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Enabling Learning and Achievement We are a small consultancy service that offers a personalised and tailored service to schools and to local authorities.

06/10/2026

https://buff.ly/aXiwKdw New requirements for checks on employers offering work experience: “Schools have the Gatsby Benchmarks which rightly set out aspirations for quality career opportunities for all young people. We need to make sure that these are not torpedoed by unclear guidance & unnecessary barriers to accessing placements.”

School leaders say employers are withdrawing from offering placements amid uncertainty over the impact of new safeguarding changes

05/10/2026

https://buff.ly/jjlnhdj NGA: “Local accountability will be pivotal to improving levels of trust.” So it is argued that there is a need to dispel , "the 'directive controlling' approach of early so-called “superheads”, who had been sent in to turn around schools in crisis, has continued as being a significant part of how MATs have grown.”

‘Shocking’ findings show confidence in the trust system has fallen for the first time in years, National Governance Association boss reveals

02/10/2026

https://buff.ly/AgtaoDa "The next stage of England’s evidence journey is not simply to ask teachers & leaders how they use research; it is to ask: how can educators help shape the research we need? Our consultation open until 9 Oct. We want to hear about the challenges educators are facing & the questions they think research should help to answer.

Three trust leaders tell Tes about their first month in the job - what surprised them, what they learned and the advice that helped them through it

01/10/2026

https://buff.ly/24eelSJ “I want to work with you, as well as Ofsted & others, to move from a high-stakes, low-trust system to one that is more supportive & crucially, recognises the context in which you are working.” Be radical - disband OfSTED & create a whole new system.

Education secretary says pressure caused by broader accountability system - with Ofsted a ‘core part of that’ - is ‘constantly’ on the government’s mind

30/09/2026

https://buff.ly/qhCNxZx "Any adaptation to the structure of funding should be aligned and implemented alongside changes to the EHCP system and the implementation of individual support plans”.

Headteachers and local council leaders raise concerns about plans for a major shake-up of how schools are funded for pupils with SEND

29/09/2026

https://buff.ly/BJgKTSv “Findings from survey show preventable harms and we can’t look away from those.” Response: “Ofsted exists to raise standards for children & to provide clear reporting to parents." Yet there is no evidence nationally or internationally to support claim that it raises standards. Consultation with stakeholders lacked openness, questions restricted responses that could be provided feedback lacked transparency.

NEU survey of 1,500 members finds that a quarter said recent inspection experience had made them want to leave teaching

28/09/2026

https://buff.ly/joEYXzI "That one-size-fits-all approach isn’t working, so we’re building an education system that values both academic and technical paths.” Pleasing that the :government intends to adjust school performance measures to reflect these new qualifications, but it is essential that this change genuinely provides flexibility between vocational and academic pathways.”

Flagship education policy of ‘technical routes’ from age 14 still to start in 2028, but new qualifications would arrive from 2029

25/09/2026

https://buff.ly/9oydenl "The uncomfortable truth for education policymakers is that high-performing schools rarely pass exams on their own - families pass them. The heads who break records understand that their primary task isn’t just managing instruction inside the gates; it is managing the psychology outside of them."

The real differentiator between top-performing state schools and the rest is something policymakers won’t speak about - the ability to curate an engaged parent cohort, says this headteacher

24/09/2026

https://buff.ly/GblRQ36 It would be helpful if there was more money, but what matters even more is to have headteachers & senior teams who care about food who employ and empower well-trained, enthusiastic kitchen teams who understand that feeding children delicious, healthy food is a key aspect of helping schools deliver high-quality education.

The former Great British Bake Off host explains why she hopes school leaders will empower kitchen staff to teach pupils about the importance of eating well

23/09/2026

https://buff.ly/2bC5dZs Academic & vocational routes will operate “within an accountability system which prioritises academic qualifications pre-16. We need a range of pathways which better reflect the importance of technical & vocational subjects & give every young person the opportunity to achieve great outcomes,”

Education secretary tells Tes she is ‘agnostic’ about school structures as she sets out her ambitions for technical education

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