Jonny Uttley
@jonnyuttley.bsky.social
CEO TEAL Multi-Academy Trust. NLE. Trustee at SHINE UK. Visiting Fellow Centre for Young Lives. US politics, cricket, golf obsessive. MUFC. Co-author Putting Staff First. Own views
They can still leave the legal implementation of admissions policy with Adjudicator but still look at impact, who attends the school, who leaves and why. Not doing so is a choice
October 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
They can still leave the legal implementation of admissions policy with Adjudicator but still look at impact, who attends the school, who leaves and why. Not doing so is a choice
Thank you, Warwick. Really appreciate that.
October 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Thank you, Warwick. Really appreciate that.
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🔍 Is Ofsted's new inspection system fit for purpose? Join us for an exclusive free webinar on 15 October as @mannybotwe.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and Cathie Paine of @reach2trust.bsky.social discuss the upcoming changes.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Really interesting panel to kick off my Labour conference with Mission 44 and Centre for Young Lives, including @georgiagould.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, Jason Arthur and @annelongfield.bsky.social.
September 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Really interesting panel to kick off my Labour conference with Mission 44 and Centre for Young Lives, including @georgiagould.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, Jason Arthur and @annelongfield.bsky.social.
Look forward to listening. I have thoughts! 🤣
September 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Look forward to listening. I have thoughts! 🤣
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The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are.
Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Times: "Asylum protests swell across the UK " headline, reporting an underwhelming wave.
Leeds "draws 70"
Cardiff "disorganised + small"
Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200"
Cheshunt about 250
Chichester: about 100
Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Leeds "draws 70"
Cardiff "disorganised + small"
Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200"
Cheshunt about 250
Chichester: about 100
Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
August 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are.
Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Ooh that sounds very me! I’ll take a look!
August 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Ooh that sounds very me! I’ll take a look!
Oh, and Frank Turner. Sorry, Frank!
August 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Oh, and Frank Turner. Sorry, Frank!
Just watched Chappell Roan’s performance at Reading on iPlayer. Even more excited about being the oldest man in her crowd at Edinburgh next week!
Taylor Swift, Sam Fender twice, Jamie Webster, Bruce Springsteen, The Lathums and Chappell Roan over the last 12 months. Best year of music!
Taylor Swift, Sam Fender twice, Jamie Webster, Bruce Springsteen, The Lathums and Chappell Roan over the last 12 months. Best year of music!
August 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Just watched Chappell Roan’s performance at Reading on iPlayer. Even more excited about being the oldest man in her crowd at Edinburgh next week!
Taylor Swift, Sam Fender twice, Jamie Webster, Bruce Springsteen, The Lathums and Chappell Roan over the last 12 months. Best year of music!
Taylor Swift, Sam Fender twice, Jamie Webster, Bruce Springsteen, The Lathums and Chappell Roan over the last 12 months. Best year of music!
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Another controversial opinion: we should not have millionaires as a result of selling services to schools.
July 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Another controversial opinion: we should not have millionaires as a result of selling services to schools.
This is a hugely significant moment and long overdue. Time for the truth about Orgreave & the actions of the South Yorkshire police before, during and after to be heard.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike
Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is a hugely significant moment and long overdue. Time for the truth about Orgreave & the actions of the South Yorkshire police before, during and after to be heard.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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“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 & why, & who goes into elective home education.” @jonnyuttley.bsky.social cited in TES: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?
Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities
www.tes.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
“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 & why, & who goes into elective home education.” @jonnyuttley.bsky.social cited in TES: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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"Ofsted’s focus on inclusion is welcome, but @ascl-uk.bsky.social's @pepediiasio.bsky.social questions its ability to accurately assess this." @jonnyuttley.bsky.social is also sceptical that the Ofsted inclusion criteria will work. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?
Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities
www.tes.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"Ofsted’s focus on inclusion is welcome, but @ascl-uk.bsky.social's @pepediiasio.bsky.social questions its ability to accurately assess this." @jonnyuttley.bsky.social is also sceptical that the Ofsted inclusion criteria will work. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Really excellent article @johngroberts.bsky.social with dangerously sensible points from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social @jarlathobrien.bsky.social @warrencarratt.bsky.social and others.
The inclusion element of the new Ofsted toolkit is dangerously tokenistic and not looking at intake makes it pointless.
The inclusion element of the new Ofsted toolkit is dangerously tokenistic and not looking at intake makes it pointless.
The focus on making schools more inclusive is missing an effort to root out bad practice, leaders tell Tes' @johngroberts.bsky.social
Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from inclusion agenda?
Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and impact of sanctions on pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
www.tes.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Really excellent article @johngroberts.bsky.social with dangerously sensible points from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social @jarlathobrien.bsky.social @warrencarratt.bsky.social and others.
The inclusion element of the new Ofsted toolkit is dangerously tokenistic and not looking at intake makes it pointless.
The inclusion element of the new Ofsted toolkit is dangerously tokenistic and not looking at intake makes it pointless.
I love what you say about mainstream. Vitally important as a system we stop selection via admissions, fair banding, saying we can’t meet need etc. Otherwise when we compare models in schools we compare apples and pears.
July 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I love what you say about mainstream. Vitally important as a system we stop selection via admissions, fair banding, saying we can’t meet need etc. Otherwise when we compare models in schools we compare apples and pears.
Interesting thoughts, Jim. Maybe fairer without the (presumably unintentional) tying of All Saints to the model you criticise. Have seen this school in action & it’s superb. 10% EHCPs in school with schools in the area selecting pupils using fair banding & rejecting nearly all EHC consults
July 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Interesting thoughts, Jim. Maybe fairer without the (presumably unintentional) tying of All Saints to the model you criticise. Have seen this school in action & it’s superb. 10% EHCPs in school with schools in the area selecting pupils using fair banding & rejecting nearly all EHC consults
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I do enjoy it when @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writes like this; it’s strong, passionate and - I believe- it’s right! #beststartinlfe
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I do enjoy it when @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writes like this; it’s strong, passionate and - I believe- it’s right! #beststartinlfe
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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‘We know, in our heads & our hearts, that early gaps widen into a lifelong gulf. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be.’ Love this from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social on why Best Start will tackle poverty & disadvantage - a Tory legacy & national shame.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government's updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
‘We know, in our heads & our hearts, that early gaps widen into a lifelong gulf. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be.’ Love this from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social on why Best Start will tackle poverty & disadvantage - a Tory legacy & national shame.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Thanks, Jim. I agree. Brilliant policy and such a step forward
July 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Thanks, Jim. I agree. Brilliant policy and such a step forward
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Superb article
From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL
www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes
From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL
www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Superb article
From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL
www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes
From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL
www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes
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Our own @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writing about this important and transformative policy: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Our own @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writing about this important and transformative policy: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Great article, great policy, 10/10 all round. More of this please.
Thanks @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social!
Thanks @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social!
Our own @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writing about this important and transformative policy: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Great article, great policy, 10/10 all round. More of this please.
Thanks @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social!
Thanks @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social!
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‘It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the educational disadvantage gap that starts before children begin school can be tackled by the government’s updated Sure Start scheme
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
‘It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the educational disadvantage gap that starts before children begin school can be tackled by the government’s updated Sure Start scheme
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Watching a super vulnerable chat on when change crumbles with @efraimlerner.bsky.social and @jonnyuttley.bsky.social . Wow 🔥 @educationfest.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Watching a super vulnerable chat on when change crumbles with @efraimlerner.bsky.social and @jonnyuttley.bsky.social . Wow 🔥 @educationfest.bsky.social
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I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it.
#imwithrachel
#imwithrachel
July 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it.
#imwithrachel
#imwithrachel