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5 top Tes articles on SEND This summer we’re rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five articles on SEND and inclusion

Why your SEND intervention might not be working; the facts about dyslexia support; and the barriers to genuine inclusion – Tes rounds up its 5 most popular features on SEND and inclusion from the past year

He thinks so too! He is only a kitten but already over 3kg!

But he is a gentle giant. 🥰

Grey kitten, Asleep.

More rain here too…Herbert doesn’t mind!

'You have to know your community' | BPS Our editor, Dr Jon Sutton, meets Dr Niamh McNamara, Associate Professor in Social Psychology and Groups, Identities and Health Research Group lead at Nottingham Trent University.

Fascinating interview in @bpsofficial.bsky.social The Psychologist with Niamh McNamara on peer support groups for people with eating disorders.

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

The neuroscientist who thinks 16-year-olds should vote By this age, most young people have the necessary thinking skills, says Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

By 16 most young people have the necessary thinking skills to vote argues @britishacademy.bsky.social Fellow @sjblakemore.bsky.social looking at the issue from the perspective of neuroscience
www.thetimes.com/article/50e6...

5 top Tes articles on SEND This summer we’re rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five articles on SEND and inclusion

www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Delighted this paper is finally published. First in a series of papers looking at morphological intervention focused on affixes for improving vocabulary in children with DLD #DevLangDis
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
First 50 clicks get free author copy here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9VJBM...

Embedding AI in education: A critique : My College LUCY RYCROFT-SMITH, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK It has been difficult to escape conversations about AI (artificial intelligence) in education in the last year. We have had an exp...

The article is here if you would like to/are able to read it: my.chartered.college/research-hub...

I argue that this is something of an issue (and how are we not having this argument loudly already) in education, where we claim to value truth’, as well as nuances of language, depth of understanding, and understanding bias - all things LLMs just don’t. This clash of values seems problematic.

This is a great thread. Well worth reading.
Education should be considering, carefully, the issues surrounding AI.

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This….

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Need an update on the evidence base for interventions for children with DLD?
My task for the next few weeks is reading all the intervention studies published since I last ran this course to make sure it really is current.

#DevLangDis

This is a powerful idea.
I don’t see why Ofsted couldn’t do this… bsky.app/profile/heta...

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts Exclusive: School leaders say plans lack precision and do not account for new Send education requirements

This article demonstrates what a dog's dinner the latest Ofsted 'reforms' are. But it also highlights the muddled thinking from the DfE around learners with SEND. The 'solution' can't just be 'SEND units in mainstream'. That's not inclusion!

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

When I say independent, I mean independent…
Using a peer reviewed process, referencing international evidence on inspection/school dev.

With an independent evaluation alongside.

I think the DFE would be advised to commission a group of independent researchers to develop the inspection framework….

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How to ensure Gen Z ECTs thrive from day one Early career teachers will say yes to everything but it’s vital to limit their workload - because this generation will walk away if they face unrealistic expectations and lack support, says Professor ...

Shouldn’t this be for all teachers?
And school leaders?

We need to cherish those who teach.

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts Exclusive: School leaders say plans lack precision and do not account for new Send education requirements Proposals for overhauled school inspections have been criticised as cosmetic, vague and potentially out of date by school leaders and Department for Education (DfE) officials, just days before approval by Ofsted’s management. Ofsted, the schools inspectorate, has made changes to its new school inspection toolkit – how it will carry out inspections – after earlier criticisms. It plans on renaming grades and shrinking the number of evaluations areas from nine to seven, in the latest draft seen by the Guardian, but appears unlikely to win over sceptical teachers in England. Continue reading...

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts

Frontiers' Research Integrity team uncovers peer review manipulation network Frontiers Research Integrity Auditing team has uncovered a network of authors and editors who conducted peer review with undisclosed conflicts of interest and w

Fox finds raccoons in henhouse.

www.frontiersin.org/news/2025/07...

Teaching primary literacy: a recommended reading list Ahead of curriculum changes and a new writing framework, Megan Dixon shares her recommended reading to support primary literacy teaching

With a new writing framework and curriculum changes on the horizon, @damsoned.bsky.social shares her recommended reading to support primary literacy teaching

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts Exclusive: School leaders say plans lack precision and do not account for new Send education requirements

Ummmmm…

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

#BehaviouralScience is not always about nudging. The authors @susanmichie.bsky.social @robertjwest.bsky.social argue "tackling the challenges facing humanity requires a collective, capacity-building approach" that boosts competences, opportunities, & motivations for individuals to act together.

Everybody knows what I’ve had for dinner

Tell me… what’s on your plate this Sunday? 🍗🥔🍰
(A purely professional inquiry, of course… 👀)

I lost my hearing in one ear and I’m worried I won’t find a new job | Ask Annalisa Barbieri Getting back into work after a long absence, especially with health issues, can seem overwhelming. Help is available – and don’t underestimate your own internal resources

This is an important article with great advice, for anyone finding themselves in a position they didn’t want or expect to find themselves in

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Great initiative by Wiley! The publisher has started marking retracted papers in reference lists. When you click on the retraction notice, you can also see the date and reason for the retraction.
All publishers should adopt this practice. But also screen references during submission.

Sound on 😽🤍

Right to buy in England ‘fuelled housing crisis and cost taxpayers £200bn’ Common Wealth report calls discounted sales of council homes one of the ‘largest giveaways in UK history’

Amazed it took 40 years to reach this conclusion. It was obvious in the 80s, if you bothered to look.

Thatcher used the working-classes' own money to bribe them into voting to destroy their futures, and the Tories have been worshipping her for it ever since.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Close encounter with great white shark near Halifax sparks awe, disbelief | CBC News A Dalhousie University student studying marine biology is sharing a breathtaking photo of a great white shark she took while on a recent research expedition off the coast of Halifax.

"Hello I would like to Science please?" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

C. Cat tannoy take over day!
Hooray!

Like all these things, it works on trust.

When it becomes a profitable business… then it seems that the profit becomes the most important thing.

I think trust is a much underrated commodity.