Claire Green
@c-jgreen.bsky.social
Post-16 & Skills Specialist at Association of School and College Leaders | Education leader | Shaping policy, advocating for students, supporting schools & colleges | all views my own
Continuing visits to FE colleges this week to hear priorities & how CAR + White Paper proposals are landing. Thanks @midkentcollege.bsky.social & Simon Cook for arranging. Excited to keynote at Kent’s #PathwaysForAll event on Thurs & hear more about how #KentChoices is helping ⬇️ NEETs too.
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Continuing visits to FE colleges this week to hear priorities & how CAR + White Paper proposals are landing. Thanks @midkentcollege.bsky.social & Simon Cook for arranging. Excited to keynote at Kent’s #PathwaysForAll event on Thurs & hear more about how #KentChoices is helping ⬇️ NEETs too.
Lovely to finally receive the certificate for this today. A lot of work to complete alongside working full time on SLT in school. Thank you to everyone who helped and supported along the way 🫶🏻
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Lovely to finally receive the certificate for this today. A lot of work to complete alongside working full time on SLT in school. Thank you to everyone who helped and supported along the way 🫶🏻
Thanks to all at #Netsixthform Autumn Conference! Great engagement from delegates. All resources are on Padlet, containing links to further detail.
Remember: Join @ascl-uk.bsky.social by 7 Dec for discounted fees + chance to win £200 M&S hamper! ascl.org.uk/Membership
Remember: Join @ascl-uk.bsky.social by 7 Dec for discounted fees + chance to win £200 M&S hamper! ascl.org.uk/Membership
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Thanks to all at #Netsixthform Autumn Conference! Great engagement from delegates. All resources are on Padlet, containing links to further detail.
Remember: Join @ascl-uk.bsky.social by 7 Dec for discounted fees + chance to win £200 M&S hamper! ascl.org.uk/Membership
Remember: Join @ascl-uk.bsky.social by 7 Dec for discounted fees + chance to win £200 M&S hamper! ascl.org.uk/Membership
Looking forward to presenting two sessions for @ascl-uk.bsky.social at the (always brilliant) NetSixthForm Conference tomorrow, updating sixth form leaders on recent changes from the Post-16 White Paper & CAR as well as helping to prepare for the renewed Ofsted framework.
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Looking forward to presenting two sessions for @ascl-uk.bsky.social at the (always brilliant) NetSixthForm Conference tomorrow, updating sixth form leaders on recent changes from the Post-16 White Paper & CAR as well as helping to prepare for the renewed Ofsted framework.
An outstanding analysis of the challenges around SEND & practical recommendations from the brilliant @mmulholland.bsky.social. Grateful to work alongside such expertise @ascl-uk.bsky.social.
Thanks for including that 13.8% of EHCPs are held by post-16 students, to bring this group into focus too 👏🏻
Thanks for including that 13.8% of EHCPs are held by post-16 students, to bring this group into focus too 👏🏻
Are EHCPs driving the SEND crisis or a symptom of it? Is SEND demand in 2025 any larger than it was in 2010? Will scrapping EHCPs actually achieve anything productive?
One of the best analyses of the SEND crisis I have read from Margaret Mulholland
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
One of the best analyses of the SEND crisis I have read from Margaret Mulholland
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Are EHCPs really driving the SEND crisis?
Education, health and care plans have been blamed for an unsustainable rise in special educational needs in schools, but would scrapping or limiting these plans fix the problem?
www.tes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
An outstanding analysis of the challenges around SEND & practical recommendations from the brilliant @mmulholland.bsky.social. Grateful to work alongside such expertise @ascl-uk.bsky.social.
Thanks for including that 13.8% of EHCPs are held by post-16 students, to bring this group into focus too 👏🏻
Thanks for including that 13.8% of EHCPs are held by post-16 students, to bring this group into focus too 👏🏻
Thanks to everyone who joined today’s #Esports webinar and engaged with our brilliant panel! 🎮
Huge thanks to Kalam Neale, Alice Whorley & Tom Dore for sharing expert insights on Esports in education. (1/2)
Huge thanks to Kalam Neale, Alice Whorley & Tom Dore for sharing expert insights on Esports in education. (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined today’s #Esports webinar and engaged with our brilliant panel! 🎮
Huge thanks to Kalam Neale, Alice Whorley & Tom Dore for sharing expert insights on Esports in education. (1/2)
Huge thanks to Kalam Neale, Alice Whorley & Tom Dore for sharing expert insights on Esports in education. (1/2)
Huge thanks to Alison Maynard & the team at New College Durham for such a warm welcome & a brilliant insight into their impressive provision 👏
Great conversations on T Levels, V levels, apprenticeships, L2, foundation degrees & employer engagement. (1/2)
Great conversations on T Levels, V levels, apprenticeships, L2, foundation degrees & employer engagement. (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Huge thanks to Alison Maynard & the team at New College Durham for such a warm welcome & a brilliant insight into their impressive provision 👏
Great conversations on T Levels, V levels, apprenticeships, L2, foundation degrees & employer engagement. (1/2)
Great conversations on T Levels, V levels, apprenticeships, L2, foundation degrees & employer engagement. (1/2)
Reposted by Claire Green
#ASCLmembers: the latest #Primary Focus by @tiffharris.bsky.social is out now, with a closer look at the #Curriculum and #Assessment Review and its implications for primary schools, updates on #Ofsted under the new inspection framework, and upcoming professional development opportunities.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#ASCLmembers: the latest #Primary Focus by @tiffharris.bsky.social is out now, with a closer look at the #Curriculum and #Assessment Review and its implications for primary schools, updates on #Ofsted under the new inspection framework, and upcoming professional development opportunities.
Reposted by Claire Green
💰 Sixth form college teachers have accepted a pay award of 4 per cent but have rejected workload proposals by leaders
feweek.co.uk/sixth-form-c...
feweek.co.uk/sixth-form-c...
Sixth form college teachers accept 4% pay rise
Pay award goes ‘some way’ to correcting fallout with non-academised teachers earlier this year, says NEU
feweek.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
💰 Sixth form college teachers have accepted a pay award of 4 per cent but have rejected workload proposals by leaders
feweek.co.uk/sixth-form-c...
feweek.co.uk/sixth-form-c...
Essential reading: Shuab Gamote & @peterhyman.bsky.social amplify the voices of KS5 students, revealing the wisdom, clarity & hope they bring to today’s challenges.
Let’s empower 16–19s as #rolemodels: credible, grounded, inspiring. Meet them where they are, & listen.
The recommendations are 🎯
Let’s empower 16–19s as #rolemodels: credible, grounded, inspiring. Meet them where they are, & listen.
The recommendations are 🎯
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Essential reading: Shuab Gamote & @peterhyman.bsky.social amplify the voices of KS5 students, revealing the wisdom, clarity & hope they bring to today’s challenges.
Let’s empower 16–19s as #rolemodels: credible, grounded, inspiring. Meet them where they are, & listen.
The recommendations are 🎯
Let’s empower 16–19s as #rolemodels: credible, grounded, inspiring. Meet them where they are, & listen.
The recommendations are 🎯
Reposted by Claire Green
Today's briefing with @pepediiasio.bsky.social comes from ASCL HQ and includes reflections on the first #Ofsted inspections under the new framework, Progress 8 and Attainment 8 performance measures, and the latest on the post-16 and skills white paper and V levels: ow.ly/Bz8Z50Xq23b
ASCL briefing | 11 November 2025
ASCL General Secretary, Pepe Di'Iasio, updates school and college leaders with the latest information. This edition includes updates on the First Ofsted inspections,…
ow.ly
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Today's briefing with @pepediiasio.bsky.social comes from ASCL HQ and includes reflections on the first #Ofsted inspections under the new framework, Progress 8 and Attainment 8 performance measures, and the latest on the post-16 and skills white paper and V levels: ow.ly/Bz8Z50Xq23b
Check my LinkedIn post for more detail on the context of the Level 3 landscape behind this blog too: www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Check my LinkedIn post for more detail on the context of the Level 3 landscape behind this blog too: www.linkedin.com/posts/claire...
Excited to begin a series of FE college visits this week, starting in my university city! Looking forward to hearing from FE leaders on priorities, concerns, & how CAR & White Paper proposals are landing so @ascl-uk.bsky.social can ensure we are representing our FE members optimally. (1/2)
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Excited to begin a series of FE college visits this week, starting in my university city! Looking forward to hearing from FE leaders on priorities, concerns, & how CAR & White Paper proposals are landing so @ascl-uk.bsky.social can ensure we are representing our FE members optimally. (1/2)
🎮 With digital literacy & enrichment key features of this week’s CAR, this exclusive 🆓 webinar for @ascl-uk.bsky.social members is timely.
Join me, Kalam Neale & Alice Whorley from @britishesports.bsky.social to explore how esports can enrich curriculum & inspire future talent.
tinyurl.com/22znyw7w
Join me, Kalam Neale & Alice Whorley from @britishesports.bsky.social to explore how esports can enrich curriculum & inspire future talent.
tinyurl.com/22znyw7w
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🎮 With digital literacy & enrichment key features of this week’s CAR, this exclusive 🆓 webinar for @ascl-uk.bsky.social members is timely.
Join me, Kalam Neale & Alice Whorley from @britishesports.bsky.social to explore how esports can enrich curriculum & inspire future talent.
tinyurl.com/22znyw7w
Join me, Kalam Neale & Alice Whorley from @britishesports.bsky.social to explore how esports can enrich curriculum & inspire future talent.
tinyurl.com/22znyw7w
Reposted by Claire Green
In today's video briefing, @pepediiasio.bsky.social is joined by ASCL Deputy Director of Policy @tommiddlehurst.bsky.social and ASCL President @drjoro.bsky.social for their summaries of and reactions to this week's #Curriculum and #Assessment Review final report: ow.ly/ymCw50Xon5b
#education
#education
ASCL briefing | 7 November 2025
ASCL General Secretary, Pepe Di'Iasio, updates school and college leaders with the latest information. This edition includes updates on the Curriculum and…
ow.ly
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In today's video briefing, @pepediiasio.bsky.social is joined by ASCL Deputy Director of Policy @tommiddlehurst.bsky.social and ASCL President @drjoro.bsky.social for their summaries of and reactions to this week's #Curriculum and #Assessment Review final report: ow.ly/ymCw50Xon5b
#education
#education
Reposted by Claire Green
Headteachers' leaders have called for schools who have volunteered to be the first to be inspected by Ofsted to be allowed to withdraw over concerns about changes in the way the watchdog will use data in new inspections. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Major concerns’ over Ofsted data changes
Schools that volunteered to be first for new inspections should be allowed to withdraw because of changes announced by Ofsted just days before the new system begins, say heads’ leaders
www.tes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Headteachers' leaders have called for schools who have volunteered to be the first to be inspected by Ofsted to be allowed to withdraw over concerns about changes in the way the watchdog will use data in new inspections. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Reposted by Claire Green
#Curriculum and #assessment review:
Until pay and working conditions are improved, other reforms to the system only increase the issues teachers face, says @pepediiasio.bsky.social in his latest blog in @tesmagazine.bsky.social : ow.ly/8yUu50Xn4C9
Until pay and working conditions are improved, other reforms to the system only increase the issues teachers face, says @pepediiasio.bsky.social in his latest blog in @tesmagazine.bsky.social : ow.ly/8yUu50Xn4C9
Curriculum review: Plenty of positives, but it doesn’t change frontline realities
Until pay and working conditions are improved, other reforms to the system only increase the issues teachers face, says ASCL general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio
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November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#Curriculum and #assessment review:
Until pay and working conditions are improved, other reforms to the system only increase the issues teachers face, says @pepediiasio.bsky.social in his latest blog in @tesmagazine.bsky.social : ow.ly/8yUu50Xn4C9
Until pay and working conditions are improved, other reforms to the system only increase the issues teachers face, says @pepediiasio.bsky.social in his latest blog in @tesmagazine.bsky.social : ow.ly/8yUu50Xn4C9
Reposted by Claire Green
*SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT*
We're delighted to announce that two-time World Champion and athletics commentator Colin Jackson CBE will be joining us at #ASCL2026. Colin is a powerful advocate for diversity, inclusion, and #mentalhealth awareness.
Join us: www.ascl.org.uk/annualconference
We're delighted to announce that two-time World Champion and athletics commentator Colin Jackson CBE will be joining us at #ASCL2026. Colin is a powerful advocate for diversity, inclusion, and #mentalhealth awareness.
Join us: www.ascl.org.uk/annualconference
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
*SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT*
We're delighted to announce that two-time World Champion and athletics commentator Colin Jackson CBE will be joining us at #ASCL2026. Colin is a powerful advocate for diversity, inclusion, and #mentalhealth awareness.
Join us: www.ascl.org.uk/annualconference
We're delighted to announce that two-time World Champion and athletics commentator Colin Jackson CBE will be joining us at #ASCL2026. Colin is a powerful advocate for diversity, inclusion, and #mentalhealth awareness.
Join us: www.ascl.org.uk/annualconference
Thanks to all at today’s
CATS Global Schools Cross-Group INSET.
Key ideas on #IndependentLearning:
💡KS5 students need scaffolding
💡Make them THINK, in & beyond lessons
💡Embed high-quality T&L & resourcing
💡Foster ownership & reflection
💡Build a CULTURE for independence
🤫Silent ≠ independent!
CATS Global Schools Cross-Group INSET.
Key ideas on #IndependentLearning:
💡KS5 students need scaffolding
💡Make them THINK, in & beyond lessons
💡Embed high-quality T&L & resourcing
💡Foster ownership & reflection
💡Build a CULTURE for independence
🤫Silent ≠ independent!
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thanks to all at today’s
CATS Global Schools Cross-Group INSET.
Key ideas on #IndependentLearning:
💡KS5 students need scaffolding
💡Make them THINK, in & beyond lessons
💡Embed high-quality T&L & resourcing
💡Foster ownership & reflection
💡Build a CULTURE for independence
🤫Silent ≠ independent!
CATS Global Schools Cross-Group INSET.
Key ideas on #IndependentLearning:
💡KS5 students need scaffolding
💡Make them THINK, in & beyond lessons
💡Embed high-quality T&L & resourcing
💡Foster ownership & reflection
💡Build a CULTURE for independence
🤫Silent ≠ independent!
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow for @ascl-uk.bsky.social at CATS Global Schools’ Cross-Group INSET day, focussing on developing independent learning and critical thinking skills.
#IndependentLearning #CriticalThinking #Post16 #ProfessionalLearning
#IndependentLearning #CriticalThinking #Post16 #ProfessionalLearning
November 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow for @ascl-uk.bsky.social at CATS Global Schools’ Cross-Group INSET day, focussing on developing independent learning and critical thinking skills.
#IndependentLearning #CriticalThinking #Post16 #ProfessionalLearning
#IndependentLearning #CriticalThinking #Post16 #ProfessionalLearning
🚨 UCAS sees record 'early entry' October applications:
📈 79,160 total (+7.4%)
🧑🎓 41,010 UK 18-year-olds (+5.3%)
🏥 Medicine: 25,770 (+10.4%), incl. mature students (+11.2%)
🌍 Intl. apps: 24,350, led by 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 🇸🇬 🇭🇰 🇮🇳
📊 More applicants from deprived areas in England, Wales & Scotland.
#UCAS #HE #EarlyEntry
📈 79,160 total (+7.4%)
🧑🎓 41,010 UK 18-year-olds (+5.3%)
🏥 Medicine: 25,770 (+10.4%), incl. mature students (+11.2%)
🌍 Intl. apps: 24,350, led by 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 🇸🇬 🇭🇰 🇮🇳
📊 More applicants from deprived areas in England, Wales & Scotland.
#UCAS #HE #EarlyEntry
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🚨 UCAS sees record 'early entry' October applications:
📈 79,160 total (+7.4%)
🧑🎓 41,010 UK 18-year-olds (+5.3%)
🏥 Medicine: 25,770 (+10.4%), incl. mature students (+11.2%)
🌍 Intl. apps: 24,350, led by 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 🇸🇬 🇭🇰 🇮🇳
📊 More applicants from deprived areas in England, Wales & Scotland.
#UCAS #HE #EarlyEntry
📈 79,160 total (+7.4%)
🧑🎓 41,010 UK 18-year-olds (+5.3%)
🏥 Medicine: 25,770 (+10.4%), incl. mature students (+11.2%)
🌍 Intl. apps: 24,350, led by 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 🇸🇬 🇭🇰 🇮🇳
📊 More applicants from deprived areas in England, Wales & Scotland.
#UCAS #HE #EarlyEntry
Really interesting discussion on the White Paper, focusing on some of the aspects that have received less attention / reaction so far.
I agree with @ukshane.bsky.social that this was a real missed opportunity in regards to addressing the pay gap between school & FE teachers.
I agree with @ukshane.bsky.social that this was a real missed opportunity in regards to addressing the pay gap between school & FE teachers.
🚨NEW PODCAST🚨
Does the Post 16 White Paper have the right answers, or even the right questions?
@ukshane.bsky.social and @nickhillman.bsky.social joined me to explore what lies ahead for FE and HE respectively under the Government's proposed reforms.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
Does the Post 16 White Paper have the right answers, or even the right questions?
@ukshane.bsky.social and @nickhillman.bsky.social joined me to explore what lies ahead for FE and HE respectively under the Government's proposed reforms.
Listen here: insideyoured.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Really interesting discussion on the White Paper, focusing on some of the aspects that have received less attention / reaction so far.
I agree with @ukshane.bsky.social that this was a real missed opportunity in regards to addressing the pay gap between school & FE teachers.
I agree with @ukshane.bsky.social that this was a real missed opportunity in regards to addressing the pay gap between school & FE teachers.
#TransitionalSafeguarding is a vital issue I've explored in previous blogs:
🔗 www.ascl.org.uk/News/Blog/Se...
🔗 www.thesixthformslant.com/post/lost-in...
Support for young people mustn’t stop at 18; often, that’s when they need it most.
🔗 www.ascl.org.uk/News/Blog/Se...
🔗 www.thesixthformslant.com/post/lost-in...
Support for young people mustn’t stop at 18; often, that’s when they need it most.
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
#TransitionalSafeguarding is a vital issue I've explored in previous blogs:
🔗 www.ascl.org.uk/News/Blog/Se...
🔗 www.thesixthformslant.com/post/lost-in...
Support for young people mustn’t stop at 18; often, that’s when they need it most.
🔗 www.ascl.org.uk/News/Blog/Se...
🔗 www.thesixthformslant.com/post/lost-in...
Support for young people mustn’t stop at 18; often, that’s when they need it most.
Great insights from @DattaJon, as always. Good to see the Contextual Admissions Project ref’d in the White Paper (p.57) as a model for tackling systemic barriers to access. Proud to represent @ascl-uk.bsky.social on the advisory group with @universitiesuk.bsky.social, UCAS & @suttontrust.bsky.social
The Government’s Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper marks an important moment for higher education and social mobility in England.
@jondatta.bsky.social outlines what the announcement means for widening access to university in our latest blog ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
@jondatta.bsky.social outlines what the announcement means for widening access to university in our latest blog ⤵️
www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion...
What the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper means for access and participation - The Sutton Trust
The impact of the Skills White Paper on university access?
www.suttontrust.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Great insights from @DattaJon, as always. Good to see the Contextual Admissions Project ref’d in the White Paper (p.57) as a model for tackling systemic barriers to access. Proud to represent @ascl-uk.bsky.social on the advisory group with @universitiesuk.bsky.social, UCAS & @suttontrust.bsky.social
'The ongoing defunding of larger vocational qualifications in key sectors…remains a major concern'
Freya Thomas Monk, Pearson Qualifications
Freya Thomas Monk, Pearson Qualifications
feweek.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM