Sarah Coulson
@sdotc75.bsky.social
Deputy Headteacher Curriculum - North West
Love all things MFL
Love all things MFL
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As part of its response to the curriculum and assessment review, the government has announced plans to overhaul Progress 8. @ellencph.bsky.social explains its proposals
Progress 8 reform: what are the government’s plans?
As part of its response to the curriculum review, the government has outlined its intention to overhaul the performance measure. Tes has all you need to know
www.tes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
As part of its response to the curriculum and assessment review, the government has announced plans to overhaul Progress 8. @ellencph.bsky.social explains its proposals
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A vital guide for transforming the dreams of our children in care.
It's recommended by the Department for Education.
I hope it helps you to aim high for #ChildrenInCare
#edusky
It's recommended by the Department for Education.
I hope it helps you to aim high for #ChildrenInCare
#edusky
Our updated 2025 ‘Children in Care Guide for Governors’,created in partnership with @9000lives.org, is now available to read 🙌
This guide gives governors all the key information they need to help you best support children in care.
Read the guide: loom.ly/enXsH-0
This guide gives governors all the key information they need to help you best support children in care.
Read the guide: loom.ly/enXsH-0
October 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A vital guide for transforming the dreams of our children in care.
It's recommended by the Department for Education.
I hope it helps you to aim high for #ChildrenInCare
#edusky
It's recommended by the Department for Education.
I hope it helps you to aim high for #ChildrenInCare
#edusky
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Wonderful to spend yesterday afternoon celebrating ten years of Our Migration Story, an unrivalled online resource for teachers and students to learn about migration’s centrality to the making of modern Britain. Congrats to all who made OMS possible — felt urgent and energising
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Wonderful to spend yesterday afternoon celebrating ten years of Our Migration Story, an unrivalled online resource for teachers and students to learn about migration’s centrality to the making of modern Britain. Congrats to all who made OMS possible — felt urgent and energising
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Speciality cheese vending machines, the future we deserve:
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Speciality cheese vending machines, the future we deserve:
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Neil Morrrissey spent 7 years in care as a child.
One special teacher believed in his acting dreams.
Never underestimate the power of a special teacher. ✨
One special teacher believed in his acting dreams.
Never underestimate the power of a special teacher. ✨
October 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Neil Morrrissey spent 7 years in care as a child.
One special teacher believed in his acting dreams.
Never underestimate the power of a special teacher. ✨
One special teacher believed in his acting dreams.
Never underestimate the power of a special teacher. ✨
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Worth a read!
October 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Worth a read!
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Many of us have been calling for the return of maintenance grants for a long time.
So its great to see this is finally (albeit partially) on the cards.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
So its great to see this is finally (albeit partially) on the cards.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Targeted maintenance grants for students to be reintroduced
Disadvantaged students studying priority courses will benefit from extra financial support to access and excel in higher education.
www.gov.uk
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Many of us have been calling for the return of maintenance grants for a long time.
So its great to see this is finally (albeit partially) on the cards.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
So its great to see this is finally (albeit partially) on the cards.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Ofsted has unveiled its new report cards with renamed grades and fewer inspection areas, saying inspections will now provide 'absolute clarity' for schools and parents - but the changes have not allayed unions' concerns
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-judgem...
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-judgem...
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Ofsted has unveiled its new report cards with renamed grades and fewer inspection areas, saying inspections will now provide 'absolute clarity' for schools and parents - but the changes have not allayed unions' concerns
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-judgem...
schoolsweek.co.uk/fewer-judgem...
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THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A TEACHER IS THAT IT MATTERS.
THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A TEACHER IS THAT IT MATTERS EVERY DAY
#education #teachers #EduSky
THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A TEACHER IS THAT IT MATTERS EVERY DAY
#education #teachers #EduSky
August 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A TEACHER IS THAT IT MATTERS.
THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A TEACHER IS THAT IT MATTERS EVERY DAY
#education #teachers #EduSky
THE HARDEST THING ABOUT BEING A TEACHER IS THAT IT MATTERS EVERY DAY
#education #teachers #EduSky
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There’s just two weeks to go until the British Science Festival 2025 arrives in Liverpool! 🎉
From 10 - 14 September, the city will come alive with inspiring talks, activities, performances and cutting-edge research.🔬
Book your place now: britishsciencefestival.org
#BritishScienceFestival #BSF2025
From 10 - 14 September, the city will come alive with inspiring talks, activities, performances and cutting-edge research.🔬
Book your place now: britishsciencefestival.org
#BritishScienceFestival #BSF2025
August 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There’s just two weeks to go until the British Science Festival 2025 arrives in Liverpool! 🎉
From 10 - 14 September, the city will come alive with inspiring talks, activities, performances and cutting-edge research.🔬
Book your place now: britishsciencefestival.org
#BritishScienceFestival #BSF2025
From 10 - 14 September, the city will come alive with inspiring talks, activities, performances and cutting-edge research.🔬
Book your place now: britishsciencefestival.org
#BritishScienceFestival #BSF2025
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📢 NEW: Five things to look out for on GCSE results day
Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on results day 2025.
vist.ly/43pn7
Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on results day 2025.
vist.ly/43pn7
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August 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📢 NEW: Five things to look out for on GCSE results day
Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on results day 2025.
vist.ly/43pn7
Our usual round-up of everything we'll be looking out for on results day 2025.
vist.ly/43pn7
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I created a Starter pack on SEND in England.
It's for professionals and families
go.bsky.app/RUAW7ML
If you'd like adding, give us a wave in the replies.
It's for professionals and families
go.bsky.app/RUAW7ML
If you'd like adding, give us a wave in the replies.
November 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I created a Starter pack on SEND in England.
It's for professionals and families
go.bsky.app/RUAW7ML
If you'd like adding, give us a wave in the replies.
It's for professionals and families
go.bsky.app/RUAW7ML
If you'd like adding, give us a wave in the replies.
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Is language learning in the UK really in a state of crisis?
It's not that simple – languages GCSE uptake across schools can vary very widely, write IOE researchers. #IOEBlog
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/08/...
It's not that simple – languages GCSE uptake across schools can vary very widely, write IOE researchers. #IOEBlog
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/08/...
Crisis or variation in languages education provision in England?
Language learning in the UK is often framed as being in a state of “crisis”. But does this narrative provide a fair reflection of what is happening across all schools in England?
blogs.ucl.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Is language learning in the UK really in a state of crisis?
It's not that simple – languages GCSE uptake across schools can vary very widely, write IOE researchers. #IOEBlog
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/08/...
It's not that simple – languages GCSE uptake across schools can vary very widely, write IOE researchers. #IOEBlog
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/08/...
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“It is a portrait of two Britains, one of which barely comprehends the challenges facing the other.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Britain’s social fabric has been torn but it’s just easie...
The real causes of serious problems are ignored and those responsible are let off the hook
observer.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
“It is a portrait of two Britains, one of which barely comprehends the challenges facing the other.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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New blog from me, Bet you can't guess what it's about.
mrefinch.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/a...
mrefinch.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/a...
A Dog’s Dinner: I (almost) feel sorry for Sir Martyn Oliver.
It must have sounded so good round the conference table at Ofsted HQ. “Guys, we’ve had a run of bad news stories. Everything we do seems to make us look worse – we need a surefire…
mrefinch.wordpress.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New blog from me, Bet you can't guess what it's about.
mrefinch.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/a...
mrefinch.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/a...
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New on 100% Assessment with @head-teach.bsky.social : Why Schools Rely on Relative Attainment
100assessment.substack.com/p/why-school...
100assessment.substack.com/p/why-school...
Why Schools Rely on Relative Attainment
And why alternatives to the bell curve are harder than they sound
100assessment.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New on 100% Assessment with @head-teach.bsky.social : Why Schools Rely on Relative Attainment
100assessment.substack.com/p/why-school...
100assessment.substack.com/p/why-school...
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"It’s been over 5 years since ASCL highlighted the plight of the #forgottenthird in a landmark report. Since then, we’ve heard plenty of talk, but not enough action...There is, however, an opportunity to address this issue through the Curriculum and Assessment Review."
#ASCL2025
#ASCL2025
March 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"It’s been over 5 years since ASCL highlighted the plight of the #forgottenthird in a landmark report. Since then, we’ve heard plenty of talk, but not enough action...There is, however, an opportunity to address this issue through the Curriculum and Assessment Review."
#ASCL2025
#ASCL2025
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“Language, in all its forms, matters. We don’t want children to be victims who are ‘lost for words’. We want to give them agency in their learning, a voice in their future”: my comments on today's important @glassessment.bsky.social #oracy survey: schoolsweek.co.uk/more-childre...
Teachers report poorer early speech and language skills
And most say this makes their job harder, poll finds
schoolsweek.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“Language, in all its forms, matters. We don’t want children to be victims who are ‘lost for words’. We want to give them agency in their learning, a voice in their future”: my comments on today's important @glassessment.bsky.social #oracy survey: schoolsweek.co.uk/more-childre...
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.. @jarlathobrien.bsky.social says. This can lead students to decide that it is safer to remain distant, to refuse to engage or to 'decide to end things at a time of their own choosing' through their behaviour." @johngroberts.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new... 3/3
Why SEMH support is schools’ biggest challenge
Pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs have been found to fare the worst in terms of getting SEND support. Why is this, and what can schools do with constrained resources?
www.tes.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
.. @jarlathobrien.bsky.social says. This can lead students to decide that it is safer to remain distant, to refuse to engage or to 'decide to end things at a time of their own choosing' through their behaviour." @johngroberts.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new... 3/3
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Shocked I tell you ... Shocked!
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils....
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils....
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils
Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Shocked I tell you ... Shocked!
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils....
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils....
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Teacher handbook: SEND
asset.nasen.org.uk/Teacher%20SE...
How have I not come across this resource? A gem shared by @bethgg.bsky.social #rEDBrum
asset.nasen.org.uk/Teacher%20SE...
How have I not come across this resource? A gem shared by @bethgg.bsky.social #rEDBrum
asset.nasen.org.uk
March 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Teacher handbook: SEND
asset.nasen.org.uk/Teacher%20SE...
How have I not come across this resource? A gem shared by @bethgg.bsky.social #rEDBrum
asset.nasen.org.uk/Teacher%20SE...
How have I not come across this resource? A gem shared by @bethgg.bsky.social #rEDBrum
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Why do teachers in some schools keep getting better for longer?
We are developing a new measure of teacher workplace social capital to find out: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...
We are developing a new measure of teacher workplace social capital to find out: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...
Why do teachers in some schools keep getting better for longer? | UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO)
UCL Homepage
blogs.ucl.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Why do teachers in some schools keep getting better for longer?
We are developing a new measure of teacher workplace social capital to find out: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...
We are developing a new measure of teacher workplace social capital to find out: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...
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Attendance is back in national headlines and tabloids this week.
Here's my more 'personal' reflection on hardship, attendance and working families.
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/mud-sweat-...
#Attendance #School #Absence #Ofsted #Shoes #Slippers #Inequality #ThatPovertyGuy
Here's my more 'personal' reflection on hardship, attendance and working families.
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/mud-sweat-...
#Attendance #School #Absence #Ofsted #Shoes #Slippers #Inequality #ThatPovertyGuy
Mud, Sweat and Slippers
A personal reflection on hardship, attendance and working families
thatpovertyguy.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Attendance is back in national headlines and tabloids this week.
Here's my more 'personal' reflection on hardship, attendance and working families.
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/mud-sweat-...
#Attendance #School #Absence #Ofsted #Shoes #Slippers #Inequality #ThatPovertyGuy
Here's my more 'personal' reflection on hardship, attendance and working families.
thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/mud-sweat-...
#Attendance #School #Absence #Ofsted #Shoes #Slippers #Inequality #ThatPovertyGuy
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If you see something lovely, repost it! The algorithm is basically us here. It takes a while to get used to not having your attention manipulated so much. #bluesky
February 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
If you see something lovely, repost it! The algorithm is basically us here. It takes a while to get used to not having your attention manipulated so much. #bluesky