Delay Ofsted report cards and school profiles, heads urge Ofsted’s plan for inspection report cards will cause greater anxiety for heads and make judgements less reliable, warns ASCL

The introduction of Ofsted’s new inspection system should be delayed, says @ascl-uk.bsky.social – warning that it will cause greater anxiety for heads and make judgements less reliable

25.03.2025 15:28 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

Technology ‘being weaponised’ against schools and teachers – union leader Manny Botwe, president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will call for an end to the ‘chaos’ caused by social media.

Technology ‘being weaponised’ against schools and teachers – @ascl-uk.bsky.social leader @mannybotwe.bsky.social
Botwe will call for an end to the ‘chaos’ caused by social media at #ASCL2025
More from @the-independent.com @eleanorbusby.bsky.social
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#education

14.03.2025 12:00 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

They will not be reliable.

14.03.2025 14:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Really welcome recognition from the Secretary of State that many of the challenges schools are currently facing can't be fixed within schools themselves, but need wider system reform. #ASCL2025

14.03.2025 11:10 — 👍 46    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 2

ASCL President @mannybotwe.bsky.social with a rousing opening keynote at #ASCL2025, outlining what need to be the shared priorities for government and the profession.

14.03.2025 10:24 — 👍 13    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

Very sad when people in positions of responsibility and power don’t listen to the voices of professionals expressing justifiable concerns. Nobody want a low accountability system- suggestion that school leaders want that is disrespectful and untrue

14.03.2025 14:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This says a lot:

“KB said that Michaela actively chooses to cut time in other areas so that they can focus on English and Maths; not because they dislike other subjects, but they see English and Maths as being more important”

12.02.2025 22:10 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We've now got our practice workshops with:
• @gerryrobin5on.bsky.social and @rachtomlinson.bsky.social on schools as the community
• @hkut77.bsky.social and Dave Bennett on schools in the community
• Jenn Plews OBE, Anna Mackenzie and Jon Culpin on schools as centres of the community

#Edusky

06.03.2025 13:25 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks to our speakers:
-@jonyates.bsky.social
- Ian Potter, Amy Tuckwell + Aimi McCrum
-@tom-campbell.bsky.social, James Hughes + Andrea Rosewell
-@gerryrobin5on.bsky.social + @rachtomlinson.bsky.social
-@hkut77.bsky.social + Dave Bennett
- Jenn Plews, Anna Mackenzie + Jon Culpin
- Darren McGarvey

06.03.2025 15:52 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

This is appalling. How can Badenoch possibly justify this and what an indictment of this archaic system

21.12.2024 10:08 — 👍 984    🔁 329    💬 95    📌 17

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I will be using this for my social media posts from now

11.11.2024 20:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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Some thoughts at the beginning of a new school year. brianlightman.substack.com/p/harnessing...

31.08.2024 15:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Are improving standards a futile illusion?

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27.08.2024 12:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Me too Amjad

11.08.2024 12:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0