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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has today pledged to "finish what the previous Labour government started, and ensure all schools join high-quality trusts."
With more than 60% of children attending academies, CST welcomes this announcement.

DfE White Paper to call for all schools to be in trusts Government announces target to halve disadvantage gap, along with plans for funding reform, a new progress measure and retention bonuses for heads

DfE White Paper to call for all schools to be in trusts | Tes share.google/6E946lEyn6Z2... #edusky

Two people standing in front of a microphone with a crowd of people waving behind them at BETT 2026.

"When we create space for honest dialogue, grounded in real classroom experiences and centered on children, people show up."

Read our Education Consultant Alex More discuss his AI Sprints, and their ability to open up conversations around AI in education: community.stem.org.uk/blogs/alex-m...

Poster for SKPT, Subject Knowledge for Physics Teaching. Modules for the Residential programme are Electricity, Forces and Energy.

📢Last chance to sign up to the February half term SKPT residential, delivered in partnership with @stemlearning.bsky.social
✅FREE 5-day residential including all catering and accommodation - travel costs reimbursed
✅Core content, required practicals, supported online study
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Emma Darcy and Daren White are about to kick off #BETTUK2026 AI Sprints with host Alex More. Pop over to stand SN50. @stemlearning.bsky.social

Obligatory #BETTUK2026 photo with the super duo of Alex More and Simon Roberts. #edusky

Early start for #BETTUK2026. Pop over to stand SN50 where @stemlearning.bsky.social are being hosted by Brainfreeze. We will be running our popular AI Sprints live on the stand.

Kat Cauchi (photo of Kat) - Community Engagement Manager, NetSupport.Kat is the community engagement manager at NetSupport and the editor of R.I.S.E. Magazine. She is a 2023 We Are Tech Women #TechWomen100 award winner and a Nexus Education 2022 Classroom and Curriculum Improvement award winner. As a woman working in the tech industry, she is particularly passionate about closing the gender gap in STEM which is why she is a member of the Global Equality Collective, an InnovateHer ambassador, a TechUpWomen mentor and a Technocamps Girls in STEM role model. Kat is passionate about creating inclusive communities where everyone can thrive, which is why she is proud to be the Chair of the BESA Women’s Educational Suppliers Network. Sessions:22-Jan-2026 , 17:45 – 19:15 Tech in Action Theatre - Celebrating women in EdTech: A networking event.

This all feels very real now... I'm officially a speaker at #BettUK2026! 🎉 I would love to see you at 'Celebrating women in EdTech: A networking event' - Thurs 22nd Jan, 17:45-19:15, Tech In Action Theatre. 📆 #WomenInEdTech #EdTech

I am looking forward to attending the Digital Maturity Gap in Education workshop hosted by @techuk.bsky.social today. What are currently the biggest barriers to edtech adoption in your schools?

@daisychristo.bsky.social a leading voice in education assessment and Lord Jim Knight, an advocate for education reform, discuss how AI-driven assessments are shaping the future of learning and evaluation: community.stem.org.uk/browse/scl-od #TeamCompSci #AI #UKED #EDUSKY

Using AI to judge writing could 'revolutionise' assessment No More Marking says its trial found AI is 'very good at judging student writing'

Using AI to judge student writing 'has the potential to revolutionise assessment and decimate workload', say @daisychristo.bsky.social and @nomoremarking.bsky.social after their trail of the approach

schoolsweek.co.uk/using-ai-to-...

It was fascinating to hear @daisychristo.bsky.social and Lord Jim Knight discuss AI and assesment in this afternoon's AI Sprint on the STEM community. The recording will be live soon but you can watch last week's here: community.stem.org.uk/browse/scl-od #edusky #teamcompsci #uked

So, can AI assess writing? Results of our big new Comparative Judgement AI trial

We've been sceptical about AI marking. Not any more!

When the facts change, we change our minds.

We think this is really big.

substack.nomoremarking.com/p/so-can-ai-...

#TeamCompSci #edusky #uked

Wow! I was surprised to find my old ICTAC blogger is still live: steveclarkeictac.blogspot.com - I started thinking about it after the CAR interim report and the suggestion of AI & digital delivered across subjects. So much has changed but it was fun to look back at and a bit cringey! ##TeamCompSci

I love PRIMM! Congratulations to @suesentance.bsky.social for this recognition of her work. Thank you to Sue and all the other people out there helping to develop resources for computing CPK!

#CSed #TeamCompSci

#Artificialintelligence STEM Club activities: www.stem.org.uk/resources/el... #AI #UKED #TeamCompSci

Narrowing the digital divide in schools and colleges We’re seeking your views on proposals for narrowing the digital divide in schools and colleges.

www.gov.uk/government/c... #teamcompsci #uked

This is brilliant!

It would be wonderful to see it reinvigorate computing but there does seem to be a suggestion that at least some of this might be delivered in other subject areas. This is great in principle but hard to implement. I remember leading on ICTAC 😬 Needs to be backed up with robust CPD.

Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report An independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis.

www.gov.uk/government/p... #uked #teamcompsci

I am so proud of this programme and the amazing people have supported it over the last 6 years. #Teamcompsci

Day two of #ASCL2025 conference here in Liverpool and @pepediiasio.bsky.social draws laughs from crowd re: Ofsted.

He says the last thing edu needs is an inspection system that “intensifies pressures."

"It’s a far cry from the Nando’s-style five-point scale Ofsted is proposing." 🐔

Education Secretary's speech at the ASCL conference The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, speech at the Association of School and College Leaders.

www.gov.uk/government/s... #ascl2025

Alistair Campbell was the perfect end to a strong lineup of key notes at #ASCL2025 today. With an important and pragmatic message to the room to be strategic to get edu priorities across to government at a time where education realistically is not a top of the list for government. #UKED

Ofsted chief: No inspection grades wouldn't be 'right' or 'fair' The most vocal critics of Ofsted's proposed new inspections want a 'low-accountability system' that isn't possible, Sir Martyn Oliver tells ASCL conference

A ‘low-accountability’ #Ofsted school inspection system without grades would not be possible, Sir Martyn Oliver tells the @ascl-uk.bsky.social conference #ASCL2025

A lot of expectations rest on the shoulders of RISE advisors. I hope this is a chance to reach out to existing DfE funded programmes to help build on and connect some of the excellent support that organisations such as @stemlearning.bsky.social deliver which have significant impact #ASCL2025

Bridget Phillipson starts by asking teachers to 'step up again'. I don't think teachers ever stepped down. To step up further requires more resource, more teachers, more CPD. Programmes to support teacher training have been cut. It simply doesn't add up. #ASCL2025

Interesting to see how Bridget Phillips follows that! ##ASCL2025

A fantastic start to #ASCL2025. Calling out the real challenges in education and a humorous but robust challenge of the new Ofsted framework and other core issues.