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So I visited Michaela school today. Astonishing. 100% pupil participation and an overarching sense of happiness. Truly astonishing.

I seldom ask for this, but would you please consider re-tweeting this? That one bullet point could save a life in a school, if the head of a disadvantaged school builds a report card defence around it and is successful. That’s how important this is for such a school. 👍

Thank you to everyone who has shown an interest in our work with the Tibetan schools community in India. Yesterday we visited the children’s homes where most of the pupils live. Pretty humbling. If you would like to donate to the charity, this is my page hopeoneworld.enthuse.com/pf/jan-rowe

quick poll:- family want me to buy new salad bowl with a lid, my view is just put some cling film on my current bowl, which I love. Is it just me who thinks they are just lazy?

Come and work with us- it’s an amazing university and more importantly team!

@warwickmansell Please do as I fear schools will feel they need to purchase these schemes for writing or signing up for prescriptive "full fidelity" progs. Interesting how handwriting comments have been creeping into some Ofsted reports over last 18 months.

This development is part of wider controversy about the writing framework, which I hope to probe further.

Exclusive: Ruth Miskin announces new handwriting programme for schools – days after government reveals new focus on handwriting, following her advice educationuncovered.co.uk/news/ruth-misk… Rival phonics publishers furious about what one described as “institutional capture” of DfE policymaking.

This course will be free to Wirral schools, all they’ll need to pay is the hospitality cost (£50 per day, per head) spread the word !

@Emma_Turner75 Goodness Emma, hope you are OK and being looked after. Sending you our best wishes from all your friends in Liverpool. x

Apologies to anyone who’s tried to contact me & hasn’t had a response. I’ve had a very nasty accident & won’t be on SM for a while. I’ll catch up with everything & everyone in time but for the next month or so it’ll be v quiet. Thank you to all who’ve already sent best wishes.

@autcareandshare I have been sent letters for transfer from ESA to UC for both my adult ASD kids. Dreading the whole process so any advice you share with us all from your experience would be wonderful

Ryan's dla is changing over to universal credit, they'd sent all the important forms to the wrong address, ive now completed all the forms,at first they insisted Ryan had to talk to them on the phone then insisted Ryan attend the jobcentre, I explained this would cause Ryan anxiety and take a lot of preparation, finally they agreed i could go to the jobcentre on my own,so today I'm off to my local jobcentre with 6 forms of ID, 3 for me as I'm Ryan's appointee and 3 for Ryan , all I keep reading is how easy it is to claim disability benefits, this is far from easy.and extremely frustrating.

Publication day for DfE new writing framework to standardize and enhance writing instruction across England. Will be really interested to see what it proposes and how best to support schools. #DfE #primary #primarywriting

🆕 Need-to-know: Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) updated for 2025 KCSIE 2025 has been published. The changes this year are minimal and mostly technical in nature. Read more here: schoolleaders.thekeysupport.com/administration… #KCSIE #KCSIE25

What can you learn from submissions representing 8,000 schools about special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) success? Sign up to our free webinar to hear insights on inclusion and SEND practice from mainstream schools nationwide 👉 www2.ambition.org.uk/inclusion-in-p…

@thosethatcan do and fume all day. same every morning in this house. mystifies me where they all come from overnight! Oh yes might be the 3 lazy adults ?

Is there a word for the unique feeling of being confronted with domestic chores that aren’t of your creation? When the choice is do, ignore or cajole then offer gratitude… 😡#domesticload

How are mainstream schools across England strengthening SEND support? Join us for a free webinar sharing evidence and examples of SEND practice from submissions representing over 8,000 schools. 1/3

No school library? Transform reading in your primary school – at no cost! We’re offering primary schools with no libraries the opportunity to have a vibrant library or reading space, absolutely free. Apply now 👉 librariesforprimaries.org.uk/schools #LibrariesForPrimaries

Enrolment for my summer school course 28, 29 & 30 July - about Liverpool poets closing soon. liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-edu…

Government promises new school complaints guidance 7 day research project starts Monday it seems

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Breaking: Leaders’ unions will consider the 'unprecedented step' of asking their members to quit as Ofsted inspectors unless the watchdog delays roll-out of new inspections and ditch plans for five grades buff.ly/1PH9PSx