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Terry Bennett

@trrybnntt.bsky.social

Former Primary School Executive Headteacher; now FT Education Doctorate Student at UCL IOE; Pompey season ticket holder; imperfect bass guitarist

195 Followers  |  244 Following  |  17 Posts  |  Joined: 22.12.2023  |  2.0915

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"The tax system gets worse and worse over time."

@danneidle.bsky.social makes the case for big-picture tax reform.

23.09.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ofsted to bring in report card school inspections despite criticism A new monitoring system will also be introduced, so schools can improve negative grades more quickly.

Ofsted is perpetuating a high-stakes punitive regime that risks serious harm to school leaders and teachers.

The inspectorate had the opportunity to listen to the profession. Instead it is sticking to a model that was overwhelming rejected when unveiled earlier this year.

https://bbc.in/46hsKeU

09.09.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to see this: β€œto make sure that the early years funding system is hardwired to benefit those children and parts of the country that have higher levels of additional need, we will review early years funding, including national funding formulae, and consult the sector on changes by Summer 2026.”

07.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ofsted reforms need to be paused As authors of the Beyond Ofsted inquiry report, we have joined teachers, leaders and education unions in a call for a pause to Ofsted reforms… (read more)

"Even though schools might now be given multiple grades for different characteristics, the inspection process and its consequences remain the same"

Researchers behind the Beyond Ofsted inquiry discuss Ofsted's rollout of the new report card and why they think it should be paused
uclioe.info/3G6Vnm1

06.07.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨URGENT🚨
A policy and practice overhaul is needed to support the 2 million children with speech and language challenges who have a higher risk of developing mental health problemsπŸ’”

Our joint statement with
@centreformh.bsky.social:
bit.ly/4jOMWu0

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

14.05.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This cause is important for the city - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

19.04.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our beautiful birds of prey are routinely and illegally slaughtered on driven grouse moors . If you are as sick of this criminal persecution as me then please sign this ⁦β€ͺ@wildjustice.bsky.social petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Please RT

15.04.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1577    πŸ” 726    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 24
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

03.04.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10714    πŸ” 3998    πŸ’¬ 175    πŸ“Œ 446
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Six myths and facts about accessibility In this blog post, we bust six common misconceptions about accessibility and show how accessibility benefits everyone… (read more)

What is and what is not #accessibility?

On this @ioe.bsky.social blog, Leda Kamenopoulou @kamenopoulou.bsky.social and Ben Watson break down six myths about accessibility.

Read more at the link!

03.04.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Harris: 'The Government must reinstate its Early Years Professional Development Programme' - Nursery World The Government must reconsider its decision to shut down the Early Years Professional Development Programme and reinstate this lifeline for early learner educators, writes Jane Harris, Chief Executive...

"Allowing the EYPDP's remarkable success to become merely a legacy will be a major blow to voters who placed their confidence in this government to prioritise children’s early years." - @janeharrislondon.bsky.social for @nurseryworld.bsky.social

Read moreπŸ—£ >> www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/opin...

01.04.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Better public health communication needed to address post-pandemic vaccine scepticism | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society Post-pandemic, a new type of vaccine scepticism has emerged online that claims certain vaccines are not β€œreal vaccines” – finds research co-authored by Dr ZsΓ³fia DemjΓ©n with Lancaster University.

Post-pandemic, a new type of vaccine scepticism has emerged online, underscoring the need for public health messaging to address confusion around what vaccines do – finds research co-authored by @zsofiademjen.bsky.social with Lancaster University.
bit.ly/41Kg8dX

24.03.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek!

Representation for children with lifelong speech and language challenges is crucial in the journey towards a more inclusive societyπŸ’™ But there's still a lot of work to be done...

17.03.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good to see #TeslaTakedown coming to the UK:

@teslatakedown.co.uk

They have two actions planned this Saturday:

London (Park Royal):
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...

South Manchester (Stockport):
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...

13.03.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 251    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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IBE β€” Science of learning portal β€” The Impact of digital Technology on Cognitive Processes and Learning Outcomes in early childhood: Evidence from Neuroscience

How does #DigitalTechnology impact cognitive processes and learning outcomes in early childhood? πŸ’»

Find out more in this article by Prof Jo Van Herwegen, on @unesco.org's Science of Learning portal!

#BrainAwarenessWeek

solportal.ibe-unesco.org/articles/the...

12.03.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Our nation’s children, and those who teach them, can’t afford to wait any longer."

The speech and language crisis has reached a boiling point. Children with speech and language challenges MUST get support as early as possible!

Our full statementπŸ’¬
speechandlanguage.org.uk/about-us/new...

11.03.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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09.03.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whereas Pompey were excellent.

09.03.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It solves one mystery: Andrew Tate was flown out of Romania to become the Telegraph’s senior health journalist.

05.03.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poll shows Britons’ fury with Trump’s state visit as petition demands invitation axed Pressure builds on Keir Starmer to axe Donald Trump’s state visit after White House clash with Voldymyr Zelensky

Some 51 per cent of Britons say Donald Trump is not welcome on a state visit, while only 30 per cent think he should come, a Survation poll for 38 Degrees has found.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

05.03.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ₯³

15.02.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"If we don't create opportunities for talk, we build in disadvantage."

In this episode, we hear from Julie Dockrell as she discusses her research helping children develop their use of language, their inference skills and oral comprehension.

Listen on the IOE Podcast: pod.fo/e/2acc68

15.02.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cold. Wet. Soulless. 3 points?

15.02.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Ukrainians will resist. And we will support them."

13.02.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1024    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 8
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Must do better: Why Ofsted’s proposals are so dangerous - SecEd Ofsted report card school inspection proposals will result in unreliable and inconsistent judgements

The @ofstednews.bsky.social report card & wider inspection reform proposals are unworkable, will create unreliable & insecure judgements & will do nothing to ease the acute pressure felt by school staff. Ian Hartwright – @naht.org.uk – writes in SecEd: buff.ly/4aWZQCt #Ofsted #Edusky

11.02.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Portsmouth FC - Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho discusses Colby Bishop's form - BBC Sounds "Colby just gets on with it, he doesn't need to me to say anything"

Is Colby Bishop the kind of striker who needs an arm around the shoulder?

Listen to #Pompey head coach John Mousinho on his number 9

10.02.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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