Jon Severs

“If we are serious about inclusion, we should be looking at who attends a school, how representative it is of its local community, how long pupils stay on roll for, who leaves, and why and who goes into elective home education.” Our visiting fellow Jonny Uttley in this important…

If the government is serious about inclusion, why is it not tackling the bad practice in the sector that is currently stopping it from happening, sector leaders have asked in this long read from @JohnGRoberts today. An excellent piece 👇 tes.com/magazine/news/…

Breaking: A 3.2 per cent pay rise for school support staff has been agreed, but unions have warned that higher pay will be needed in future. tes.com/magazine/news/…

Education secretary @bphillipsonMP has asked the STRB to make teacher pay recommendations for the next 3 years in an attempt to help schools plan their budgets tes.com/magazine/news/…

Currently sat waiting for a hospital appointment that is three hours delayed for a clinic that... started with a three-hour delay. Who knows what it will be by the end of the day... three weeks?

.@EnserMark’s recommended reading list for new teachers – 7 books that offer 'guidance without gimmicks’ tes.com/magazine/teach…

As funding for NPQs is withdrawn, the future of teacher CPD lies in collaborative networks that aim to build ‘collective intelligence’, write Sam Gibbs and Tracy Goodyear tes.com/magazine/teach…

“The fact they’ve said that, at primary level, terms like penis and vulva must be used is huge and really, really important.” A small addition to the RHSE guidance is likely to have a big impact on schools, finds @DanWorth tes.com/magazine/analy…

How can secondary English departments ensure that GCSE teaching promotes, rather than detracts from reading for pleasure? Zofia Niemtus rounds up some ideas. tes.com/magazine/teach…

Question for English teachers (or any subject tbh!) on my feed: are you seeing a rise in students using the em dash in their writing? Either related to AI, or just in general. Would be interested to know. #teamenglish

Earlier this year there were claims that a focus on extracts not whole books in English was ruining pupils' ability to engage with literature. So how do we ensure GCSE studies promotes reading for pleasure? tes.com/magazine/teach…

Over on #LinkedIn, inspirational women leaders are sharing their own powerful experiences. Please do share your stories using the hashtag #SheKnows. I would love to explore this issue further @tes.

.@educationgovuk has published revised RSHE guidance for schools – @jasminenorden explains the key changes tes.com/magazine/news/…

When does a stagger become a non- or false-start? Either way, a delay (if we can call it that) is welcome, as are the other announced measures. Is it enough to quell concerns? Unlikely. tes.com/magazine/news/…

Red Arrows over the downs today

It’s the Rotherham of the United States.

"Per capita income [in Silicon Valley] reached an all-time high ($157,000), more than double the national average. The region hosts 56 billionaires and 145,000 millionaires." This was an eye opener as I was doing some research today smccd.edu/strategicplann…

Rising national insurance employer contributions are increasing costs for everything from waste management to catering for schools - with urgent calls for government to recognise these challenges. Story by @jasminenorden tes.com/magazine/news/…

Schools are being hit with AI-generated complaints, full of legal inaccuracies and complex arguments, that are draining time from schools Exclusive from @jasminenorden tes.com/magazine/news/…

"the government is lurching towards a fresh crisis and many families are scared to death about what this could mean for their children with SEND. However, a political disaster is not inevitable, and there is a route out of this mess" @pepediiasio for @tes tes.com/magazine/analy…