fundraising for the wonderful #GlasgowCityMission in #GlasgowCentral with a great team. The empire today raised thousands for the #homeless of #Glasgow 😀🍁🍂🎄
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In a galaxy far, far away……er, #Glasgow spent the day fundraising for the wonderful #GlasgowCityMission in #GlasgowCentral with a great team. The empire today raised thousands for the #homeless of #Glasgow 😀🍁🍂🎄
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I had two sons who attended #Mossbourne & I can’t thank the school enough for what they did for them. Both went to Oxford. But this report & the manner in which the school & trust have been treated does not sit comfortably. Less witch-hunt & more culture change required through listening & dialogue
❗The success of one of the highest-performing schools in the country has been 'achieved at too high a cost for some pupils', a safeguarding investigation has found
schoolsweek.co.uk/mossbourne-s...
schoolsweek.co.uk/mossbourne-s...
Top academy's success 'at too high a cost' to some pupils
Review details 'isolating, shaming' practices at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
schoolsweek.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I had two sons who attended #Mossbourne & I can’t thank the school enough for what they did for them. Both went to Oxford. But this report & the manner in which the school & trust have been treated does not sit comfortably. Less witch-hunt & more culture change required through listening & dialogue
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"The headteacher role is the most critical in education: on that we now seem largely agreed. But we’re failing to do the hard bit of creating a system that is geared to reflect that"
Today's Tes briefing: email.tes.com/cr/AQiOjhAQu...
Links to @vicgoddard.bsky.social @davemcpartlin.bsky.social
Today's Tes briefing: email.tes.com/cr/AQiOjhAQu...
Links to @vicgoddard.bsky.social @davemcpartlin.bsky.social
The reconstruction of the role of headteacher
email.tes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"The headteacher role is the most critical in education: on that we now seem largely agreed. But we’re failing to do the hard bit of creating a system that is geared to reflect that"
Today's Tes briefing: email.tes.com/cr/AQiOjhAQu...
Links to @vicgoddard.bsky.social @davemcpartlin.bsky.social
Today's Tes briefing: email.tes.com/cr/AQiOjhAQu...
Links to @vicgoddard.bsky.social @davemcpartlin.bsky.social
Strolling across #SilverSands #Aberdour #Fife today 😎☀️🍁🍂 Beautiful light on the #FirthofForth #Scotland #Escocia
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Strolling across #SilverSands #Aberdour #Fife today 😎☀️🍁🍂 Beautiful light on the #FirthofForth #Scotland #Escocia
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White storks to make historic return to London in 2026
- Species extinct as breeding birds in Britain since 1416 to be reintroduced in Barking and Dagenham as part of rewilding effort
Story by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Species extinct as breeding birds in Britain since 1416 to be reintroduced in Barking and Dagenham as part of rewilding effort
Story by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
White storks to make historic return to London in 2026
Species extinct as breeding birds in Britain since 1416 to be reintroduced in Barking and Dagenham as part of rewilding effort
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
White storks to make historic return to London in 2026
- Species extinct as breeding birds in Britain since 1416 to be reintroduced in Barking and Dagenham as part of rewilding effort
Story by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Species extinct as breeding birds in Britain since 1416 to be reintroduced in Barking and Dagenham as part of rewilding effort
Story by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The light on the #FirthofForth was stunning today ☀️ #InchcolmIsland piercing the water line. #Aberdour harbour glittering in the sunshine #Fife #Scotland #Escocia 😎🍂🍁🏴
December 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The light on the #FirthofForth was stunning today ☀️ #InchcolmIsland piercing the water line. #Aberdour harbour glittering in the sunshine #Fife #Scotland #Escocia 😎🍂🍁🏴