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Jonny Uttley

@jonnyuttley.bsky.social
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Leadership. Culture. Inclusion. Former Headteacher & recent MAT CEO. Trustee at SHINE UK. Visiting Fellow Centre for Young Lives. US politics, cricket, golf obsessive. MUFC. Co-author Putting Staff First. Own views

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Centre for Young Lives @cfyounglives.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What should incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s priorities be for our schools? Today we’re publishing a brilliant short report by our Visiting Fellow @jonnyuttley.bsky.social which calls for a new era of inclusive place-based education reform. www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...
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New report urges Andy Burnham to end 40 years of school competition and calls for new era of place-based inclusion | Centre for Young Lives | Press Release
Published: The Centre for Young Lives think tank and education charity SHINE are today (Friday 10th July) publishing a new report, A New Settlement for Education: Why We Need a New Theory of Place-Bas...
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Centre for Young Lives @cfyounglives.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Great to see @schoolsweek.bsky.social following up on our paper from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social schoolsweek.co.uk/five-school-...
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Five school reform recommendations for Burnham's government
Report from former MAT CEO calls for system 'based on collaboration, place and collective responsibility'
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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 18/06/2026
In my latest podcast, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social explained why a state school having a good 'reputation' for supporting children with SEND can sometimes be a cause for concern. Listen to the full episode here: insideyoured.com
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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 02/06/2026
🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 Is school admissions the missing piece of the SEND puzzle? @charleyo.bsky.social and @jonnyuttley.bsky.social join me to discuss the findings from a new @suttontrust.bsky.social report on the difficulties some pupils face accessing top state schools. Listen here: insideyoured.com
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
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The Gold Dust in the Schools White Paper
How we could start to put schools at the heart of inclusive communities.
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
They can still leave the legal implementation of admissions policy with Adjudicator but still look at impact, who attends the school, who leaves and why. Not doing so is a choice
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Thank you, Warwick. Really appreciate that.
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🔍 Is Ofsted's new inspection system fit for purpose? Join us for an exclusive free webinar on 15 October as @mannybotwe.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and Cathie Paine of @reach2trust.bsky.social discuss the upcoming changes.   ➡️ Sign up here: buff.ly/VFrIQw2
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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 28/09/2025
Really interesting panel to kick off my Labour conference with Mission 44 and Centre for Young Lives, including @georgiagould.bsky.social, @helenhayes.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, Jason Arthur and @annelongfield.bsky.social.
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Look forward to listening. I have thoughts! 🤣
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are. Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it. bsky.app/profile/sund...
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Ooh that sounds very me! I’ll take a look!
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Oh, and Frank Turner. Sorry, Frank!
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Just watched Chappell Roan’s performance at Reading on iPlayer. Even more excited about being the oldest man in her crowd at Edinburgh next week! Taylor Swift, Sam Fender twice, Jamie Webster, Bruce Springsteen, The Lathums and Chappell Roan over the last 12 months. Best year of music!
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Sam Gibbs @samgibbs.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Another controversial opinion: we should not have millionaires as a result of selling services to schools.
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
This is a hugely significant moment and long overdue. Time for the truth about Orgreave & the actions of the South Yorkshire police before, during and after to be heard. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike
Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
“If we are serious about inclusion, we should be looking at who attends a school, how representative it is of its local community, how long pupils stay on roll for, who leaves & why, & who goes into elective home education.” @jonnyuttley.bsky.social cited in TES: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?
Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
"Ofsted’s focus on inclusion is welcome, but @ascl-uk.bsky.social's @pepediiasio.bsky.social questions its ability to accurately assess this." @jonnyuttley.bsky.social is also sceptical that the Ofsted inclusion criteria will work. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Is a drive to stop bad practice missing from the inclusion agenda?
Leaders call for scrutiny of admissions, pupil movement and the impact of sanctions on students with special educational needs and disabilities
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Jim Lauder @mrjlauder.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Really excellent article @johngroberts.bsky.social with dangerously sensible points from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social @jarlathobrien.bsky.social @warrencarratt.bsky.social and others. The inclusion element of the new Ofsted toolkit is dangerously tokenistic and not looking at intake makes it pointless.
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
I love what you say about mainstream. Vitally important as a system we stop selection via admissions, fair banding, saying we can’t meet need etc. Otherwise when we compare models in schools we compare apples and pears.
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Interesting thoughts, Jim. Maybe fairer without the (presumably unintentional) tying of All Saints to the model you criticise. Have seen this school in action & it’s superb. 10% EHCPs in school with schools in the area selecting pupils using fair banding & rejecting nearly all EHC consults
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Caroline Barlow @carolinebarlow.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I do enjoy it when @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writes like this; it’s strong, passionate and - I believe- it’s right! #beststartinlfe www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
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Sam Gibbs @samgibbs.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
‘We know, in our heads & our hearts, that early gaps widen into a lifelong gulf. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be.’ Love this from @jonnyuttley.bsky.social on why Best Start will tackle poverty & disadvantage - a Tory legacy & national shame. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government's updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Thanks, Jim. I agree. Brilliant policy and such a step forward
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Dan Morrow @moremorrow.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Superb article From @jonnyuttley.bsky.social highlighting the huge opportunities from BSiL www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Why the Best Start in Life strategy is good for schools | Tes
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Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
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headsroundtable.bsky.social @headsroundtable.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Our own @jonnyuttley.bsky.social writing about this important and transformative policy: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
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Jim Lauder @mrjlauder.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Great article, great policy, 10/10 all round. More of this please. Thanks @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social!
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
‘It doesn’t have to be this way, and it damn well shouldn’t be’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the educational disadvantage gap that starts before children begin school can be tackled by the government’s updated Sure Start scheme
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Why ‘Best Start’ is a fresh start in tackling disadvantage
The government’s updated Sure Start approach should be embraced by schools as the right way to address educational inequality, argues Jonny Uttley
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Shane Leaning @shaneleaning.com · 04/07/2025
Watching a super vulnerable chat on when change crumbles with @efraimlerner.bsky.social and @jonnyuttley.bsky.social . Wow 🔥 @educationfest.bsky.social
Efraim and Jonny on stage
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WomenEd @womened.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I’m pretty sure every woman leader has had a cry at work. We are human. When our work matters, and we care about it, we feel it. #imwithrachel
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Shame to miss you. Did chat to Sally though and Research Box looks amazing 😊
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
This is going to be a fantastic read. Showcasing some absolutely brilliant teachers.
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Great piece from @moremorrow.bsky.social on FED futures report mapping a way forward for our fragmented education system. Moving past an outdated compliance model & building a system based on the principles of inclusion, workforce & partnership. schoolsweek.co.uk/mapping-the-...
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The Knowledge: A map out of eduction's poly-crisis
This report doesn't just call for a system based on professionalism - it models it, and shows us how to build it
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Thoughts on the spending review and schools. www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Spending review is positive for schools and education | Tes
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Times are still tight, but the Spending Review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
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leadinglearner.bsky.social @leadinglearner.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
x.com/LeadingLearn... Cc @jonnyuttley.bsky.social Thought this may be of interest if you haven't already seen it. Hope you're well
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Stephen Tierney FRSA FCCT on X: "This is an excellent report. Worth reading and well worth implementing. Hopefully @UKLabour & @bphillipsonMP are already adding it to their plans to ensure all our children are growing up with the opportunities they deserve. Cc. @andrewoneillHT @ChrisWebbMP" / X
This is an excellent report. Worth reading and well worth implementing. Hopefully @UKLabour & @bphillipsonMP are already adding it to their plans to ensure all our children are growing up with the opportunities they deserve. Cc. @andrewoneillHT @ChrisWebbMP
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Really looking forward to it
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Yes please!
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Caroline Barlow @carolinebarlow.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Could agree more with @jonnyuttley.bsky.social - a swift and realistic view on the spending review. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Times are still tight, but the Spending Review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
‘Education and young people have moved up the country’s priority list’: @jonnyuttley.bsky.social says the extra funding for education in the government’s Spending Review gives hope to the schools sector
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Times are still tight, but the Spending Review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government's Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Thoughts on the spending review and schools. www.tes.com/magazine/ana... Spending review is positive for schools and education | Tes
tes.com
Times are still tight, but the Spending Review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government’s Spending Review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
"this not a panacea. The gap between what schools need and what we receive is still real... But this victory is about more than funding. It is about what it signals" @jonnyuttley.bsky.social for @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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Times are still tight, but the spending review sends the right signals
The fact that education has done better in the government’s spending review than other departments shows a positive change in priorities, writes this MAT chief executive
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Nor would I necessarily expect them to until the outcome of the spending review
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
This is a hugely positive step forward. Something so many school leaders and organisations like @cfyounglives.bsky.social have been pushing for a long time now. It will make a real difference for children and families www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Over half a million more children to get free school meals
New entitlement to free school meals for all children in household on Universal Credit.
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
49 years as a United fan. The end of the worst season I have seen. But still, there’s nothing on earth like being a Red #ifihadntseensuchrichesicouldlivewithbeingpoor
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I made it! As predicted, it was slow and definitely not pretty, but I crossed the line at the London Landmarks Half Marathon. What an amazing day. Huge thank you to everyone who got me way past my fund raising target for @samaritans.bsky.social
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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
All set for London Landmarks Half Marathon tomorrow. Running shirt ✅ Gels ✅ Knee support ✅ ✅ ✅ Delighted to be supporting the incredible @samaritans.bsky.social Thank you to my amazing friends who have helped smash my fundraising target. www.justgiving.com/page/jonatha...
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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
There's a desperate need for a refocus when it comes to Free School Meals We're in the ridiculous position where almost a million children living in poverty are going without FSM, yet we give free food to children from middle & high income families who never go hungry Who should we prioritise?
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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
@jonnyuttley.bsky.social says as school leader, he wants a system which is fair, reliable and does no harm - there's a big question of reliability in the proposed system. "If we don't tackle system gaming, roll curation and perverse incentives, it is young people and staff who will suffer."
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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Huge thanks to our panellists @pepediiasio.bsky.social @profcoe.bsky.social @mp4stratford.bsky.social @munirawilson.bsky.social @jonnyuttley.bsky.social, our chair @natalieperera.bsky.social and to @ascl-uk.bsky.social for partnering with us for this crucial discussion.
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Education Policy Institute @edupolicyinst.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
We've partnered with @ascl-uk.bsky.social for a panel at #LibDem Spring conference looking at Ofsted's school report card plans. Highlights below👇
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