JP Morrison

KCSIE 2026: Everything schools need to know Proposed guidance strengthens expectations around serious violence and mobile phone use in schools

Schools should report concerns about a child carrying a weapon and make sure they review internet filtering system effectiveness at least once a year, draft new safeguarding guidance states
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/kcsie-2026-everything-schools-need-to-know/

Images along #Glasgow’s #Broomielaw 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💫☔️

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show review – a thrilling ode to Boricua joy The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican megastar delivered a powerful, detail-packed performance that paid tribute to his history and teased more greatness for his future

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f... | Era brillante y si no lo entendía señor presidente aprenda español 😎💫🇵🇷

Glasgow putting on the style tonight, plus we are up to 3 cones now 😂😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Glasgow #Scotland #Broomielaw

Wildlife photographer of the year – people’s choice 2026 A shortlist of 24 images has been selected for the wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice award. You can vote for your favourite image online. The winner will be announced on 25 March and s...

Wildlife photographer of the year – people’s choice 2026

Come for the sloths, stay for the flamingos ...

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There is nothing quite like the #London skyline #Monument #TheShard #StPauls 😎🤩💫

The beautiful light on the #RiverForth looking out to #Edinburgh from the #Silversands beach #Aberdour #Fife 😎☀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💫

Aye #Glasgow you are looking Gallus 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💫 #Scotland #grafitti

Auld Reekie looking braw today ☀️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💫 #Edinburgh #Grassmarket #GreyfriarsBobby #Scotland

SEND reform: what have we learned from DfE listening exercise? The government has finished a series of public engagement events ahead of announcing its plans for SEND. Here are the key issues to emerge

The DfE has now finished its public engagement events ahead of announcing its plans for SEND reform. @johngroberts.bsky.social explains what we’ve learned about its thinking...

SEND reform must protect children’s legal rights – not dilute them With the government soon to announce reforms to the SEND system, two experts warn of the dangers of changing the existing legal framework for providing support

Children’s legal rights aren’t the problem with the SEND system – and young people will suffer if the government changes the existing legal framework, argue two experts

My latest for @tesmagazine.bsky.social: are you getting goal setting right in your classroom?

Revealed: The experts drafting the new curriculum Curriculum drafters will support the government to revise the national curriculum following the Francis Review

The government is rehauling England's curriculum and assessment system following Prof Becky Francis' review last year - but they're not doing it alone.

We've got the full list of all the experts who will be drafting subject content for the revised curriculum:

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Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations In an exclusive interview, curriculum and assessment review lead Becky Francis speaks to Tes about its recommendations and the evidence underpinning them

This November saw the arrival of the landmark curriculum and assessment review. In an exclusive interview, lead Becky Francis spoke to Tes detailing its recommendations – and the evidence underpinning them

‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis

‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters

- Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the #climatecrisis

Story by me
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It's 'impossible' to take on special schools, says MAT Thirty-school trust says the size of the financial deficits being reported by special schools mean that it cannot take on any more

Big deficits make special schools ‘impossible’ to take on, despite huge demand for SEND provision, a MAT warns

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their winter encounters with nature

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature

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Absolutely Baltic in #Aberdour today ❄️❄️❄️😎 Hats off to the ladies swimming in the #Forth today. And hats & every clothing imaginable on now to keep you warm! A beautiful beach on a beautiful winters day #Scotland #Fifecoastalpath 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☀️

Sun, sea, sand & snow ❄️ on the Beach ☀️ #Aberdeen #Scotland #Winter #Fittie 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❄️

Why we should be optimistic about SEND in 2026 There is much riding on the government’s upcoming White Paper, but the sector has already shown great innovation in a system designed not to be inclusive, writes Margaret Mulholland

‘The sector has demonstrated such imagination and innovation in a system designed not to be inclusive’: ahead of the government's SEND reforms, @mmulholland.bsky.social says she is hopeful of big improvements in inclusion

Safeguarding and pastoral care in 2026: 6 key changes From the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to new RSHE guidance and a possible big update to KCSIE, Luke Ramsden looks at potential safeguarding policy changes in 2026 schools should know about

From the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to new RSHE guidance and a possible big update to KCSIE, this is how the safeguarding landscape may change next year

3 ways the White Paper could fix the EHCP system Why a tiered system for education, health and care plans would radically improve support – and two other core ideas the government could use to solve the SEND crisis

‘The EHCP system doesn’t need to be abolished. What it needs is earlier intervention, greater consistency and genuine collaboration.'

Dr Freya Spicer-White of Outcomes First Group recommends 3 ways to solve the SEND support crisis

Eva Schloss visited my school a number of years ago & held hundreds of boys spellbound with her eloquent & powerful testimony. She was an inspiration. May she rest in peace

5 curriculum priorities for 2026 As schools wait for clarity on the coming curriculum reforms, there are some key areas that it makes sense to focus on, says Mark Enser

As schools wait for clarity on the coming curriculum reforms, there are some key areas that it makes sense to focus on, says @ensermark.bsky.social

The view from #Burntisland & #Aberdour 😎🎁🎄 #Fife #Scotland

I did not know this. How do you get hold of him? The book looks great 👍

Beautiful #BoxingDay 🎁🍁🍂🎄💫 walk with my Dad #Aberdour #Fife #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Sunset ☀️

Tell me you are in #Glasgow without telling me you are in Glasgow 😎🎄🎄🎉🥳🍁🍂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Scotland #Escocia #Christmas

Nectar of the Gods on the rail bridge built by them 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎄 #irnbru #ForthBridge #Scotland #Escocia 🍁🍂

‘Static’ SEND funding puts support at risk, heads warn Government announces that the use of its national formula for allocating high-needs funding for councils will be paused ahead of its planned reforms to the SEND system

NEW: The national funding formula, which allocates high-needs budgets for councils, will be suspended next year.

The DfE said that future spending will be reviewed as part of the SEND WP & it admitted that there are “questions” over the methodology.

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