Charlotte Santry
@charlottesantry.bsky.social
Education journo (Head of News at Tes Magazine)/data nerd/school governor/mum of girls
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Reposted by Charlotte Santry
In our second MAT Tracker newsletter, @charlottesantry.bsky.social takes an inside look at the DfE’s MAT CEO group, alongside a North West deep dive, our trust moves round-up and exclusive data analysis.
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MAT Tracker: Inside the DfE's MAT CEO group
Plus advisers poll, North West deep dive and more
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September 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
In our second MAT Tracker newsletter, @charlottesantry.bsky.social takes an inside look at the DfE’s MAT CEO group, alongside a North West deep dive, our trust moves round-up and exclusive data analysis.
Read the latest edition (and sign up) here ⬇️
Read the latest edition (and sign up) here ⬇️
📢Introducing the first ever @tesmagazine.bsky.social MAT Tracker newsletter!
Free news, views, insight and intel for all those who work in/with multi-academy trusts.
Access it every Thursday by signing up below 👇
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Free news, views, insight and intel for all those who work in/with multi-academy trusts.
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MAT Tracker: Lucy Powell’s trust test
Plus inclusion poll, MAT moves and more talking points
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September 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
📢Introducing the first ever @tesmagazine.bsky.social MAT Tracker newsletter!
Free news, views, insight and intel for all those who work in/with multi-academy trusts.
Access it every Thursday by signing up below 👇
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Free news, views, insight and intel for all those who work in/with multi-academy trusts.
Access it every Thursday by signing up below 👇
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V.excited about this - please send any thoughts/feedback my way (and pls also sign up, obvs) 😁
📡 Introducing our new newsletter for the 2026-27 school year: Tes MAT Tracker!
It features essential insights into academy trusts, those who work in or with them, and the policy that shapes them – all exclusive to this weekly newsletter.
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It features essential insights into academy trusts, those who work in or with them, and the policy that shapes them – all exclusive to this weekly newsletter.
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September 2, 2026 at 12:47 PM
V.excited about this - please send any thoughts/feedback my way (and pls also sign up, obvs) 😁
London pulls even further ahead of other regions - and boys are now a whole pp ahead of girls when it comes to top grades.
More key trends from today's A-level results below:
More key trends from today's A-level results below:
This year’s A-level results show that the regional divide in students getting the top grades in England has widened again – and also reveal an increase in the top grades awarded and in the overall pass rate
A-level results 2026: regional divide grows again
Today’s A-level results for England also reveal increases in the top grades awarded and in the overall pass rate
www.tes.com
August 13, 2026 at 9:31 AM
London pulls even further ahead of other regions - and boys are now a whole pp ahead of girls when it comes to top grades.
More key trends from today's A-level results below:
More key trends from today's A-level results below:
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
Breaking: Lucy Powell has been appointed as education secretary by new prime minister Andy Burnham, replacing Bridget Phillipson
Lucy Powell appointed as education secretary
She will replace Bridget Phillipson, who has been in the role since Labour came to power in July 2024
www.tes.com
July 20, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Breaking: Lucy Powell has been appointed as education secretary by new prime minister Andy Burnham, replacing Bridget Phillipson
Lisa Nandy’s the latest high-profile departure from X: should schools leave the platform too? Here’s what the attorney general told @cerysturner.bsky.social in an exclusive interview:
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Schools face ‘difficult decisions’ over using X, says attorney general
The government’s chief legal adviser, Richard Hermer, speaks exclusively to Tes about citizenship, rule of law teaching and social media
www.tes.com
July 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Lisa Nandy’s the latest high-profile departure from X: should schools leave the platform too? Here’s what the attorney general told @cerysturner.bsky.social in an exclusive interview:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Exclusive: Key stage 2 Sats results delayed by at least a week, Tes understands
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KS2 Sats results delayed by at least a week
Primary schools were due to receive the assessment results on Tuesday
www.tes.com
July 2, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Exclusive: Key stage 2 Sats results delayed by at least a week, Tes understands
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
🚨EXCL: Teachers will get a 3.5% pay deal for the upcoming year.
- Schools to fund the first 1%
- A further 3% offered for 2027-28
More from @tesmagazine.bsky.social:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
- Schools to fund the first 1%
- A further 3% offered for 2027-28
More from @tesmagazine.bsky.social:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com
July 1, 2026 at 10:21 AM
🚨EXCL: Teachers will get a 3.5% pay deal for the upcoming year.
- Schools to fund the first 1%
- A further 3% offered for 2027-28
More from @tesmagazine.bsky.social:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
- Schools to fund the first 1%
- A further 3% offered for 2027-28
More from @tesmagazine.bsky.social:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Couldn’t agree more: so much immersion, energy and rhythm. Got me and the 11yo discussing metaphors. Special mention to the most lifelike puppet dog I’ve ever seen!
Brilliant to be reminded of undiluted human ingenuity and the power of education at last night’s production of #TheBoyWhoHarnessedTheWind - the true story of the inspiring #WilliamKamkwamba. At Soho Place theatre, London, it’s the perfect show for young people, full of music, movement & puppetry
May 14, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Couldn’t agree more: so much immersion, energy and rhythm. Got me and the 11yo discussing metaphors. Special mention to the most lifelike puppet dog I’ve ever seen!
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
All Sendcos ‘need clinical supervision to stop burnout’ - @charlottesantry.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
All Sendcos ‘need clinical supervision to stop burnout’
Education leaders call for more support for Sendcos as the role becomes increasingly demanding
www.tes.com
May 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
All Sendcos ‘need clinical supervision to stop burnout’ - @charlottesantry.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
Specialist provision packages are set to underpin the support pupils with the most complex SEND receive in a reformed system but leaders are concerned that children could fall through the gaps and highlight widespread problems with the categories the DfE has suggested. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Schools face ‘impossible’ SEND support package plans, experts warn
‘Bizarre’ government proposals risk lumping together pupils with vastly different needs, and stripping out mental health support, leaders tell Tes
www.tes.com
May 8, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Specialist provision packages are set to underpin the support pupils with the most complex SEND receive in a reformed system but leaders are concerned that children could fall through the gaps and highlight widespread problems with the categories the DfE has suggested. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Good news - for some.
“Larger trusts with dedicated commercial or development functions are structurally better placed than smaller or standalone trusts serving more disadvantaged communities - and that is precisely the inverse of where additional resources are most needed.”
“Larger trusts with dedicated commercial or development functions are structurally better placed than smaller or standalone trusts serving more disadvantaged communities - and that is precisely the inverse of where additional resources are most needed.”
Trusts’ self-generated income rises 25% to £366m
Academy trusts are raising more cash themselves, but there are concerns over growing disparities in the sector
www.tes.com
April 30, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Good news - for some.
“Larger trusts with dedicated commercial or development functions are structurally better placed than smaller or standalone trusts serving more disadvantaged communities - and that is precisely the inverse of where additional resources are most needed.”
“Larger trusts with dedicated commercial or development functions are structurally better placed than smaller or standalone trusts serving more disadvantaged communities - and that is precisely the inverse of where additional resources are most needed.”
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
‘My fear is that sometimes heads look at a gallery trip and think, “Well, that’s art done with; now we can get back to English and maths”’: @neunion.bsky.social president calls for the ‘restoration’ of the arts in schools
The arts must not be reduced to day trips, warns NEU
The arts are too often sidelined in favour of English and maths, says NEU president during event calling for ‘restoration’ of arts to the curriculum
www.tes.com
April 28, 2026 at 6:35 AM
‘My fear is that sometimes heads look at a gallery trip and think, “Well, that’s art done with; now we can get back to English and maths”’: @neunion.bsky.social president calls for the ‘restoration’ of the arts in schools
Phones in school: Labour's committed to reviewing its guidance via the national behaviour survey and updating 'if needed' by September 2027.
Worth noting that the DfE's last survey found far more teachers than students said phone policies were being followed...
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Worth noting that the DfE's last survey found far more teachers than students said phone policies were being followed...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
April 27, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Phones in school: Labour's committed to reviewing its guidance via the national behaviour survey and updating 'if needed' by September 2027.
Worth noting that the DfE's last survey found far more teachers than students said phone policies were being followed...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Worth noting that the DfE's last survey found far more teachers than students said phone policies were being followed...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
Schools in some local authorities under the greatest pressure for specialist places face missing out on millions in capital funding next year, exclusive Tes analysis reveals
Overstretched SEND areas to miss out on millions in capital funding
An £860m SEND funding pot is being skewed towards large councils despite other local authorities facing greater pressure for specialist places, Tes analysis shows
www.tes.com
April 24, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Schools in some local authorities under the greatest pressure for specialist places face missing out on millions in capital funding next year, exclusive Tes analysis reveals
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
✉️ Emotionally based school avoidance, trainee targets, SEND funding and Reform UK policy… Catch up on all the latest education headlines in today’s Tes Daily newsletter – read here: 145850312.hs-sites-eu1.com/tes-magazine...
April 24, 2026 at 5:05 AM
✉️ Emotionally based school avoidance, trainee targets, SEND funding and Reform UK policy… Catch up on all the latest education headlines in today’s Tes Daily newsletter – read here: 145850312.hs-sites-eu1.com/tes-magazine...
Breaking:
An independent inquiry triggered after a Jewish MP’s visit to a Bristol school was postponed last year has concluded that neither the school nor the trust involved are antisemitic
McVittie review: No evidence of antisemitism at Bristol Brunel Academy
Independent review finds that lobbying groups did not influence the school or trust in the decision to postpone a Jewish MP’s visit last year
www.tes.com
April 22, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Breaking:
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
Exclusive: The ‘accountability risk’ of being inclusive has been revealed by new research highlighting that most ‘SEND magnet’ schools achieve negative Progress 8 scores
Revealed: The ‘risk’ SEND magnet schools face with Progress 8
The accountability penalty that schools can suffer for having a good reputation for supporting students with SEND is highlighted by new research
www.tes.com
April 22, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Exclusive: The ‘accountability risk’ of being inclusive has been revealed by new research highlighting that most ‘SEND magnet’ schools achieve negative Progress 8 scores
Do schools need extra inset days in light of all the upcoming curriculum/assessment/SEND reforms?
Some MATs already schedule more than the minimum of 5 per year... www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Some MATs already schedule more than the minimum of 5 per year... www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Heads to demand two extra Inset days for SEND training
SEND and curriculum reforms create ‘significant’ workload that necessitates more Inset days, states motion to NAHT annual conference
www.tes.com
April 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Do schools need extra inset days in light of all the upcoming curriculum/assessment/SEND reforms?
Some MATs already schedule more than the minimum of 5 per year... www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Some MATs already schedule more than the minimum of 5 per year... www.tes.com/magazine/new...
More on the plans set out today, which would put existing guidance on a statutory footing.
(The guidance doesn’t say phones can’t be taken to school, but that they should be stored out of sight eg in lockers.) www.tes.com/magazine/new...
(The guidance doesn’t say phones can’t be taken to school, but that they should be stored out of sight eg in lockers.) www.tes.com/magazine/new...
April 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
More on the plans set out today, which would put existing guidance on a statutory footing.
(The guidance doesn’t say phones can’t be taken to school, but that they should be stored out of sight eg in lockers.) www.tes.com/magazine/new...
(The guidance doesn’t say phones can’t be taken to school, but that they should be stored out of sight eg in lockers.) www.tes.com/magazine/new...
The govt's just announced a statutory ban on phones in schools...four days after education minister Olivia Bailey said the problem was already "solved". www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Banning phones in schools 'already solved', claims minister
Education minister Olivia Bailey comes under fire as MPs reject Lords' proposal for a statutory ban on phones in schools
www.tes.com
April 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The govt's just announced a statutory ban on phones in schools...four days after education minister Olivia Bailey said the problem was already "solved". www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Reposted by Charlotte Santry
Exclusive: More than 70 staff at the Harris Federation are at risk of redundancy, with CEO Sir Dan Moynihan telling Tes the cuts have been proposed largely because of falling pupil rolls
More than 70 Harris Federation staff at risk of redundancy
CEO Sir Dan Moynihan tells Tes the cuts have been proposed mainly because of declining pupil rolls at schools in London
www.tes.com
April 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Exclusive: More than 70 staff at the Harris Federation are at risk of redundancy, with CEO Sir Dan Moynihan telling Tes the cuts have been proposed largely because of falling pupil rolls
The government said it would prioritise disadvantaged communities for this cash.
But the majority of winning bids have been from schools with below-average disadvantage, @ktorm-social1.bsky.social's analysis finds.
But the majority of winning bids have been from schools with below-average disadvantage, @ktorm-social1.bsky.social's analysis finds.
Nursery expansion funding should better focus on areas of high deprivation, DfE told. Tes analysis shows most successful schools have fewer FSM pupils than the national average. @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Deprived schools need bigger share of nurseries cash, DfE told
Most of the schools successful in applying for the grant to open new nurseries have fewer FSM pupils than the national average, Tes analysis reveals
www.tes.com
April 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
The government said it would prioritise disadvantaged communities for this cash.
But the majority of winning bids have been from schools with below-average disadvantage, @ktorm-social1.bsky.social's analysis finds.
But the majority of winning bids have been from schools with below-average disadvantage, @ktorm-social1.bsky.social's analysis finds.
Pleased to see BBC's covered the underachievement of white working-class girls - an often overlooked issue: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Here's my long read from last Sept on this: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
And my investigation revealing a sharp drop in GCSE results: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Here's my long read from last Sept on this: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
And my investigation revealing a sharp drop in GCSE results: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
How the system forgot about white working-class girls
While the underachievement of white working-class boys has attracted political attention, the struggles of disadvantaged white girls continue to be overlooked. School leaders tell Tes why this needs t...
www.tes.com
April 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Pleased to see BBC's covered the underachievement of white working-class girls - an often overlooked issue: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Here's my long read from last Sept on this: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
And my investigation revealing a sharp drop in GCSE results: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Here's my long read from last Sept on this: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
And my investigation revealing a sharp drop in GCSE results: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
🔴Out: fruit juice, honey, sugary muesli, low fibre bread, anything deep-fried
🟠Restricted: cheese, veggie meat alternatives, sugary puddings, white rice/pasta
🟢In: veg/salad with all 'grab & go' meals; pulses now count as protein, wholegrain rice/pasta, plain crackers
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🟠Restricted: cheese, veggie meat alternatives, sugary puddings, white rice/pasta
🟢In: veg/salad with all 'grab & go' meals; pulses now count as protein, wholegrain rice/pasta, plain crackers
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Healthier school menus: all you need to know
Government proposals would lead to new rules on school breakfasts, lunches and drinks in order to tackle poor diets among children
www.tes.com
April 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
🔴Out: fruit juice, honey, sugary muesli, low fibre bread, anything deep-fried
🟠Restricted: cheese, veggie meat alternatives, sugary puddings, white rice/pasta
🟢In: veg/salad with all 'grab & go' meals; pulses now count as protein, wholegrain rice/pasta, plain crackers
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
🟠Restricted: cheese, veggie meat alternatives, sugary puddings, white rice/pasta
🟢In: veg/salad with all 'grab & go' meals; pulses now count as protein, wholegrain rice/pasta, plain crackers
www.tes.com/magazine/new...