Kyle Tormey

Excl: DfE warned that workforce shortages could affect delivery of its £1.8bn “experts at hand” SEND plan by 2028. Professional bodies welcome the investment, but raise doubts on timeline of delivery. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

I’m now senior reporter at @tes - I’ll still be covering all my usual beats but send me a DM or an email if there’s anything you think I should be covering… cerys.turner@tes.com (And thanks to my editor @jon_severs for the newsletter shout out!)

How the teaching unions fell out of love with Labour... and what that may mean for schools Superb analysis here from @cerysturner7 tes.com/magazine/news/…

KCSIE highlights how critical the DSL role is but doesn’t require supervision - it only says that schools "should" provide support. Leaders say DSLs are at risk of burnout and call for "protected time" to deliver the supervision needed. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

NEW: Bridget Phillipson will launch an international SEND alliance in 2027. A coalition of countries will come together across a series of summits to create “clear action plans” on SEND and inclusion, she told the Education World Forum today.

Tes’ excellent graphics dep’t created this extremely handy timeline of all the key changes schools can be expected to implement over the next year. @jasminenorden also sets things out very well here: @tes tes.com/magazine/analy…

Excellent piece by @JohnGRoberts assessing the tension between Ofsted findings and inclusion in schools. Data says nearly 90% of schools meet the expected standard but policymakers appear to think inclusion is an area where major change is needed. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

Should schools be given more time to implement safeguarding requirements? DSLs tell Tes the proposed KCSIE changes feel like a “significant overhaul” and raise concerns about the timeframe for compliance. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

Excl: @LauraTrottMP has written to the head of England's exam regulator to raise concerns over confidence in the exam system. The shadow ed sec queried why no "corrective action" took place over an upheld exam board complaint. Scoop from @ktormreport tes.com/magazine/news/…

Excl: Shadow Education Secretary @LauraTrottMP warns that Ofqual’s lack of “corrective action” after an upheld complaint over a GCSE maths paper risks undermining confidence in the fairness of qualifications. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

Cutting exam time is a priority for government and Ofqual, and analysis by @ktormreport shows schools can already reduce this – but leaders are warning against the responsibility landing on schools to achieve a policy goal tes.com/magazine/news/…

After the Curriculum & Assessment Review called for shorter GCSE exams, Ofqual's CEO said schools can already cut exam time. Tes analysis shows reductions are possible - but leaders warn it shouldn’t fall to schools, arguing change must be system‑wide. tes.com/magazine/news/…

If you are going to force schools into an accountability exercise, then making sure the tools of that exercise work properly would be useful...

Some news - I have rejoined @tes as senior writer! I'll be working on features and analysis about schools and beyond. Drop me a line on jasmine.norden@tes.com

Exclusive: A third of senior leaders think the new-style Ofsted inspections are ‘much more stressful’ than previous versions, Teacher Tapp polling for Tes reveals tes.com/magazine/news/…

➡️The complex story behind rising suspensions in primary schools Superb investigation here from @ktormreport tes.com/magazine/news/…

Excl: Secondary suspensions remain far higher than in primaries, but Autumn term data suggests secondaries have curbed the post‑Covid surge while primaries have not. Trust leaders, heads and DfE officials tell Tes what may explain this trend. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

Ministers say “not seen, not heard” policies are outlawed, but ambiguity remains over whether they breach the new phones guidance. @Tom_Middlehurst told @CommonsEd it would be “foolish” to ban the policy in schools where proven to be effective. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

Excl: Research has found schools already spend 100+ hours a week managing phones and the government now wants to put DfE guidance into law. Unions say it offers clarity, but leaders warn storage, staffing and compliance remain unresolved. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

An independent inquiry triggered after a Jewish MP’s visit to a Bristol school was postponed last year has concluded that neither the school nor the trust involved are antisemitic tes.com/magazine/news/…

Education minister Olivia Bailey met with resistance after telling MPs the government had “already solved” phones in schools this week. A day later, the PM told tech leaders the risks children face on social media “can’t go on like this”. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…