Ramsay Hodgson
@ramshodgson.bsky.social
News reporter - Financial Times
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The tax-efficient wheels of British government on.ft.com/49kjud8
November 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The tax-efficient wheels of British government on.ft.com/49kjud8
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vital public interest stuff from me & @ramshodgson.bsky.social
a gov figure told FT that the Cycle to Work scheme was "tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills"
so for fun here's some charts on the £120 to £2,996 bikes being bought by gov employees
a gov figure told FT that the Cycle to Work scheme was "tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills"
so for fun here's some charts on the £120 to £2,996 bikes being bought by gov employees
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
vital public interest stuff from me & @ramshodgson.bsky.social
a gov figure told FT that the Cycle to Work scheme was "tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills"
so for fun here's some charts on the £120 to £2,996 bikes being bought by gov employees
a gov figure told FT that the Cycle to Work scheme was "tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills"
so for fun here's some charts on the £120 to £2,996 bikes being bought by gov employees
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UK military top brass mix with defence executives at luxury Alpine event on.ft.com/43jIcqa
UK military top brass mix with defence executives at luxury Alpine event
Details of armed forces and industry attendees at Méribel competition raise concerns about conflicts of interest
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November 7, 2025 at 5:22 AM
UK military top brass mix with defence executives at luxury Alpine event on.ft.com/43jIcqa
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AI ‘hit squad’ set up to drive Whitehall efficiency struggles to hire top talent on.ft.com/465q312
AI ‘hit squad’ set up to drive Whitehall efficiency struggles to hire top talent
The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence unit spent less than half of its budget last year because of recruitment delays
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September 13, 2025 at 6:59 AM
AI ‘hit squad’ set up to drive Whitehall efficiency struggles to hire top talent on.ft.com/465q312
🚨My first front page exclusive for @thetimes.com after several months of investigation. Labour and 3 of its MPs accepted more than £40k in donations during the 2024 election from a convicted criminal it had expelled as a member in 2022.
August 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨My first front page exclusive for @thetimes.com after several months of investigation. Labour and 3 of its MPs accepted more than £40k in donations during the 2024 election from a convicted criminal it had expelled as a member in 2022.
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Labour and three of its MPs accepted more than £40,000 of election campaign donations from a convicted criminal the party expelled as a member three years ago
Labour kicked out a violent criminal — then accepted his £40,000
Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod donated to the national party and three local campaigns in Hampshire after being found guilty of assault in 2022
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August 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Labour and three of its MPs accepted more than £40,000 of election campaign donations from a convicted criminal the party expelled as a member three years ago
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Is climate change making summer exams in England unsustainable? Tes investigates calls to move GCSEs and A levels to avoid students' grades suffering because they are sweltering in exam halls
Is it getting too hot for summer exams?
With extreme weather officially the new norm, Tes explores calls to move GCSEs and A levels to a cooler time of year
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August 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Is climate change making summer exams in England unsustainable? Tes investigates calls to move GCSEs and A levels to avoid students' grades suffering because they are sweltering in exam halls
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🏴 In Scotland, @sqanews.bsky.social is to pay out £2.44 million in holiday pay to thousands of appointees – including exam makers and invigilators – after an employment tribunal ruled they were 'workers' and entitled to paid leave
SQA to pay out over £2m in holiday pay to appointees
Over 19,500 SQA appointees - including exam markers and invigilators - will receive an additional payment for holiday pay after a tribunal ruled they have ‘worker’ status
www.tes.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🏴 In Scotland, @sqanews.bsky.social is to pay out £2.44 million in holiday pay to thousands of appointees – including exam makers and invigilators – after an employment tribunal ruled they were 'workers' and entitled to paid leave
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Families who want to delay their summer-born child from starting primary school are facing an ‘unfair’ postcode lottery, with some councils refusing more than half of parents’ requests, data reveals
Summer-born children face ‘unfair’ postcode lottery in admissions
Campaigners and parents call for greater consistency for families who do not want their child to start primary school almost a year younger than some of their classmates
www.tes.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Families who want to delay their summer-born child from starting primary school are facing an ‘unfair’ postcode lottery, with some councils refusing more than half of parents’ requests, data reveals
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The DfE has named 38 council areas where new early years staff will be eligible for £1,000 sign-on payments
£1K payments for new early years staff in shortage areas
Government announces welcome payments to boost recruitment alongside a campaign to attract more men into the early years workforce
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July 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The DfE has named 38 council areas where new early years staff will be eligible for £1,000 sign-on payments
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Schools need more teachers to stop the decline in languages – and the government should reinstate relocation payments for languages teachers coming from overseas, says @hepi-news.bsky.social report
Bring back teacher relocation pay to boost languages, DfE told
Reinstating payments for languages teachers who move here from overseas would help to halt a ‘catastrophic’ decline in pupils studying languages, says report
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July 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Schools need more teachers to stop the decline in languages – and the government should reinstate relocation payments for languages teachers coming from overseas, says @hepi-news.bsky.social report
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Exam board WJEC is set to be hit with a heavy fine for breaches of exam rules, including giving 1,500 students the wrong GCSE grades
Exam board to be fined £350K for breaches
Ofqual is set to fine WJEC – which operates under the Eduqas brand in England – for two rule breaches, including handing more than 1,500 students incorrect GCSE grades
www.tes.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Exam board WJEC is set to be hit with a heavy fine for breaches of exam rules, including giving 1,500 students the wrong GCSE grades
New for @tesmagazine.bsky.social - the DfE has admitted it leaked the personal data of as many as 84,532 people last financial year.
The breaches are “likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals” including: discrimination, damage to reputation and financial loss.
The breaches are “likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals” including: discrimination, damage to reputation and financial loss.
The DfE potentially leaked the personal data of more than 84,500 people last financial year, it has admitted, sparking calls for transparency over who was affected
DfE leaked personal data of up to 84,500 people
School leaders’ union calls for full transparency over the people affected
www.tes.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New for @tesmagazine.bsky.social - the DfE has admitted it leaked the personal data of as many as 84,532 people last financial year.
The breaches are “likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals” including: discrimination, damage to reputation and financial loss.
The breaches are “likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals” including: discrimination, damage to reputation and financial loss.
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The DfE potentially leaked the personal data of more than 84,500 people last financial year, it has admitted, sparking calls for transparency over who was affected
DfE leaked personal data of up to 84,500 people
School leaders’ union calls for full transparency over the people affected
www.tes.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The DfE potentially leaked the personal data of more than 84,500 people last financial year, it has admitted, sparking calls for transparency over who was affected
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Shadow schools minister Neil O'Brien asks Phillipson why the appointment of behaviour and attendance ambassadors has been delayed, as @ramshodgson.bsky.social first revealed.
No specific answer from the education secretary:
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No specific answer from the education secretary:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
DfE misses its deadline for key attendance and behaviour roles
Two ‘ambassadors’ who will oversee the merged attendance and behaviour hubs were due to start today, but the DfE has made no announcement
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July 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Shadow schools minister Neil O'Brien asks Phillipson why the appointment of behaviour and attendance ambassadors has been delayed, as @ramshodgson.bsky.social first revealed.
No specific answer from the education secretary:
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No specific answer from the education secretary:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Exclusive: The number of assaults on adults that have led to suspensions or exclusions has more than doubled in the past 4 years, DfE data reveals
‘Reprehensible’ rise in assaults and abuse against teachers
Suspensions and permanent exclusions as a result of physical assaults on adults have increased sharply, DfE data shows
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July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Exclusive: The number of assaults on adults that have led to suspensions or exclusions has more than doubled in the past 4 years, DfE data reveals
Record highs for suspensions and perm exclusions in 2023-24. Suspensions near 1 million and are up 31.6% for those eligible for free school meals (573,538 total). Exclusions above 10k for 1st time.
Suspensions for pupils with EHCPs above 100k for 1st time, up 31.7% to 101,381.
Suspensions for pupils with EHCPs above 100k for 1st time, up 31.7% to 101,381.
The number of suspensions and exclusions reached record highs in England’s state schools in 2023-24, according to the latest DfE data
Suspensions and exclusions reach ‘shocking’ record highs in 2023-24
State school suspensions near 1 million and set a new peak as exclusions cross 10,000 threshold
www.tes.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Record highs for suspensions and perm exclusions in 2023-24. Suspensions near 1 million and are up 31.6% for those eligible for free school meals (573,538 total). Exclusions above 10k for 1st time.
Suspensions for pupils with EHCPs above 100k for 1st time, up 31.7% to 101,381.
Suspensions for pupils with EHCPs above 100k for 1st time, up 31.7% to 101,381.
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The number of suspensions and exclusions reached record highs in England’s state schools in 2023-24, according to the latest DfE data
Suspensions and exclusions reach ‘shocking’ record highs in 2023-24
State school suspensions near 1 million and set a new peak as exclusions cross 10,000 threshold
www.tes.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The number of suspensions and exclusions reached record highs in England’s state schools in 2023-24, according to the latest DfE data
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On the school meals headlines
Any DfE spokesperson or Minister saying Free School Meals are “fully funded” is lying
Schools are forced to subsidise FSM from teaching budgets
Part of the issue is, thanks to Micheal Gove who cut funding, we no longer capture the actual cost of School meal provision
Any DfE spokesperson or Minister saying Free School Meals are “fully funded” is lying
Schools are forced to subsidise FSM from teaching budgets
Part of the issue is, thanks to Micheal Gove who cut funding, we no longer capture the actual cost of School meal provision
July 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
On the school meals headlines
Any DfE spokesperson or Minister saying Free School Meals are “fully funded” is lying
Schools are forced to subsidise FSM from teaching budgets
Part of the issue is, thanks to Micheal Gove who cut funding, we no longer capture the actual cost of School meal provision
Any DfE spokesperson or Minister saying Free School Meals are “fully funded” is lying
Schools are forced to subsidise FSM from teaching budgets
Part of the issue is, thanks to Micheal Gove who cut funding, we no longer capture the actual cost of School meal provision
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The DfE today published a new ‘phonics-inspired’ primary writing framework to give teachers tools and guidance in teaching writing
DfE launches ‘phonics-inspired’ primary writing framework
The primary writing framework will be revised once the final curriculum review report is published, with a final version due in the autumn
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July 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The DfE today published a new ‘phonics-inspired’ primary writing framework to give teachers tools and guidance in teaching writing
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Government must block the mass rollout of digital exams because it could result in handwriting disappearing from schools, says former education secretary Damian Hinds
Will digital exams spell the end of handwriting in schools?
Handwriting has ‘important advantages’ and must not be undermined by the rollout of digital exams, former education secretary tells MPs
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Government must block the mass rollout of digital exams because it could result in handwriting disappearing from schools, says former education secretary Damian Hinds
Covering the upcoming debate in parliament on the use of AI in schools for @tesmagazine.bsky.social - follow this thread for updates or watch live here: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
July 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Covering the upcoming debate in parliament on the use of AI in schools for @tesmagazine.bsky.social - follow this thread for updates or watch live here: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
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The Sats results are out – and they show improved scores on last year and a narrowing of the gap to pre-pandemic results
Sats results 2025: Slight increases across the board
The KS2 Sats results in all subjects were better than last year and narrowed the gap to pre-pandemic results
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The Sats results are out – and they show improved scores on last year and a narrowing of the gap to pre-pandemic results
Caroline Voaden MP (Lib) asks what the resistance is to moving away from insisting on GCSE grade 4s & whether another qualification might be available for those who consistently fail to get those grades.
A bit of confusion ensues, before Francis insists: “I’m not ruling anything out”…
A bit of confusion ensues, before Francis insists: “I’m not ruling anything out”…
July 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Caroline Voaden MP (Lib) asks what the resistance is to moving away from insisting on GCSE grade 4s & whether another qualification might be available for those who consistently fail to get those grades.
A bit of confusion ensues, before Francis insists: “I’m not ruling anything out”…
A bit of confusion ensues, before Francis insists: “I’m not ruling anything out”…