Kudos to Wilmington Grammar School for Boys & their inspiring teacher @D_Spizzle1 for leading the UK’s first bitcoin program! The My First Bitcoin Diploma equips students with skills in digital finance & critical thinking. Learn more with @SchoolGuideUK: schoolguide.co.uk/blog/first…

Today’s KS2 maths reasoning paper is a failure at a national level, one which will serve only to put pupils off maths. There is nothing wrong with tough questions in maths. Mathematicians love the challenge of overcoming difficult problems. But that’s not the same thing at all as questions that seek to confuse, mislead or hide meaning in meaningless, tiresome contexts. Show a real mathematician a problem written by someone who is deliberately communicating badly or poking fun by being disingenuous and that mathematician will tell you to bugger off. We’re in the business of grappling with and resolving genuinely interesting and important questions. We have no interest in silly, dull and ill conceived questions that lack meaning and intend to trip up. So, an opportunity to show pupils what mathematics is and can be has been utterly wasted and instead we’ve just made it a lot less likely a nascent interest in becoming a mathematician will flourish for many, many pupils who will, quite rightly, reject the subject as tedious sleight of hand. To those writing, signing off and publishing national exam papers: be better at your job or do something else.

We are thrilled to have received a 5-Star School Guide Certificate of Excellence. This incredible achievement reflects our unwavering commitment to academic excellence over the past year. Thank you to our wonderful community for making this possible! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @SchoolGuideUK

Happy Thursday! @SchoolGuideUK has awarded Kennet School a Certificate of Excellence based on our unwavering commitment to academic achievement, backed by official performance data. Huge thank you to our dedicated staff who consistently pursue excellence! #Proud

For the fourth year running, Halliford School has been awarded a School Guide 5-Star Certificate of Excellence as a result of our dedication to academic excellence. Thank you @SchoolGuideUK #academicexcellence #5starrating #schoolguide #schoolaward

"In the midst of the worst shortage of maths teachers ever, where at least 1-in-7 classes are taught by non-specialists, the government say they want more maths taught to more students in the sixth form phase": great blog by @ASCL_UK's Kevin Gilmartin: buff.ly/42SSHiB

New guidance on Mobile phones in schools drops today. I had some input onto this, and I think it’s really solid advice and direction. I go to a lot of schools, and phones are a really big problem in lots of them. gov.uk/government/publicatio…

Getting into York. AAA for U.K. students. BBC for foreign students. Just not right.

"Most parents who choose independent schools for their child are dual-income households who sacrifice to make this choice. They simply would not be able to afford the extra expense caused by a legal requirement to charge VAT on fees." @JulieR_isc, ISC CEO bit.ly/3TO54Kt

A statement from His Majesty's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, on the conclusion of the Coroner's inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry: gov.uk/government/news/state…

Seriously, ban smartphones in your school if you haven’t already. The opportunity cost is just too high.

Hella convenient and not at all a bit weird a five year old would choose to ‘ban vaping’ if they were in charge of education 🤔

❗ Claims by the education secretary that children in a school affected by RAAC actually prefer learning in their new temporary 'portacabin' have been slammed as 'embarrassing' schoolsweek.co.uk/raac-some-…

Very important letter today from @CMO_England gov.uk/government/publicatio…

NEW Days before new school term more than ONE HUNDRED English schools are told to close buildings made with crumble-risk concrete theguardian.com/education/20…

Please read this piece. It is what I see as I visit schools & services for children around the country. Thank goodness for dedicated tenacious leaders like Mr Potts. Education & the services supporting children need to be a top national & Gov priority ft.com/content/96a37654-f8ea…

The high rates of persistent and severe absence, especially among vulnerable children are a national crisis and need serious action now so children can have the chance to start anew in September.

With just over a week until the end of the summer term, it’s your last chance to book a tour to see our schools in action. We continue to offer tours of the buildings during the Summer Holiday, but we recommend visiting when our staff and students are doing what they do best!

We're holding a Senior School Open Event on Friday 30th June (9am - 11am). Contact us on 01922 624374 to attend. Families with children in Year 5 are particularly welcome, along with anyone interested in joining us in Year 7 - Year 10 next academic year. #Hydesvillefamily

Yikes! Britain’s private schools are hiking fees by up to 10% and more in some cases. Parents say in a cost of living crisis this is tough. Find out who is raising fees most here @thetimes 👇👇👇 thetimes.co.uk/article/welco…