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Why are schools getting more complaints than ever? Headteachers are reporting a surge in complaints from parents. Ellen Peirson-Hagger explores the reasons for this and asks experts how the process could be made more manageable for overstretched schoo...

“I’ve had more complaints at governor panel level in the last six to 12 months than I had in the previous 10 years put together"

The huge increase in parental complaints are a known issue in the sector, but what is driving that rapid uptick?
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The Daily Telegraph currently owned by a private equity vehicle RedBird IMI - based in the UAE and led by Italian American Gerry Cardinale and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.

Do schools need to change course on behaviour? 'Bad' behaviour is damaging teacher wellbeing and disrupting learning, despite successive governments trying to tackle it. Could findings from behavioural psychology and child development hold the ans...

Do schools need to change course on behaviour?

Research offers a number of approaches to tackling behaviour that have had little large-scale run out in schools - is that because teachers don't trust them or they haven't had chance to prove they work?
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It would help a lot if Ofqual said no to printing in different colours- use of coloured paper in secondary schools will persist as long as they validate it as a reasonable adjustment

How is poetry really taught in secondary schools today?
We’re mapping the national picture in England.

English teachers, your professional insight is essential!
5 minute survey: tinyurl.com/238cz6mu

Project supported by Christ Church's Tower Poetry Development Grant​

My parents have both been on the jury for a rape case where a verdict of not guilty had to be returned because it could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt that consent was not given. However angry we might be at the lack of justice, in a trial of he said/ she said it’s difficult to prove guilt

And the way they calculate the holiday allowance (in England) means that we can’t tag annual leave to Mat leave like everyone else, meaning teachers have to return to work sooner than everyone else too

Segregation would also put men at risk. The people most at risk from male violence is other men (70%+ of homicide victims). And this is why men don’t always police other men’s behaviour.

The basic problem with the temporary refugee status policy - especially one lasting up to 20 years - is it leads to very few removals (based on Denmark's experience) but does significantly worsen integration.

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

The Misogynistic Abuse Directed at Rory McIlroy’s Wife at the Ryder Cup Is Deeper Than Golf It shows a cultural shift, one in which men feel emboldened to attack women in public without shame or consequence.

Apropos of nothing.

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Someone on Twitter writes: "You think he gives a shit? His company (and net worth) went up in magnitudes of billions during his presentation yesterday. That's the last thing he cares about. :laughing emoji:

Any time I talk about a wealthy person's outfit, someone in the comments is quick to reply: "They're rich, you think they care?" No one has to care about my opinions or clothes, regardless of net worth.

But let's talk about the connection between wealth and aesthetics 🧵

Daniel Trilling · Is this fascism? As the historian Ian Kershaw says, trying to define fascism is ‘like trying to nail jelly to a wall’, yet for all...

‘Today, “fascism” is useful as a political concept only in so far as it enables us to spot its destructive potential before it fully discloses itself. As Primo Levi wrote,“‘it happened, therefore it can happen again.”’

@trillingual.bsky.social on far-right populism: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

This resonates- I approached SLT hoping for support to do a masters in educational psychology at a nearby uni, part time, evenings etc. I just needed my PPA to be timetabled to allow leaving early occasionally. Instead of support I was just questioned how I would still be able to fulfil my role

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'Biological reality': What genetics has taught us about race As US President Donald Trump takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution for "anti-American ideology", Adam Rutherford examines what the science of genetics has taught us about race.

Race is a social construct. But what does that mean, and why do we say this? An explainer, in the wake of Trump being racist and wrong (pt 675)

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A photo of a bunch of Nike shoes.

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?

Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

Thank you for sharing. It would be nice to see some good come of this government

After a tip-off from a wild camper, we went to investigate a recent moorland burning incident on Dartmoor this weekend.

It's in an SSSI & SAC, on peat over 40cm deep, & on land belonging to... Alexander Darwall.

So did @naturalengland.bsky.social, DEFRA and Darwall give permission for this burn?

Today, more than 700 representatives from across the arts & education world signed an open letter in
@thetimes.com, calling for more opportunities for arts education for every child from every background. I was pleased to sign on behalf of the @oracycommission.bsky.social

Punctuated equilibrium Here we go. I have finally joined Substack. Science, history, politics, and possibly some pop culture.

Hey all, I started a substack, as I belive is a legal requirement for middle aged men. Warning: contains science, snark, light swearing. All free, for now. open.substack.com/pub/arutherf...

Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music | John Harris Most musicians can only make money on the platform by writing songs inoffensive enough to get on to one of its vapid playlists, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Morning all. I really liked this by @johnharris1969.bsky.social on ‘Spotifycore’, aka bland filler background music for people half-listening that could easily (will soon) be made by AI; can identify the same tendency I think in Netflix content & publishing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Having had arguments with the DfE where they pitched 30th May as “still spring”, I hope they know the ordinary school understanding of this is “by Easter”.

I’ve been digging into the quality of EHCPs, plans that parents are dragged through court sometimes to obtain, and that are bankrupting councils

What’s actually in them? Are they good quality? Personalised? Include interventions backed by evidence? Are they fully funded?

The answer often is no

Investigation: How EHCPs fail our most vulnerable children England now spends nearly £11 billion providing education for children with additional needs. But what does the funding in EHCPs actually get spent on?

Special investigation: Interventions lacking evidence, copy and paste plans, health and social care missing - Schools Week reveals how EHCPs are failing vulnerable children

Apropos of nothing:

THERE WILL NEVER EVER EVER BE A CLONED MAMMOTH.

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The left keeps getting identity politics wrong – and the right is benefiting from that | Ash Sarkar Instead of liberation, we’ve ended up with competitive grievance, weaponised victimhood, and a focus on ‘I’ not ‘us’, says author and activist Ash Sarkar

More of this, please.
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The number of people with chronic conditions is soaring. Are we less healthy than we used to be – or overdiagnosing illness? Are ordinary life experiences, bodily imperfections and normal differences being unnecessarily pathologised? One doctor argues just that

This is a long but fascinating read: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

How ‘efficiency’ derailed education The education system has become too obsessed with efficiency and has lost its true purpose, argues Bernard Andrews

➡️ How ‘efficiency’ derailed education

The system has become too obsessed with a flawed argument for efficiency and has lost its purpose, argues @bernardandrews.bsky.social

A challenging essay that is well worth your time this morning.
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