Jon Severs

Editor @tes - an award-winning news, analysis, and research magazine for the education sector

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Smart glasses should not be allowed in schools, insists children's minister @JoshMacAlister, adding he will issue advice to heads on the wearable tech
https://t.co/wO1YkF4JQQ

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

➡️ ‘Inclusion is simple: mainstream is the problem and we need to fix it’

@drlindagraham with a direct challenge to the 'integration' over 'inclusion' risks of SEND reforms

A fascinating interview.

https://t.co/XHZJ1wPDK8

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Most headteachers who experienced an Ofsted inspection over the past year are considering leaving the profession, NAHT survey finds, with members indicating the new framework is worse than the one it replaced
https://t.co/sOcOK5Q0Bg

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New statutory DfE guidance set to call for whole-school strategies to keep phones out of use all day – but union leaders warn that more robust policies will need additional funding
https://t.co/Ev3wG2rqpJ

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

Has the government's stated preference on a three-year KS3 actually changed anything for schools?

It appears no increase in 'checking' or accountability, and the current Ofsted chief inspector was very against gov dictating it in 2019

@cerysturner7

https://t.co/YRz6rfOtvd

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Malicious and explicit links have been discovered on more than 5,000 school websites, leaving many schools and trusts exposed to significant safeguarding risks, Tes can reveal
https://t.co/2Vt2FUJ2ag

[Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation @BarbaraBleiman]

Excellent Editor’s comment on SEND reform in the @tes email briefing today by @jon_severs Here are the sign-up details to read it. https://t.co/zA3fDfUDTn

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

@BarbaraBleiman @tes Thank you!

[Tes magazine @tes]

Catch up on the biggest stories from the sector with the Tes magazine Weekly Debrief. This week’s newsletter includes an investigation on support for ‘gifted’ students, an explainer on QTS changes and a look into pay-rise surprises...
https://t.co/CAMd5ug6L2

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

➡️ Sexual harm is rising in schools - but is there enough resource to tackle it?

A superb @ktormreport investigation this morning.

https://t.co/7cngz2B0qc

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The Tes MAT Tracker newsletter is back in your inboxes this afternoon after a half-term break. Be sure to sign up for the latest, exclusive news on the trust sector, including MAT moves, data spotlight and key analysis:
https://t.co/Z3QDBcDnvJ

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Ofsted’s top grade – ‘exceptional’ – is not something it can ‘simply define’, a senior HMI tells teacher-training providers
https://t.co/MVMfxZ12Qo

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Exclusive: The government's data project proposals are a ‘huge issue’ for trusts, CST has warned, with MIS suppliers saying it will increase school costs and take away purchasing freedoms
https://t.co/nyVTatodTu

[Cerys Turner @cerysturner7]

Lucy Powell has just confirmed that DfE will publish the following “very early” in the new year:

- SEND bill
- Govt response to SEND reforms consultation
- National inclusion standards

After key SEND advisor hinted at delay yday ⬇️

https://t.co/w2oQLE2ZuD

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The next challenge for the MAT movement is to convince successful standalone schools that they can ‘flourish more fully through belonging to something larger’, writes @LeoraCruddas of @CSTvoice
https://t.co/1wucoxmgE2

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New QTS requirements come into effect from September 2027 – but what are they? Are there exemptions? And how should leaders prepare? Hannah Senel-Walp explains
https://t.co/v7W60BLHmY

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

➡️ Have schools abandoned 'gifted' children?

Are there a group of children being short-changed? Is it happening in your school or trust? Can you do anything about it that is meaningful and equitable?

Read the piece here: https://t.co/VVZnEydwUa

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

"Part of my job is helping parents realise school is not just about learning to read and write, but how to understand each other, socialise and behave. And there'll be a time when their child needs to learn those lessons and they'll need me to understand where their child is at"

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

"That headship became part of my grief story. I was 31 years old, stepping into a hugely demanding role at an already difficult time in my life, but the role gave me purpose."

@NavSanghara on leadership, spirituality and Women of Connection here: https://t.co/neLUhmBsPV

[Kyle Tormey @ktormreport]

Excl: Moving students’ between ability sets during the year rarely results in better attainment, research for the @NatInstTeaching finds. @tes

https://t.co/x8Ct3G5sTP

[Jon Severs @jon_severs]

"That headship became part of my grief story. I was 31 years old, stepping into a hugely demanding role at an already difficult time in my life, but the role gave me purpose."

@NavSanghara on leadership, spirituality and Women of Connection here: https://t.co/neLUhmBsPV