Really concerning that the messy structure of MATs operating within LAs seems to limit safeguarding accountability. Families & the public are waiting for the DfE to account for oppressive behav by Mossbourne academy staff, resulting in “climate of fear”. DfE seemingly dodging local review process.
New: Mossbourne case shows how academy supervision is failing on public transparency
Readable (open access) here educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/mos... and here: warwickmansell.substack.com/p/mossbourne...
Readable (open access) here educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/mos... and here: warwickmansell.substack.com/p/mossbourne...
Education Uncovered | Analysis| Mossbourne case shows how academy supervision is failing on public transparency
DfE appears to have dodged local and public answerability as to how it has responded to high-profile safeguarding review, simply because it can.
educationuncovered.co.uk
October 31, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Really concerning that the messy structure of MATs operating within LAs seems to limit safeguarding accountability. Families & the public are waiting for the DfE to account for oppressive behav by Mossbourne academy staff, resulting in “climate of fear”. DfE seemingly dodging local review process.
Shocking that DfE isn’t cooperating in the local safeguarding review process.
October 31, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Shocking that DfE isn’t cooperating in the local safeguarding review process.
União Brasil ja meteu comunicado me inclua fora dessa
Nazare Scream
Alt: gif dfe Nazaré Tedesco caindo na gargalhada
static.klipy.com
October 28, 2026 at 11:36 PM
União Brasil ja meteu comunicado me inclua fora dessa
I wonder if you can explain why the DfE has awarded a £5million contract for a private company to supply books to schools but then suggested that schools "utilise the offers and expertise in your local communities" by asking independent bookshops which books to order?
@andyburnham.bsky.social
@andyburnham.bsky.social
November 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I wonder if you can explain why the DfE has awarded a £5million contract for a private company to supply books to schools but then suggested that schools "utilise the offers and expertise in your local communities" by asking independent bookshops which books to order?
@andyburnham.bsky.social
@andyburnham.bsky.social
¡Mira, no gana eña dfe Irán porque no quiere...!
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static.klipy.com
November 3, 2026 at 7:38 AM
¡Mira, no gana eña dfe Irán porque no quiere...!
Looking for education research and data?
Geographers may be interested in exploring the Department for Education’s current and future research interests, live studies, and available data.
Find out more on their website 👇
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Geographers may be interested in exploring the Department for Education’s current and future research interests, live studies, and available data.
Find out more on their website 👇
https://ow.ly/E18x5101G1b
Research at DfE
The Department for Education’s research interests, studies and available data.
ow.ly
November 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Looking for education research and data?
Geographers may be interested in exploring the Department for Education’s current and future research interests, live studies, and available data.
Find out more on their website 👇
https://ow.ly/E18x5101G1b
Geographers may be interested in exploring the Department for Education’s current and future research interests, live studies, and available data.
Find out more on their website 👇
https://ow.ly/E18x5101G1b
📝 Exclusive: Government officials considered launching their own in-house management information system (MIS) for schools in a bid to shield them from a £200 million turf war
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-pondered...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-pondered...
DfE pondered launching in-house MIS to save schools cash
CEO of England’s largest MAT brands government's data spine plan 'an expansion of the surveillance state'
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
📝 Exclusive: Government officials considered launching their own in-house management information system (MIS) for schools in a bid to shield them from a £200 million turf war
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-pondered...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-pondered...
She is mostly quite incapable of navigating the world on a day-to-day basis.
For the last ten years, the authorities have batted her from one departmental jurisdiction to another, a process which appears to be the DfE / NHS equivalent of dumping a case into the 'too hard' basket.
2/3
For the last ten years, the authorities have batted her from one departmental jurisdiction to another, a process which appears to be the DfE / NHS equivalent of dumping a case into the 'too hard' basket.
2/3
November 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
She is mostly quite incapable of navigating the world on a day-to-day basis.
For the last ten years, the authorities have batted her from one departmental jurisdiction to another, a process which appears to be the DfE / NHS equivalent of dumping a case into the 'too hard' basket.
2/3
For the last ten years, the authorities have batted her from one departmental jurisdiction to another, a process which appears to be the DfE / NHS equivalent of dumping a case into the 'too hard' basket.
2/3
Early years can break the cycle of poor numeracy, DfE told | TES
Early years can break the cycle of poor numeracy, DfE told
Lords urge the government to focus on numeracy in the early years, invest in recruitment and make sure teachers are trained to identify dyscalculia
www.tes.com
November 3, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Early years can break the cycle of poor numeracy, DfE told | TES
If reading isn't in your school's enrichment plans, you're missing out!
We've put together a guide on why - and how - to include reading in your enrichment activity: bit.ly/4rwBiZu
We've put together a guide on why - and how - to include reading in your enrichment activity: bit.ly/4rwBiZu
Enrichment through reading: DFE Enrichment Framework 2026
We share our insights into the DFE's new Enrichment framework, demonstrating how reading can be a vital ingredient in enrichment provision.
bit.ly
November 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
If reading isn't in your school's enrichment plans, you're missing out!
We've put together a guide on why - and how - to include reading in your enrichment activity: bit.ly/4rwBiZu
We've put together a guide on why - and how - to include reading in your enrichment activity: bit.ly/4rwBiZu
I learned about this guy from a Rick Beato video this week: youtu.be/8fdDHfk-DfE?...
Steel Beans: How The F*ck Does He Do This?
YouTube video by Rick Beato
youtu.be
October 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I learned about this guy from a Rick Beato video this week: youtu.be/8fdDHfk-DfE?...
Shocking that DfE isn’t cooperating in the local safeguarding review process.
October 31, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Shocking that DfE isn’t cooperating in the local safeguarding review process.
October 31, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Make climate education 'fully cross-curricular' in schools, DfE urged | TES
Make climate education ‘fully cross-curricular’ in schools, DfE urged
Climate change and sustainability education must be ‘woven’ into the wider curriculum in schools and connected more clearly to careers, according to UCL report based on a survey of teenagers
www.tes.com
November 2, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Make climate education 'fully cross-curricular' in schools, DfE urged | TES
Ministers plan to clarify guidance on work experience after schools and employers were left “scratching their heads” over whether they will need to seek DBS checks for staff hosting placements.
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-to-clari...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-to-clari...
DfE to clarify work experience guidance after confusion
New guidance left schools uncertain over whether work placements for under 16s would require DBS checks
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 30, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Ministers plan to clarify guidance on work experience after schools and employers were left “scratching their heads” over whether they will need to seek DBS checks for staff hosting placements.
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-to-clari...
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-to-clari...
www.instagram.com/reel/DfE-paV... Listen . . .
Instagram
Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.
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November 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
www.instagram.com/reel/DfE-paV... Listen . . .
October 29, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Hey some policy-based evidence in the wild.
Stop trying to make inclusion bases happen, guys.
SEND policy ‘running ahead of the evidence’, say experts share.google/596xulcY36gp...
Stop trying to make inclusion bases happen, guys.
SEND policy ‘running ahead of the evidence’, say experts share.google/596xulcY36gp...
SEND policy ‘running ahead of the evidence’, say experts
But DfE says new research will provide 'invaluable evidence' before rollout of inclusion bases
share.google
October 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Hey some policy-based evidence in the wild.
Stop trying to make inclusion bases happen, guys.
SEND policy ‘running ahead of the evidence’, say experts share.google/596xulcY36gp...
Stop trying to make inclusion bases happen, guys.
SEND policy ‘running ahead of the evidence’, say experts share.google/596xulcY36gp...
"The EdTech Testbed Programme will run from 2026 to 2030...
The first stage, led by a research consortium headed by Ipsos, will involve up to 75 rapid evaluations of education technology products."
That's a lot of live edtech and AIed testing in schools www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/eef-ope...
The first stage, led by a research consortium headed by Ipsos, will involve up to 75 rapid evaluations of education technology products."
That's a lot of live edtech and AIed testing in schools www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/eef-ope...
EEF seeks researchers to evaluate AI and edtech tools | ETIH EdTech News — EdTech Innovation Hub
ETIH edtech news covers the Education Endowment Foundation's £15,000–£25,000 research tender to develop guidance for evaluating AI and edtech tools in schools. The work supports the DfE-backed EdTech ...
www.edtechinnovationhub.com
November 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
"The EdTech Testbed Programme will run from 2026 to 2030...
The first stage, led by a research consortium headed by Ipsos, will involve up to 75 rapid evaluations of education technology products."
That's a lot of live edtech and AIed testing in schools www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/eef-ope...
The first stage, led by a research consortium headed by Ipsos, will involve up to 75 rapid evaluations of education technology products."
That's a lot of live edtech and AIed testing in schools www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/eef-ope...
It’s nice that DEFRA are putting money into school meals
But can we stop pretending changing procurement is going to address obesity rates
Also if this funding ends up just as a subsidy to help caterers, all it does is highlight DfE needs to invest more money into school food
But can we stop pretending changing procurement is going to address obesity rates
Also if this funding ends up just as a subsidy to help caterers, all it does is highlight DfE needs to invest more money into school food
Ministers will spend £2 million to test how to get local and high-quality ingredients into school meals
schoolsweek.co.uk/2m-project-a...
schoolsweek.co.uk/2m-project-a...
£2m project aims to get better ingredients into lunch halls
Defra launches 'project to improve school food procurement practices'
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM
It’s nice that DEFRA are putting money into school meals
But can we stop pretending changing procurement is going to address obesity rates
Also if this funding ends up just as a subsidy to help caterers, all it does is highlight DfE needs to invest more money into school food
But can we stop pretending changing procurement is going to address obesity rates
Also if this funding ends up just as a subsidy to help caterers, all it does is highlight DfE needs to invest more money into school food
October 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The government’s SEND reform bill is now not expected to be published until 2027, according to DfE adviser Dame Christine Lenehan, who also says the Burnham government is ‘relooking at curriculum issues’
SEND reform bill unlikely to be published until new year
Government adviser suggests bill will be published early in 2027 and also says the DfE is considering how it can create a curriculum ‘that young people can succeed in’
www.tes.com
November 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The government’s SEND reform bill is now not expected to be published until 2027, according to DfE adviser Dame Christine Lenehan, who also says the Burnham government is ‘relooking at curriculum issues’
Really concerning that the messy structure of MATs operating within LAs seems to limit safeguarding accountability. Families & the public are waiting for the DfE to account for oppressive behav by Mossbourne academy staff, resulting in “climate of fear”. DfE seemingly dodging local review process.
New: Mossbourne case shows how academy supervision is failing on public transparency
Readable (open access) here educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/mos... and here: warwickmansell.substack.com/p/mossbourne...
Readable (open access) here educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/mos... and here: warwickmansell.substack.com/p/mossbourne...
Education Uncovered | Analysis| Mossbourne case shows how academy supervision is failing on public transparency
DfE appears to have dodged local and public answerability as to how it has responded to high-profile safeguarding review, simply because it can.
educationuncovered.co.uk
October 31, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Really concerning that the messy structure of MATs operating within LAs seems to limit safeguarding accountability. Families & the public are waiting for the DfE to account for oppressive behav by Mossbourne academy staff, resulting in “climate of fear”. DfE seemingly dodging local review process.