Shane Mann

Delighted that @schoolsweek.bsky.social and @educationscape.bsky.social are supporting the Teaching Commission.

The commission will explore the causes of excessive workload, how to create positive working cultures, how schools can promote flexible working, and the competitiveness of teacher pay.

How the Teaching Commission will tackle the workforce crisis It's time to listen to the experts on education's recruitment and retention crisis - teachers themselves

Labour’s hope for national renewal relies in large part on fixing the recruitment and retention crisis and our commission stands ready to help.

Our chair, Prof Mary Bousted, outlines why the commission has been launched in a piece for @schoolsweek.bsky.social.

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Skills England ‘doomed to fail’, says former education secretary Ministers urged to enshrine independence and employer input in law

Hinds was full of beans in Westminster Hall today

Enjoyed this: 'The instinct in difficult circumstances is to break glass and reach for a new quango. But Skills England isn’t even a quango, it's nada. It's not quasi-autonomous it is a non-accountable department agency'
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Let's flip the record on education policy's hokey cokey Phillipson must put her whole self into the problem of structures to turn around the system's fortunes

⏏️ 'Are LAs in, or LAs out? In? Out? In? Out? Or are they just being messed about?'

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EducationScape - Investigate, Inform, Inspire Our journey in education is guided by three objectives: Investigate, Inform, and Inspire. We’re the proud custodians of leading education brands that do just that, for those working within the educati...

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Speaker Application | UK Festival of Education Apply to speak at the 15th Festival of Education 2025 at Wellington College. Apply before the end of 29 November.

🌟 Calling all educators 🌟

Do you have a bold idea, a fresh perspective, or an inspiring story to share? The Festival of Education 2025 is your stage to ignite change and spark innovation.

⏳ Deadline: 29 Nov.

#EducationFest

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Are school teachers enslaved? Here's what the data says Labour's school tsar has warned of a 'shadow compliance culture'. But what's really happening?

🧑‍🏫 Labour’s school tsar last week sparked a debate about whether England’s teachers are 'enslaved' by a 'narrow compliance culture'. Schools Week investigates …

System change will only come if we learn to collaborate The first barriers to opportunity we must remove are the onse we erect around our own organisations

🤝 'Sir Michael Barber's arrival at number 10 is another piece of the good news jigsaw that is gradually emerging from the Labour administration'

@annlimb.bsky.social

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🗞️This week's FE Week front page:

Teacher pay snub goes legal

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#TomorrowsPapersToday

Well, after waving goodbye to the glorious swamp that is X over the summer and surviving the endless networking Olympics on LinkedIn, I’m thrilled to be here on Bluesky. A fresh app to procrastinate on? Count me in. Let’s see if this one breaks my spirit or my screen time first.