JP Morrison

Preparing for the new era of inspection: what school leaders should know now The risk of the shallow paddle

Deep dives are out.
A broader “shallow paddle” approach is in.

That means less subject-level triangulation — and more pressure on leaders to show how every part of the school connects.

I’ve written about what this shift means and how to prepare:
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/enserm/p...

Spent the afternoon in #Crail #Fife It’s a beautiful fishing village where 🦞 and 🦀 are readily available. Always enjoy visiting & happy memories #Scotland #Escocia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍂🍁☀️

The #sunset tonight in #Edinburgh #Scotland 😎🍁🍂❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Escocia #Edimburgo #nightphotography

Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdani is the opposite of this

Mamdani’s victory is a rebuke to the failed strategies of the Democratic party | Moira Donegan

England curriculum should focus less on exams and more on life skills, finds review Experts say pupils should spend less time in exam halls and more time on activities like life skills, sport and work experience * National curriculum review: 10 key recommendations A review of England’s curriculum has recommended reducing the amount of content and emphasis on exams and instead focusing more on life skills and “enrichment”. The review, led by Prof Becky Francis, wants pupils to spend less time in exam halls and have more time “for all of those amazing other things that schools do”, such as plays, sport and work experience. Continue reading...

England curriculum should focus less on exams and more on life skills, finds review

Tinseltown in the Rain ☔️ #Glasgow #Scotland #Buchananstreet

The band of the #ScottishRegiment #Army in #Edinburgh today 😎🍁🍂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... One of the best photographers ever. Great article

Hurricane Melissa latest updates: Red Cross says 1.5m people in Jamaica could be impacted by ‘storm of the century’ The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says hurricane Melissa is expected to cause a ‘catastrophic situation’

- @climatecentral.org have run the numbers on the key factor driving the strength of #HurricaneMelissa – the ocean heat that powers the cyclone

- the exceptionally warm waters were made up to 700 times more likely because of the #climatecrisis

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

This should have been handled far better than it has been. We all know how complex the process has become but this delay will continue to add more stress on SENCOs & parents & students seeking assurances & clarity #SpecialNeeds

Schools white paper delayed until next year Autumn deadline will be missed as ministers take more time to consider controversial SEND reforms

Breaking: The schools white paper will be delayed until 'early in the new year', government has announced today, as ministers take more time to draw up controversial SEND reforms

schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-whit...

The light tonight was translucent along the #Fife #coastline #Scotland #Aberdour #Escocia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤩🍂🍁☀️

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Robert Frost (1923)

Glasgow in the ☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️ #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Escocia #Autumn 🍂🍁

Amazing murals by the talented #KerryWilson #Cowdenbeath #Fife #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎☀️ plus my Dad

Crepúsculo en la playa #Scotland #Escocia #coastline #FirthofForth #SilverSands

Exploring the history of #Glasgow’s #Shipbuilding past in #Govan #art #grafitti

Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry Exclusive: Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, thinktank says

Revealed: ‘Corporate capture’ of UN aviation body by industry

- Industry delegates outnumbered climate experts by 14 to one at recent ICAO meeting, @influencemap.bsky.social thinktank says

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Spanish schools to teach pupils how to cope with climate crisis disasters Children as young as three will have lessons on wildfires and flooding under 10-point emergency response plan

Spanish schools to teach pupils how to cope with #climatecrisis disasters

- Children as young as three will have lessons on wildfires and flooding

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Political row erupts in Spain after Vuelta cycle race abandoned amid Gaza protests PM Pedro Sánchez accused of ‘embarrassing’ Spain after praising protesters who forced final stage to be abandoned The premature and chaotic end of the Vuelta a España cycle race has triggered a bitter political row in Spain, with opposition politicians accusing the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, of causing the country “international embarrassment” by encouraging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to disrupt the event. The race’s final stage was abandoned after groups protesting against the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team swamped the finish line area and presentation podium in central Madrid on Sunday night. Continue reading...

Political row erupts in Spain after Vuelta cycle race abandoned amid Gaza protests

No, no estamos en el mismo barco, estamos en el mismo mar, unos en yate, otros en lancha, otros en salvavidas y otros nadando #sea #beachbreak #Scotland #Escocia

Linking of oil giants to major heatwaves marks ‘leap forward’ for legal liability cases Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation

Linking of oil giants to major heatwaves marks ‘leap forward’ for legal liability cases

- Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and might have to pay compensation

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ofsted: first report-card inspections will be voluntary Watchdog pushes ahead with plan for a five-point grading scale but announces a series of changes to school inspections launching this term

#Ofsted has published its final report-card inspection plans, with changes including:

🔹 Reducing the number of evaluation areas to six
🔹 Renaming the grades
🔹 Changing the toolkits inspectors will use

Here’s everything you need to know…

Wonderful day in #Aberdeen 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

Ye’re a sicht fer sair een! #Aberdeenshire #Stonehaven #Amber #PortGordon #Scotland #Escocia 🤩🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Foo’re ye deein? #Aberdeenshire #DunnottarCastle #Inverbervie

6 common curriculum mistakes - and how to avoid them With the curriculum and assessment review expected to deliver its findings in the autumn, Mark and Zoe Enser outline six common curriculum pitfalls, and how effective schools avoid them

Where do some schools go wrong with curriculum? Ahead of the publication of the curriculum and assessment review, @ensermark.bsky.social and @greeborunner.bsky.social reveal the common pitfalls – and how to avoid them

Today, the children at Annunciation Catholic School were shot while praying. Two were killed in the pews.

Thoughts and prayers are NOT enough. We need immediate and comprehensive gun safety laws. That’s what saves lives.

There are no words to describe how I feel about the depravity of this awful act. Guns have no place in the hands of the public. No constitutional right can defend this one. Or the others. May they rest in peace far from the world that took it from them 🙏🏻 #Annunciationshooting