Grant Strudley FCCT
gdstrudley.bsky.social
Grant Strudley FCCT
@gdstrudley.bsky.social
Primary Headteacher @GreenshawTrust. @CharteredColl. @NAHTNews. @UKLabour. Politics, education, hockey (Views my own!).
@bracknellforest.bsky.social Ofsted Report on SEND. files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/5027...

Utterly damming (despite the spin operation). Real change needed and quickly. Too many children are being failed!
files.ofsted.gov.uk
April 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Reposted by Grant Strudley FCCT
The government’s SEND reforms won’t curb spending on private special schools, say experts – as Tes analysis from @johngroberts.bsky.social reveals the areas with the biggest growth.

Read the full story here ⬇️
SEND plans will fail to stop private school costs soaring, DfE warned
Warning comes as Tes analysis reveals the local authority areas where spending has jumped by up to 477% over the past four years
www.tes.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Reposted by Grant Strudley FCCT
"in 2016, there were an average of 81 pupils per special school. As of 2024, the average was 103 pupils per school."

Deep dive into specialist provision capacity here from @ellencph.bsky.social showing just how squeezed capacity has become - with dire consequences

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
SEND and special school provision: the capacity crisis
The number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities has soared in recent years. But is there enough provision to meet their needs? Tes analyses the latest data
www.tes.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Reposted by Grant Strudley FCCT
Jeez. President Trump now calls Volodymyr Zelenskyy a ‘dictator without elections’ and says that he ‘better move fast or he won’t have a country left’

Trump really is Putin’s useful idiot
February 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Reposted by Grant Strudley FCCT
Trump calls Zelensky “a dictator without elections” having lauded Putin, a man who hasn’t had a free or fair election in years and who has prevented elections in Ukraine because he invaded.
February 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Next time Trump talks about the USA standing up for freedom and democracy, I’ll take it with a large pinch of salt. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Ukraine latest: Trump calls Zelensky a 'dictator' as he hits back at 'disinformation' criticism
It comes after the Ukrainian president suggested Donald Trump was
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What a week! Children, parents, staff…. One thing after another! There are times when I remember I once did this for a job…. And then decided to come home to teach 😂😂😂😂😂
January 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM