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Alex Turner
@alexjturner.bsky.social
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Civil Servant at DfE, working on school attendance. Previously a maths teacher and school leader in the West Midlands. Not an Arctic Monkey. Views my own.
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... GREAT episode - featuring @fftedudatalab.bsky.social on attendance.
More or Less - How did lockdown impact children? - BBC Sounds
Five years on, Tim Harford looks at the data on the effect of lockdown.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
alexjturner.bsky.social
Minute Cryptic - 14 February 2025
"Hurry after romantic's latest squeeze" (5)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
I scored: 2 under par
www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
www.minutecryptic.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
alexjturner.bsky.social
Such powerful insight for any secondary senior attendance champion. Thank you @fftedudatalab.bsky.social #edusky
February 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Reposted by Alex Turner
antoinbeag.bsky.social
When the Tesco cashier belts the clearly over 25 button on the self scans.

#traitors #traitorsuk #thetraitors
January 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
alexjturner.bsky.social
Excellent as always from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social #edusky
January 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
alexjturner.bsky.social
Fascinating! When will the podcast be out @draliceevans.bsky.social ?
draliceevans.bsky.social Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · Jan 11
Coupling and Fertility are Falling.

In Finland, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the US, both are going down.

Superb column by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social

A must-read for anyone interested in why fertility is falling, and how to respond.

🧵
January 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Reposted by Alex Turner
chrishewitt.bsky.social
I don’t know why that’s worrying. That’s well over half.
A headline saying “‘Worrying’ 40% of Scottish pupils passed maths”
December 27, 2024 at 10:04 AM
alexjturner.bsky.social
Excellent news, one of the only reasons I go back to the other place!
hendopolis.bsky.social Neil Henderson @hendopolis.bsky.social · Nov 16
Just going to post #TomorrowsPapersToday here tonight as well as at the other place as a little test…
November 16, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Reposted by Alex Turner
samfr.bsky.social
New post just out:

"Dropping Out"

Why improvements to school standards are at serious risk.

(Free to read)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/d...
Dropping Out
Why improvements in school standards are at serious risk
open.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:36 AM
alexjturner.bsky.social
This is an excellent starter pack!
beckymontacute.bsky.social Rebecca Montacute @beckymontacute.bsky.social · Nov 15
I've also started a UK education policy starter pack, anyone who would like to be added let me know 😊 go.bsky.app/PHBkF8y
November 16, 2024 at 8:32 AM
alexjturner.bsky.social
Well this is exciting! I’ve missed my Colin fix since moving over to here.
explodingheads.bsky.social The Exploding Heads @explodingheads.bsky.social · Sep 2
LOVE TO THE BLUESKY FAMILY
September 2, 2024 at 1:33 PM
alexjturner.bsky.social
Really interesting attendance/attainment analysis from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social here #edusky: ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2023/10/diff...
Differences in school performance are local not regional (mostly) - FFT Education Datalab
The north/south divide in school performance is mostly a distraction. Most of the variation in school performance is very local, between nearby schools.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
August 27, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Reposted by Alex Turner
ssatuk.co.uk
@edusky.bsky.social You might have missed...New guidance published by the DfE today around attendance
Discover more on the DfE's website: www.gov.uk/government/p...
#EduSky
Working together to improve school attendance
Guidance for schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities on maintaining high levels of school attendance, including roles and responsibilities.
www.gov.uk
August 19, 2024 at 11:20 AM