November 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
November 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
AI music could never do what this guy does: youtu.be/8fdDHfk-DfE?...
Steel Beans: How The F*ck Does He Do This?
YouTube video by Rick Beato
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November 6, 2026 at 5:46 AM
AI music could never do what this guy does: youtu.be/8fdDHfk-DfE?...
Ministers are advertising for a permanent chief executive of Oak National Academy, with the position’s pay bumped to £166,000 per year
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-seeks-oa...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-seeks-oa...
DfE seeks Oak National Academy boss with £166k salary
The arms-length body says interim CEO John Roberts will apply
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Ministers are advertising for a permanent chief executive of Oak National Academy, with the position’s pay bumped to £166,000 per year
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-seeks-oa...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-seeks-oa...
November 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
November 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
*Deis taighde*: PhD sa Ghaeilge/ sa Scríbhneoireacht Chruthaitheach i gcomhpháirt le @GlorNaMona. Scoláireacht (3 bliana) ag tosú i MF 2027: ‘Slánú na Scéalaíochta: Redressing Gender Violence through Creative Practice via the Medium of Irish’: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/...
DfE collaborative scholarships 2027
www.qub.ac.uk
November 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
*Deis taighde*: PhD sa Ghaeilge/ sa Scríbhneoireacht Chruthaitheach i gcomhpháirt le @GlorNaMona. Scoláireacht (3 bliana) ag tosú i MF 2027: ‘Slánú na Scéalaíochta: Redressing Gender Violence through Creative Practice via the Medium of Irish’: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/...
November 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Ministers are preparing to test integrating NHS numbers into school management information systems as part of Labour’s plans for a single unique identifier for all children
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-to-test-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-to-test-...
DfE to test integrating NHS numbers into school systems
Data privacy experts fear potential misuse of single unique identifier in bid to improve information sharing
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Ministers are preparing to test integrating NHS numbers into school management information systems as part of Labour’s plans for a single unique identifier for all children
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-to-test-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-to-test-...
We had something similar in early years where settings were losing money on govt funded hours for 3 and 4 year olds. When they started funding 9 months+ they had to significantly increase the funding rates because they knew that otherwise the sector would collapse. The DfE knows unis are at risk.
As concise as it is devastating: FT editorial sets out the recent policy pressures on university finances. Still striking how little understood all of this is outside the sector
www.ft.com/content/ec63...
www.ft.com/content/ec63...
November 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
We had something similar in early years where settings were losing money on govt funded hours for 3 and 4 year olds. When they started funding 9 months+ they had to significantly increase the funding rates because they knew that otherwise the sector would collapse. The DfE knows unis are at risk.
Earlier this year, the poor earnings of graduates with low prior attainment began to get traction - including in articles by the FT's Chris Smyth and in my own Tarnished Towers.
DfE responded by...removing the data from the latest release.
Thanks to FOI, here it is:
DfE responded by...removing the data from the latest release.
Thanks to FOI, here it is:
November 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Earlier this year, the poor earnings of graduates with low prior attainment began to get traction - including in articles by the FT's Chris Smyth and in my own Tarnished Towers.
DfE responded by...removing the data from the latest release.
Thanks to FOI, here it is:
DfE responded by...removing the data from the latest release.
Thanks to FOI, here it is:
'The DfE said it would review the information it provides, while universities said their websites referred to government information and would be reviewed where necessary.'
Neatly describes the wider pass the parcel approach to universities and their discontents in England.
Neatly describes the wider pass the parcel approach to universities and their discontents in England.
'Misleading' student loans information left out examples of higher-salary repayments
The Treasury Committee chair says she is "shocked" after one university compared repayments to the price of coffee.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM
'The DfE said it would review the information it provides, while universities said their websites referred to government information and would be reviewed where necessary.'
Neatly describes the wider pass the parcel approach to universities and their discontents in England.
Neatly describes the wider pass the parcel approach to universities and their discontents in England.
Bedford Free School is one of the best schools I've been in for how it manages behaviour and promotes culture.
Attendance is over 97% this year.
And we are opening our doors.
I don't think the DFE have promoted this well, but on Thursday 12th November, from 8am-2pm, we're sharing everything.
Attendance is over 97% this year.
And we are opening our doors.
I don't think the DFE have promoted this well, but on Thursday 12th November, from 8am-2pm, we're sharing everything.
November 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Bedford Free School is one of the best schools I've been in for how it manages behaviour and promotes culture.
Attendance is over 97% this year.
And we are opening our doors.
I don't think the DFE have promoted this well, but on Thursday 12th November, from 8am-2pm, we're sharing everything.
Attendance is over 97% this year.
And we are opening our doors.
I don't think the DFE have promoted this well, but on Thursday 12th November, from 8am-2pm, we're sharing everything.
The government will press ahead with plans to increase Ofsted inspection charges for private schools by up to 50 per cent and to more than double registration fees
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-confirms...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-confirms...
DfE confirms 50% hike in inspection fees for private schools
Registration charges will also increase as DfE moves to cut government subsidy
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The government will press ahead with plans to increase Ofsted inspection charges for private schools by up to 50 per cent and to more than double registration fees
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-confirms...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-confirms...
Powell is hopeless here but that's a reflection of the fact that DfE has never had any idea what HE is for.
Schools? Yes, day jails for children and teaching literacy and numeracy.
FE? Training workers.
HE? Not a clue.
Schools? Yes, day jails for children and teaching literacy and numeracy.
FE? Training workers.
HE? Not a clue.
'University leaders should accept that their own poor decision-making contributed to mass job losses in UK academia rather than simply blaming government policy, education secretary Lucy Powell has said.'
Presumably whilst waving the international study levy and SPG grant reductions aloft.
Presumably whilst waving the international study levy and SPG grant reductions aloft.
Powell: university leaders should accept blame for financial woes
Vice-chancellors should take responsibility for mismanagement rather than always blaming government policies, says education secretary
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Powell is hopeless here but that's a reflection of the fact that DfE has never had any idea what HE is for.
Schools? Yes, day jails for children and teaching literacy and numeracy.
FE? Training workers.
HE? Not a clue.
Schools? Yes, day jails for children and teaching literacy and numeracy.
FE? Training workers.
HE? Not a clue.
Lucy Powell is about as likely to help universities as I am to fly to the moon. Without a spaceship. When will people get it into their heads that DfE can barely find unis on a map and can't count to ten, let alone help? Ignore Powell: save yourselves.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/powell-...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/powell-...
Powell: university leaders should accept blame for financial woes
Vice-chancellors should take responsibility for mismanagement rather than always blaming government policies, says education secretary
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Lucy Powell is about as likely to help universities as I am to fly to the moon. Without a spaceship. When will people get it into their heads that DfE can barely find unis on a map and can't count to ten, let alone help? Ignore Powell: save yourselves.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/powell-...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/powell-...
Yes, Bernardette is the subject expert for languages. Draft for consultation was due in September, but the latest is that we will have it "by the end of the year". DfE re KS3 changes: changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/09/curr...
changing-phase.blogspot.com
November 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Yes, Bernardette is the subject expert for languages. Draft for consultation was due in September, but the latest is that we will have it "by the end of the year". DfE re KS3 changes: changing-phase.blogspot.com/2026/09/curr...
Not sure what it’s like in tertiary education these days but secondary staff are just a cross-section of the general public and views on most issues reflect this.
A DfE-led effort to raise climate literacy among school staff is an essential first step, but it’s a bit late for all that now. 🙄🤷♂️🤣
A DfE-led effort to raise climate literacy among school staff is an essential first step, but it’s a bit late for all that now. 🙄🤷♂️🤣
November 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Not sure what it’s like in tertiary education these days but secondary staff are just a cross-section of the general public and views on most issues reflect this.
A DfE-led effort to raise climate literacy among school staff is an essential first step, but it’s a bit late for all that now. 🙄🤷♂️🤣
A DfE-led effort to raise climate literacy among school staff is an essential first step, but it’s a bit late for all that now. 🙄🤷♂️🤣
That is possible but will still be limited to a very small number as OfS and DfE are now doing mostly very tight monitoring (to the extent they even can). More likely is what I've always called the 'fadeout' - senior management just throw everything out of the balloon they can to stay aloft. 1/2
November 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
That is possible but will still be limited to a very small number as OfS and DfE are now doing mostly very tight monitoring (to the extent they even can). More likely is what I've always called the 'fadeout' - senior management just throw everything out of the balloon they can to stay aloft. 1/2
DfE Update 4 November 2026 - latest information and actions about funding, assurance and resource management | DfE
DfE Update 4 November 2026
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2026 at 7:45 AM
DfE Update 4 November 2026 - latest information and actions about funding, assurance and resource management | DfE
Dit zou zomaar eens waar kunnen zijn, dat Trump juist blij is met dfe winst van de democraten. Het verklaart in elk geval zijn non-reactie op de uitslag.
November 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Dit zou zomaar eens waar kunnen zijn, dat Trump juist blij is met dfe winst van de democraten. Het verklaart in elk geval zijn non-reactie op de uitslag.
One wonders whether the DFE believes they have no role or influence in what they see as a free market for education. Or they dont really bother themselves with post 16 education. Or both.
November 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
One wonders whether the DFE believes they have no role or influence in what they see as a free market for education. Or they dont really bother themselves with post 16 education. Or both.
Based on Department for Education (DfE) data, Lowe highlighted that white British students have dropped to a minority (44%) across England's grammar schools as of 2026, down from 66% in 2016.
Ffs Rupert Lowe wants to make the 11+ easier for white kids only!
Ffs Rupert Lowe wants to make the 11+ easier for white kids only!
November 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Based on Department for Education (DfE) data, Lowe highlighted that white British students have dropped to a minority (44%) across England's grammar schools as of 2026, down from 66% in 2016.
Ffs Rupert Lowe wants to make the 11+ easier for white kids only!
Ffs Rupert Lowe wants to make the 11+ easier for white kids only!
