Jude Enright
@judeenright.bsky.social
Headteacher, Queens Park Community School Academy Trust, @ASCL-UK Council member and Chair of Funding Committee
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The uncertain future of Education, Health and Care Plans has become a national political story. Here is the latest from today as pressure mounts on the govt to set out its plans for SEND reform. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Ministers refuse to rule out cutting EHCPs
Pressure on the government over SEND reforms mounts as campaigners warn that pupils will not survive in mainstream education without statutory support
www.tes.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The uncertain future of Education, Health and Care Plans has become a national political story. Here is the latest from today as pressure mounts on the govt to set out its plans for SEND reform. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Exclusive: Potential bans on building companies involved in the Grenfell Tower disaster could impact 'every' school project, the government’s property arm has warned
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schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-official...
Concern over school building impact of Grenfell bans
Warning government action against firms could hit 'every' school project, amid 'concerning' DfE emails
schoolsweek.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Exclusive: Potential bans on building companies involved in the Grenfell Tower disaster could impact 'every' school project, the government’s property arm has warned
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schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-official...
Sunday morning book recommendation. Spent 2 hours reading it this morning, it caught my attention!
July 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Sunday morning book recommendation. Spent 2 hours reading it this morning, it caught my attention!
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My @schoolsweek.bsky.social piece on curriculum reviews. If we learn from 35 yrs of them, we might avoid the ever-recurring problems. But without strong subject-curricular training, espec for senior/system leaders, the finest rubric will still feed old distortions.
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-a-natio...
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-a-natio...
Four ways the Francis review can succeed where others failed
In the first instalment of our new series, Chirstine Counsell draws lessons from 35 years of attempted reform
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 18, 2024 at 9:39 AM
My @schoolsweek.bsky.social piece on curriculum reviews. If we learn from 35 yrs of them, we might avoid the ever-recurring problems. But without strong subject-curricular training, espec for senior/system leaders, the finest rubric will still feed old distortions.
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-a-natio...
schoolsweek.co.uk/what-a-natio...
Fantastic! Congratulations from @qpcs.bsky.social Jonathan Rowe !
England beat Germany in final to retain U21 European Championship title
England beat Germany in final to retain U21 European Championship title
England have beaten Germany 3-2 in the Under-21s European Championship final in Slovakia, successfully defending their title won two years ago in Georgia.
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June 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Fantastic! Congratulations from @qpcs.bsky.social Jonathan Rowe !
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ICYMI: The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula
School funding: 4 changes for next year
The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula
www.tes.com
June 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
ICYMI: The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula
Is it difficult to support and implement #Ofsted reforms? @ascl-uk.bsky.social and @naht.org.uk say yes it is, and here is what members are prepared to do about it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul
Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Is it difficult to support and implement #Ofsted reforms? @ascl-uk.bsky.social and @naht.org.uk say yes it is, and here is what members are prepared to do about it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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After a difficult read from Schools Week, I have replied. #thisisAP #edusky
After a difficult read from Schools Week, I have replied. #thisisAP #edusky
Shut up about poverty? No we won’t.
I’m used to reading some breathtaking takes in education interviews, but this one still made me stop and inhale.
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June 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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After a difficult read from Schools Week, I have replied. #thisisAP #edusky
After a difficult read from Schools Week, I have replied. #thisisAP #edusky
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In this video, @judeenright.bsky.social Chair of ASCL Funding Committee, summarises the Committee's recent discussions at #ASCLCouncil including the impact of last week's #SpendingReview on schools and colleges.
See our position statements for all Committees at www.ascl.org.uk/position-statements
See our position statements for all Committees at www.ascl.org.uk/position-statements
June 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
In this video, @judeenright.bsky.social Chair of ASCL Funding Committee, summarises the Committee's recent discussions at #ASCLCouncil including the impact of last week's #SpendingReview on schools and colleges.
See our position statements for all Committees at www.ascl.org.uk/position-statements
See our position statements for all Committees at www.ascl.org.uk/position-statements
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"Auto-enrolment is something ASCL and many other organisations have been calling for for some time, and has been shown to work well at a local level."
Our full comment on @edupolicyinst.bsky.social calls for auto-enrolment for #freeschoolmeals: ow.ly/xBbe50W7FQW
#education
Our full comment on @edupolicyinst.bsky.social calls for auto-enrolment for #freeschoolmeals: ow.ly/xBbe50W7FQW
#education
June 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"Auto-enrolment is something ASCL and many other organisations have been calling for for some time, and has been shown to work well at a local level."
Our full comment on @edupolicyinst.bsky.social calls for auto-enrolment for #freeschoolmeals: ow.ly/xBbe50W7FQW
#education
Our full comment on @edupolicyinst.bsky.social calls for auto-enrolment for #freeschoolmeals: ow.ly/xBbe50W7FQW
#education
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NEW: Think you’ve got what it takes to be the Chancellor?
📊 Ahead of next month’s Spending Review, use our new and improved tool created by IFS researchers in partnership with @nestauk.bsky.social to set your own fiscal plans and see the results:
📊 Ahead of next month’s Spending Review, use our new and improved tool created by IFS researchers in partnership with @nestauk.bsky.social to set your own fiscal plans and see the results:
May 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
NEW: Think you’ve got what it takes to be the Chancellor?
📊 Ahead of next month’s Spending Review, use our new and improved tool created by IFS researchers in partnership with @nestauk.bsky.social to set your own fiscal plans and see the results:
📊 Ahead of next month’s Spending Review, use our new and improved tool created by IFS researchers in partnership with @nestauk.bsky.social to set your own fiscal plans and see the results:
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Hey #WomenEd new headteachers, come along to this @ascl-uk.bsky.social event and hear @keziah70.bsky.social and @carolinebarlow.bsky.social speak 💜💜💜
May 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hey #WomenEd new headteachers, come along to this @ascl-uk.bsky.social event and hear @keziah70.bsky.social and @carolinebarlow.bsky.social speak 💜💜💜
We are hiring ! Come and join our excellent team at Queens Park Community School www.qpcs.brent.sch.uk/index.php?i=2
Vacancies
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May 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We are hiring ! Come and join our excellent team at Queens Park Community School www.qpcs.brent.sch.uk/index.php?i=2
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I am so disappointed to admit this, but we now need a powerful, collective response to the school funding situation in 2025-2026. @ascl-uk.bsky.social @naht.org.uk
Better together. Our children and their teachers have made enough sacrifices over the past 5 years.
Better together. Our children and their teachers have made enough sacrifices over the past 5 years.
April 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I am so disappointed to admit this, but we now need a powerful, collective response to the school funding situation in 2025-2026. @ascl-uk.bsky.social @naht.org.uk
Better together. Our children and their teachers have made enough sacrifices over the past 5 years.
Better together. Our children and their teachers have made enough sacrifices over the past 5 years.
Vote, vote, vote in @ascl-uk.bsky.social elections for Council members to represent your region. Papers received by post. Deadline to post them back is before 23rd May. www.ascl.org.uk/About-us/Org...
May 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Vote, vote, vote in @ascl-uk.bsky.social elections for Council members to represent your region. Papers received by post. Deadline to post them back is before 23rd May. www.ascl.org.uk/About-us/Org...
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I agree with Pepe here.
For the very long-standing teacher pay system to work, two things must happen:
1. Unions have to accept the amount.
2. Government has to fund it.
Anything else is chaos.
For the very long-standing teacher pay system to work, two things must happen:
1. Unions have to accept the amount.
2. Government has to fund it.
Anything else is chaos.
"The pay review body appears to have done its job - however, it is utterly self-defeating for the government to refuse to give schools the money they need to afford to pay that award to their teachers."
@pepediiasio.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social today
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@pepediiasio.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social today
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Talk of schools finding ‘efficiencies’ is a fantasy
The government says schools will need to find ‘efficiencies’ to cover next year’s teacher pay rise. The truth is that this means more cuts, writes the ASCL general secretary
www.tes.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I agree with Pepe here.
For the very long-standing teacher pay system to work, two things must happen:
1. Unions have to accept the amount.
2. Government has to fund it.
Anything else is chaos.
For the very long-standing teacher pay system to work, two things must happen:
1. Unions have to accept the amount.
2. Government has to fund it.
Anything else is chaos.
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3. The assumption that the Ofsted framework offers a good guide for school improvement. I don't think this is true, certainly not in every area. I have written here about why I think the separation of curriculum from teaching will be actively harmful. occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/a...
An Unwelcome Divide: Curriculum and Teaching
I remember a time, not so very long ago, when it would have been highly unusual in most English schools for a lesson observer to pay much attention at all to the content being taught. It was very r…
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April 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
3. The assumption that the Ofsted framework offers a good guide for school improvement. I don't think this is true, certainly not in every area. I have written here about why I think the separation of curriculum from teaching will be actively harmful. occamshairdryer.wordpress.com/2024/11/16/a...
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2. The assumption that school staff are motivated to improve their practice by Ofsted frameworks. My experience has been that, while Ofsted certainly drives action, it tends to involve lots of evidence gathering to look good, which more often than not gets in the way of meaningful improvement.
April 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
2. The assumption that school staff are motivated to improve their practice by Ofsted frameworks. My experience has been that, while Ofsted certainly drives action, it tends to involve lots of evidence gathering to look good, which more often than not gets in the way of meaningful improvement.
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1. The assumption that Ofsted can award these grades reliably. There can and should be evidence for this. Where is it? At the very least Ofsted should be investigating it thoroughly before implementation and committing to transparency about what they find in the interests of public scrutiny.
April 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
1. The assumption that Ofsted can award these grades reliably. There can and should be evidence for this. Where is it? At the very least Ofsted should be investigating it thoroughly before implementation and committing to transparency about what they find in the interests of public scrutiny.
Important from @ascl-uk.bsky.social Many members are inspectors and share concerns that plans are flawed. This deep thinking on accountability is needed. To be great leaders we need to be held to account reliably, fairly and consistently. schoolsweek.co.uk/ascl-floats-...
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@schoolsweek.bsky.social
ASCL floats '3+ point' grading scale for Ofsted
Union warns Ofsted's five-point grading plan would leave leaders 'in a worse position than they are now'
schoolsweek.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Important from @ascl-uk.bsky.social Many members are inspectors and share concerns that plans are flawed. This deep thinking on accountability is needed. To be great leaders we need to be held to account reliably, fairly and consistently. schoolsweek.co.uk/ascl-floats-...
@schoolsweek.bsky.social
@schoolsweek.bsky.social
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@profcoe.bsky.social says he likes the explicit mention of inclusion, focus on PD and requirement to share best practice in the proposed system.
BUT is concerned about the validity of judgements.
The consequences are disproportionate to the amount of control schools have in influencing judgements.
BUT is concerned about the validity of judgements.
The consequences are disproportionate to the amount of control schools have in influencing judgements.
March 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
@profcoe.bsky.social says he likes the explicit mention of inclusion, focus on PD and requirement to share best practice in the proposed system.
BUT is concerned about the validity of judgements.
The consequences are disproportionate to the amount of control schools have in influencing judgements.
BUT is concerned about the validity of judgements.
The consequences are disproportionate to the amount of control schools have in influencing judgements.
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Thanks to our panel with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social at #LDConf for a lively discussion examining Ofsted’s plans for report cards. @pepediiasio.bsky.social, @mp4stratford.bsky.social, @munirawilson.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, @natalieperera.bsky.social, and @profcoe.bsky.social.
March 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Thanks to our panel with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social at #LDConf for a lively discussion examining Ofsted’s plans for report cards. @pepediiasio.bsky.social, @mp4stratford.bsky.social, @munirawilson.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, @natalieperera.bsky.social, and @profcoe.bsky.social.
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Full house for our panel with @neunion.bsky.social on how to address the SEND funding crisis.
Updates below 👇
Updates below 👇
March 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Full house for our panel with @neunion.bsky.social on how to address the SEND funding crisis.
Updates below 👇
Updates below 👇
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Tim is 100% correct about the Ofsted changes.
"A rompingly good read" <<< I will take that, thank you. Do judge for yourself by reading my @schoolsweek.bsky.social column - schoolsweek.co.uk/can-ofsted-l...
March 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Tim is 100% correct about the Ofsted changes.
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The Chartered College of Teaching is immensely grateful for the significant contributions that Sir Hamid Patel has made to the education sector over the years and continues to make, positively impacting the lives of thousands of students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
March 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Chartered College of Teaching is immensely grateful for the significant contributions that Sir Hamid Patel has made to the education sector over the years and continues to make, positively impacting the lives of thousands of students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.