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Jonny Uttley
@jonnyuttley.bsky.social
CEO TEAL Multi-Academy Trust. NLE. Trustee at SHINE UK. Visiting Fellow Centre for Young Lives. US politics, cricket, golf obsessive. MUFC. Co-author Putting Staff First. Own views
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October 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Really interesting panel to kick off my Labour conference with Mission 44 and Centre for Young Lives, including @georgiagould.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, Jason Arthur and @annelongfield.bsky.social.
September 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are.

Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.

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Times: "Asylum protests swell across the UK " headline, reporting an underwhelming wave.

Leeds "draws 70"
Cardiff "disorganised + small"
Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200"
Cheshunt about 250
Chichester: about 100
Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
August 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Just watched Chappell Roan’s performance at Reading on iPlayer. Even more excited about being the oldest man in her crowd at Edinburgh next week!

Taylor Swift, Sam Fender twice, Jamie Webster, Bruce Springsteen, The Lathums and Chappell Roan over the last 12 months. Best year of music!
August 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Another controversial opinion: we should not have millionaires as a result of selling services to schools.
July 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a hugely significant moment and long overdue. Time for the truth about Orgreave & the actions of the South Yorkshire police before, during and after to be heard.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike
Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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“If we are serious about inclusion, we should be looking at who attends a school, how representative it is of its local community, how long pupils stay on roll for, who leaves & why, & who goes into elective home education.” @jonnyuttley.bsky.social cited in TES: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?
Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities
www.tes.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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"Ofsted’s focus on inclusion is welcome, but @ascl-uk.bsky.social's @pepediiasio.bsky.social questions its ability to accurately assess this." @jonnyuttley.bsky.social is also sceptical that the Ofsted inclusion criteria will work. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?
Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities
www.tes.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Really excellent article @johngroberts.bsky.social with dangerously sensible points from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social @jarlathobrien.bsky.social @warrencarratt.bsky.social and others.

The inclusion element of the new Ofsted toolkit is dangerously tokenistic and not looking at intake makes it pointless.
July 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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I do enjoy it when @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writes like this; it’s strong, passionate and - I believe- it’s right! #beststartinlfe

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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‘We know, in our heads & our hearts, that early gaps widen into a lifelong gulf. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be.’ Love this from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social on why Best Start will tackle poverty & disadvantage - a Tory legacy & national shame.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government's updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Superb article
From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL

www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Great article, great policy, 10/10 all round. More of this please.

Thanks @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social!
July 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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‘It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the educational disadvantage gap that starts before children begin school can be tackled by the government’s updated Sure Start scheme
Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
www.tes.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Watching a super vulnerable chat on when change crumbles with @efraimlerner.bsky.social and @jonnyuttley.bsky.social . Wow 🔥 @educationfest.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it.

#imwithrachel
July 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is going to be a fantastic read. Showcasing some absolutely brilliant teachers.
My latest books study truly great teachers teaching, doing the real work, and their pupils making tremendous progress. It's clear that they have several things in common, one being that they teach with enthusiasm! @crownhousepub.bsky.social Get your copies here: www.crownhouse.co.uk/this-much-i-...
June 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Great piece from @moremorrow.bsky.social on FED futures report mapping a way forward for our fragmented education system. Moving past an outdated compliance model & building a system based on the principles of inclusion, workforce & partnership.

schoolsweek.co.uk/mapping-the-...
The Knowledge: A map out of eduction's poly-crisis
This report doesn't just call for a system based on professionalism - it models it, and shows us how to build it
schoolsweek.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Thoughts on the spending review and schools.

www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Spending review is positive for schools and education | Tes
Times are still tight, but the Spending Review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
www.tes.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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‘Education and young people have moved up the country’s priority list’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the extra funding for education in the government’s Spending Review gives hope to the schools sector
Times are still tight, but the Spending Review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government's Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
www.tes.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thoughts on the spending review and schools.

www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Spending review is positive for schools and education | Tes
Times are still tight, but the Spending Review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
www.tes.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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"this not a panacea. The gap between what schools need and what we receive is still real... But this victory is about more than funding. It is about what it signals"

@jonnyuttley.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social

www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Times are still tight, but the spending review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government’s spending review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
www.tes.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM