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Chris Owen

@chr-owen.bsky.social
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Experienced programme leader in education, SEND & AP across South-east, London & East. #Education #SESLIP. Views my own. Plus #LiveMusic #birding #cycling

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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Latest #Education Update from SESLIP: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... Items from @ippr.org @edupolicyinst.bsky.social @teachingcommission.bsky.social @beewelluk.bsky.social @erthornton.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @resolutionfoundation.org
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whatsnot2hike.bsky.social @whatsnot2hike.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@citizenticket should be embarrassed
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Local Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk · 07/09/2026
Our statement following the Government's announcement confirming a review of local government reorganisation (LGR): orlo.uk/xdWgn #LGA #LocalGov #LGR
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Stuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A full video is available by the investigative team who exposed the scandal may be worth your time watching it… www.verbatiminvestigations.com/full-investi...
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Dirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UK
A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics
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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🎉 As we kick off the new academic year, we’re excited to share that our completely FREE employability programmes are now open for applications! Students can find out more and apply via ⬇️ www.suttontrust.com/our-programm...
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 01/09/2026
⏰ | NEW REPORT: Young people are five times more likely to have no close friends than a decade ago. Gen Z are more isolated, more distressed and less productive. This isn’t a generation of snowflakes. It’s a generation being let down. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...
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Mixmag @mixmag.net · 26/08/2026
Musicians in the UK can now apply for up to £8,000 in funding to support tours across "small to medium-sized" venues
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Artists in the UK can now apply for up to £8,000 to go touring
LIVE Trust has doubled its funding through the £1 ticket levy scheme introduced in 2025
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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
20 great activity books for children, including titles by Fiona Watt, Dawn Isaac, Julia Donaldson, Thomas Pavitte, and Miro Tartan. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/activ... #homelearning #kidlit #theschoolrun
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20 great activity books for children
Activity books for children - this list includes titles by Fiona Watt, Dawn Isaac, Julia Donaldson, Thomas Pavitte and Miro Tartan.
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FFT Education Datalab @fftedudatalab.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NEW: A-Level, T-Level and other Level 3 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results. vist.ly/5em9w
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A-Level, T-Level and other Level 3 results 2026: The main trends in grades and entries - FFT Education Datalab
Our round up of everything you need to know about the 2026 results.
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Latest #Education Update from #SESLIP : www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With articles from: @thenfer.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social @suttontrust.bsky.social @johnjerrim.bsky.social @teachfirst.bsky.social @impetus.org.uk @samfr.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
❌ Exclusive: Academy commissioners could be in line for the chop, experts have warned, after Andy Burnham unveiled sweeping reforms to neuter Whitehall and 'rewire the state' schoolsweek.co.uk/devolution-r...
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Devolution revolution: What could it mean for schools?
Experts believe Burnham's policy push could spell the end for a powerful DfE team
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Cycling Weekly @cyclingweekly.com · 04/08/2026
The decision not to provide full TV coverage of the Tour de France Femmes is a disgrace www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/the-d...
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The decision not to provide full TV coverage of the Tour de France Femmes is a disgrace, but it seems like cycling is waking up to this
Fans wanting to watch all of the biggest women’s race of the year could instead watch all 232km of a forgettable sprint stage in Poland
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Weird how the right both believe Thatcher's council house sale is the best policy in history and that anyone who benefitted from it is bad and wrong.
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
SESLIP LAs working together to unpick the #knottyproblem of section19 of #Education Act. Questions about s19's fit with current #education system & #SEND Pack of shared learning & practice examples now published: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... @tesmagazine.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
#Education update from SESLIP: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With items from: @beewelluk.bsky.social @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @ippr.org @nuffieldfoundation.org @cfyounglives.bsky.social @theguardian.com @tesmagazine.bsky.social @thenfer.bsky.social @feweek.bsky.social @yougov.co.uk @politico.eu
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Latest #Education news & updates: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With items from @theifs.bsky.social @pbe.co.uk @local.gov.uk @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @edupolicyinst.bsky.social @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social @headteacherupdate.bsky.social
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Headteacher Update @headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The White Paper SEND reforms are here & the next 6 months matter. What actions can #schools take now & how can we prepare, strengthen provision & create a robust Inclusion Strategy? Great practical advice from Margaret Mulholland – @ascl-uk.bsky.social buff.ly/wyl7aSe #inclusion #teaching
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How to write your Inclusion Strategy and prepare for SEND reforms - Headteacher Update
The SEND reforms demand action now. How schools can prepare and build strong Inclusion Strategies.
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Education Endowment Foundation @theeef.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our new research with @edupolicyinst.bsky.social finds that 44% of the GCSE disadvantage gap is already present by age 11. The report tracks how educational inequalities develop from early years through to 16-19 education and highlights the importance of early intervention. 👉 tinyurl.com/mwtdhtf3
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
#SESLIP #Education update: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With items from @mission44.bsky.social @beewelluk.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @headteacherupdate.bsky.social
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Mission 44 @mission44.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We’re delighted to have been awarded an AAA grade by the Foundation Practice Rating - highlighting the progress we've made to become an organisation truly accountable to the young people we serve. Discover more about our work to drive change so that every young people can thrive: mission44.org
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#BeeWell @beewelluk.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
📌 New Blog: Understanding Internal Exclusion in English Secondary Schools Managing behaviour in secondary schools is complex and demanding task. Internal exclusion is is widely used, but what does the evidence say about its impact? 👉 beewellprogramme.org/understandin...
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Understanding Internal Exclusion in English Secondary Schools: What the Evidence Tells Us - #BeeWell
Explore what research reveals about internal exclusion in English secondary schools. Learn how many schools use it, who it affects, its impact on pupils, and what the evidence suggests for future beha...
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Strong relationships with staff & a sense of belonging in school can protect pupil #mentalhealth & improve attendance, a major study involving 25,000 year 8-10 students confirms: buff.ly/8QsYytl @beewelluk.bsky.social #education #wellbeing #teachers #teaching
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Study confirms strong link between belonging, attendance and mental wellbeing - SecEd
Study finds strong staff relationships and school belonging protect mental health and improve attendance among pupils
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Jack Dyson @jackydys.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Last week, we took an in-depth look at the government's 'missions' to boost outcomes in the north east and on the coast But as questions continue to hang over central elements of the scheme, ministers have been warned the flagship policy risks 'sounding bold but changing nothing'...
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Ofsted has admitted a link between higher levels of pupil deprivation and lower ‘achievement’ judgments, as it lay out plans to strengthen how a school’s context is taken into account schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-admit...
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Ofsted admits link between disadvantage and 'achievement'
More deprived schools almost three times as likely to be graded 'needs attention' or 'urgent improvement'
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
SESLIP's #Education update: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... Items: @resolutionfoundation.org @nao.org.uk @biteback2030.bsky.social @publicfirst.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @samgibbs.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social @edupolicyinst.bsky.social
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FFT Education Datalab @fftedudatalab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
NEW: What genetics can (and can’t) tell us about educational inequality - with John Jerrim Recent research allows us to ask new questions about how children differ in their educational development and what this does – and does not - mean for schools. vist.ly/536y7
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What genetics can (and can’t) tell us about educational inequality - FFT Education Datalab
Recent research allows us to ask new questions about how children differ in their educational development and what this does – and does not - mean for schools.
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
More than 500 #Ofsted report cards are now published. What are we learning about the new inspection framework & where are secondary #schools most at risk? Andy Jordan – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – shares early lessons, concerns & practical inspection advice: buff.ly/up6eOHG #education
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What the first report cards tell us about Ofsted’s new approach to inspection - SecEd
What 500+ inspections reveal about Ofsted’s new framework – plus practical inspection tips for secondary school leaders.
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 29/04/2026
Four-in-ten NEETs are not receiving means-tested benefits. In fact, the share of NEETs claiming means-tested benefits has remained stable in recent years. So, any theory for what is driving up the NEET rate can’t only blame the benefits system. Read the full analysis➡️ buff.ly/gABGpwv
In the chart, we show that since 2019, the share of NEETs in receipt of means-tested benefits has barely increased (from 60 per cent on the eve of the pandemic, to 63 per cent in 2025.
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 29/04/2026
Higher participation in education – including combined with work – is how low-NEET countries achieve lower NEET rates than the UK. These differences in education participation between the UK and low-NEET countries are, in general, down to lower participation in vocational education in the UK.
The chart shows the proportion of 18-24-year-olds who are participating in education or work measured 
relative to the UK for OECD countries, in 2024.  

Across ages 18-21, 36 per cent of Brits are in ‘general’ education, slightly 
higher than the 32 per cent in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany. But only 22 per cent in the UK in that age range are in vocational education, compared to 35 per cent in 
those comparator countries.
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Important report! Should sit alongside #DfE recent policy announcements.
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FFT Education Datalab @fftedudatalab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NEW: The transition from primary to secondary for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) We look at how identification of SEN changes from Year 6 to Year 7, and the types of school that pupils move into. vist.ly/4zb23
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The transition from primary to secondary for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) - FFT Education Datalab
We look at how identification of SEN changes from Year 6 to Year 7, and the types of school that pupils move into.
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
From SESLIP, latest #Education update: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With articles from: @tesmagazine.bsky.social @impactedgroup.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @paulkirschner.bsky.social @edupolicyinst.bsky.social @headteacherupdate.bsky.social @departmentforedu.bsky.social
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform
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Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Instructional Illusions: Ten Things in Education that Look Right but Aren’t Teaching shouldn’t be judged by how convincing it appears in the moment but by what students still know, understand, and can do later.
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Instructional Illusions: Ten Things in Education that Look Right but Aren’t
Teaching shouldn’t be judged by how convincing it appears in the moment but by what students still know, understand, and can do later.
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
‘Inclusion at scale isn’t about intent – it’s about intentional system design’: Amanda Goldthorpe-Hall shares the findings from her research into inclusion bases in mainstream schools
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SEND: 4 ways to set up a successful inclusion base
With the government planning for every secondary to have an inclusion base, one school business leader who researched mainstream SEND provision for her MBA shares key advice on getting these units right
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
England’s councils could face an uphill battle when creating compulsory registers of children not in school after a Welsh pilot found it took staff a 'disproportionate effort' schoolsweek.co.uk/registers-of-chil…
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Children not in education registers 'burdensome', says pilot
Department for Education data suggests 117,000 children were missing from school in 2022-23
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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
EPI's latest report, commissioned by @bpsofficial.bsky.social, reveals a chronic shortage of Educational Psychologists across England, with a 20-fold disparity in access between areas: some have one EP for every 480 pupils. Others just one for every 9,400.
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English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report
Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants
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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
“Seemingly everything, from the planning process to a lack of funding for rural active transport, is stacked against communities wanting a greenway – but they refuse to give up. With fuel prices remaining high, there has never been a greater need for alternatives to car dependency for short trips”
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“Resistant” landowners blocking 117 miles of traffic-free cycle routes as rural greenway plans held up for decades, new report finds
Landowners across the UK are blocking the delivery of 117 miles of traffic-free active travel routes, forcing locals to take matters into their own hands, campaigners behind a new toolkit, designed to...
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Only 40 per cent of disadvantaged pupils identified as high-achieving at the start of secondary school go on to achieve top GCSE grades, new research has found schoolsweek.co.uk/high-achieving-di…
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High achieving poor pupils less likely to get top GCSE marks
New research by UCL finds a dip in academic performance between ages 11 and 14
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Done! Thanks for the campaigning.
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
#Education end of term #update: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With items from: @suttontrust.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @seced.bsky.social @youthendowmentfund.org.uk @childrenscomm.bsky.social
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Sussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Brighton Marina is applying — again — to dump dredged sediment at Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone.  Dredging may be necessary. But dumping 1000s of tonnes of sediment in a protected area is not.  Use our template email to object. f.mtr.cool/tgghjihrta
Poster saying Don't dump on our reef; a Tompot Blenny peers from coral beside a QR code for Sussex Wildlife Trust.
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Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 16/03/2026
Every year, several previously harmless plant species go rogue, escaping from homes and gardens and multiplying unstoppably – but we could stop them before they destroy local ecosystems.
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Invasion of the house plants
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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I am not vegan but cook and eat a lot of vegan dishes, mostly Indian / Bangladeshi in origin. Have collected together the recipes I love and eat regularly here: alomshaha.com/wp-content/u...
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Exclusive: Councils will be given top marks by the government if their SEND reform proposals include 'little to no' plans to increase special school or alternative provision capacity, it has emerged schoolsweek.co.uk/revealed-dfes-sec…
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Revealed: DfE's secret plan to cut special school expansion
Documents reveal how councils' deficit plans will get top ratings for avoiding expanding specialist provision
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
1/ And they’re off! 📢 Our BTO satellite-tagged Cuckoos are on the move! 🌍 Follow their migrations via our interactive map ➡️ www.bto.org/cuckoos #Ornithology 🪶
A map shows the locations of BTO satellite tagged Cuckoos in Africa. The headshots of four Cuckoos appear in circular frames around the map, alongside the wording: First Cuckoo Update for 2026.
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Latest #Education update from a busy week of policy announcements: www.seslip.co.uk/wp-content/u... With: @tobygreany.bsky.social @uonsoe.bsky.social @patthomson.bsky.social @local.gov.uk @mumsnet.com @schoolsweek.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @fftedudatalab.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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Chris Owen @chr-owen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Helpful infographic dashboards and some really valuable insights here.
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UoN Education @uonsoe.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The final report is now available for the Sustainable School Leadership project led by @tobygreany.bsky.social with @patthomson.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social and Mike Collins. sustainableschoolleadership.uk
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FFT Education Datalab @fftedudatalab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
NEW: Are DfE right to ditch confidence intervals? DfE are proposing a change to the way they calculate bandings that summarise schools' progress scores. We look at the pros and cons of doing so. vist.ly/4ssyj
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Are DfE right to ditch confidence intervals? - FFT Education Datalab
DfE are proposing a change to the way they calculate bandings that summarise schools' progress scores. We look at the pros and cons of doing so.
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