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Kat Stern

@katstern4.bsky.social
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Behaviour consultant in secondary educational settings, author of #TheExcludables, teacher, sports coach, www.katstern.com.

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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
This is a really interesting article on the importance of ‘expectations’ in education, and how little they affect outcomes at a population level. The same pattern is evident in behaviour data (suspensions, exclusions, etc)
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Katie Finlayson @learnwhatyoulive.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Home educators - anyone taking exams this summer? If so, please answer my survey on exam costs and centre availability :) If not, please share with anyone who might be! forms.gle/XJgouVzC3YKE...
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HEQA Home Education and Exams Survey 2026
This survey is for home educating parents of young people who are sitting or had planned to sit GCSE, IGCSE, AS, A level or similar qualifications in Summer 2026. It will run until Friday 27th March, ...
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Are the stakeholders in this the schools? Seems a bit unclear…
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Lucy Whiffin @lucyw1982.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Also, in a one-form primary school (or smaller), who do they think is facilitating this and where is it happening? Most primaries do not have staff available to support this nor do they have spaces for it to happen. Every adult and every space is being used, every minute of the day.
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This is a bizarre announcement. Schools already use internal exclusion for less serious issues than those causing suspension. And prolonged/repeated periods of internal exclusion come with their own problems, as is well documented.
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Exclusive: Secondary schools that use internal exclusion are isolating almost a fifth of their pupils from their classmates at least once each year, new data shows schoolsweek.co.uk/internal-exc...
schoolsweek.co.uk
Internal exclusion: Reset or rejection? We investigate
Secondary schools that use internal exclusion are isolating almost a fifth of their pupils from their classmates at least once each year, new data shows
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The Mayor of London’s universal primary free school meals scheme did not improve pupil attainment in its first year, but made a positive difference to family finances and stress levels, an impact report has found schoolsweek.co.uk/londons-univ...
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London free school meals expansion hasn't boosted attainment
But researchers warn short-term effects 'difficult to detect' as families report positive impacts
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
There was an opportunity here but this looks so limited and easy to circumnavigate that I wonder what use it will be…? 🍎
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Exclusive: Schools will face a legal duty to record their use of non-disciplinary isolation and report it to parents under plans being developed by the government schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-to-f...
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John Roberts @johngroberts.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The way SEND registers are used to identify and support students with additional needs is a “mystery” that needs clarifying before schools can be judged on inclusion, experts are warning. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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SEND register decisions are a ‘mystery’, warn experts
Lack of guidance on using the SEND register leaves schools under- and over-recording pupils as needing support for special educational needs and disabilities, say leaders
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This is REALLY important because it is an area which has been hidden from view for so long. One child in a previous school had spent 45 days in isolation room (with others for US folk). Another had spent half a term in there and he was in year 7. 🍎 #EduSky
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
In early Covid, I tried to keep my cats out of the room while teaching because it felt more professional. I forgot to close my office door one class, and ended up teaching with a cat on my lap poking his head up on camera. I apologized to the class. The chat was filled with cat pic requests.
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Laura Baxter @lteacher123.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
End of Wk 2. Takeaway. If you're a teacher and you're cooking tonight- hats off to you.
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
@teachertapp.bsky.social Has there ever been a question about how many different passwords teachers are required to use for work platforms? I’m on at least 6…
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
What we're dealing with is the results of collapsing Sure Start, punishing local austerity, an exodus from mainstream schools with no adequate funding of specialist settings, a mental health crisis that ballooned on their watch , and more. Not 'overdiagnosis'. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Young people being ‘overdiagnosed’ with mental ill health – Hunt
The former health secretary argued that society has ‘lost sight of the fundamental reality that child development is a messy and uneven process’.
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Wildlife spot of the summer…
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
A shout out to Kobi Nazrul primary school, where I delivered sessions this year - beautifully behaved kids, helpful staff, AND all bilingual. #EduSky
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a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it
ALT: a little boy wearing a hat that says respect on it
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Exclusive: Young offenders will be pulled out of England’s first secure school amid concerns 'vulnerable' doors that 'can’t withstand somebody trying to barge their way through' won’t be replaced for months schoolsweek.co.uk/young-offend...
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Young offenders to be moved from Kent site amid safety fears
Children will be removed from the country's first secure school until an issue over safe doors is resolved
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Not usually my thing, but this was actually pretty interesting! 🍎
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Humble 🍎
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Old article, but how many of us would predict we would be happier if we struck up conversations with strangers on our tube commute? Even if we are introverts? 😶🍎 www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-4...
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The surprising benefits of talking to strangers
We consistently underestimate the benefits of interacting with strangers, research suggests.
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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Currently testing a new feature on @teachertapp.bsky.social that will let you see how results change for teachers ‘like you’ vs whole population. Here’s how yesterday’s results look different for everyone vs secondary SLT (my testing persona!) Sound useful?
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Love this! Well done guys 👏👏👏
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Just laughed out loud 👏
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a picture of a woman with the words i 'm not getting involved
ALT: a picture of a woman with the words i 'm not getting involved
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Did they go around telling people off when they called their partners ‘babe’ or ‘baby’ 😂 Language has flex!
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I’m a ‘kids/students’ depending on the audience - what was the issue? 😬
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
There’s definitely lots of hard hitting information so it’s not for the faint-hearted! In the prison pipeline chapter, you’ll find out that over half the children in prison have been in the care system…
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Independent Thinking @itlworldwide.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
“developing their self-management, social and academic skills, in combination and in close parallel, through applying a ‘rigorous’ and highly detailed conduct and discipline policy”.
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
We know it’s an inadequate form of education, and of course it impacts negatively on children’s mental health and wellbeing. We have limits on suspension - I think a threshold of isolation should trigger LA intervention on behalf of the child.
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Sam Gibbs @samgibbs.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
How can we talk meaningfully about inclusion when the law says it’s ok to do this?
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Fascinating case. 83 days in isolation within one year is a failure - I don’t know any school who can argue otherwise. What this judgement demonstrates is that is not against the guidance, or illegal. Obvs that’s not the bar we should be aiming for. Needs changing @departmentforedu.bsky.social 🍎
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
❌ Pupils who spent up to half a year in 'unpleasant and distressing' isolation rooms have lost a High Court battle against their school’s 'rigorous' behaviour policy buff.ly/OKLZ1Nj
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Pupils lose court fight over 'distressing' isolation policy
School had not 'crossed the boundaries of what the law or good practice permits', judge says
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
In "Legitimate Concerns" news. 41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse
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Save Our Seas Foundation @saveourseas.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Grey reef sharks gather in striking numbers across French Polynesia’s reefs, where the world's largest Marine Protected Area was created, but these crowds mask the truth. Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, globally, they face various threats. 🎥: Simon Hilbourne
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Really think this would be a terrible idea. It drives wedges between staff, encourages cheating, could influence selection onto courses… #EduSky
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The Virologist 🇳🇱🤙 @thevirologist.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
how does one survive flexing this hard
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Sure Start is coming back. The Labour government is to open 1000 Best Start Family Hubs covering every local authority. The first will be in place by April 2026 & all by 2028. They will combine existing Family Hubs & the Start for Life programme & also cover areas without these services. 1/2
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Government revives family services, supporting 500,000 more kids
Up to 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs to be rolled out across the country to provide wide-ranging help for families, such as parenting and early development.
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
There are pitfalls for everyone… Believing we know more about a topic than we do; being ignorant to the gaps in our experience, etc. People in more senior positions may have more time to dedicate to unpaid conference talks as well 🤷‍♀️
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
No I don’t think that would matter. What matters is their experiences and insight into the topic they are being platformed to talk about.
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
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@theheadsoffice @theheadsoffice.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
I’m looking for someone to connect with who has experience of supporting a relative or a friend with the early stages of dementia/Alzheimer’s.m. Do you get in touch if you think you might be able to help me on a journey I’d rather not be going on
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
I’m afraid to see a ghost It’s the sight that I fear most I’d rather have a piece of toast And watch the evening news…
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
For if you are interested in the science behind school behaviour:
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Idiocy. Roughly the level of insight of a drunk person in a pub, who has never worked in education. And who doesn’t care about social mobility. 👏 Well done to whoever appointed him 👏 #EduSky
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Kat Stern @katstern4.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
All great, but this kid in his suit… 🥹🙌
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