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  1. I do note that the #DfE have not clarified their position on #BYOD provision for 6th form / "reasonable adjustments" mobile phones, which I raised with them last year.

    Both the new and previous guidance *appear* to prohibit #schools from providing BYOD networks in those cases, which I don't think is the intent, but the DfE gave a rather wordy non-reply when I questioned it. :(

    #school #EdTech #EdTechChat #Education

  2. Unhelpfully, the #DfE doesn't publish a "substantive changes" summary of these kinds of update, so I will need to do a side-by-side comparison with the old guidance from archive.org.

  3. #BBC is reporting that "new #guidance" says that #children must not use mobile phones in #schools in England. But this has been the case for the past 2 years!

    The #DfE published new guidance a couple of weeks ago and the article goes on to say that the previous guidance "did not deliver the clarity or consistency that schools need". From a quick scan of the updated guidance it doesn't look hugely different from the previous guidance, so why this is presented as new?

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk827

  4. We continue our work on papers from our multi-arm trials in the "Education for #Wellbeing" programme.

    #PeerReview comments were a great opportunity to catch up with colleagues over the revisions!

    If you can't wait:

    #PrePrints
    osf.io/kxug7/files

    #DfE reports
    gov.uk/government/publications

    #MentalHealth #Schools #PublicHealth #PublicMentalHealth

  5. Currently wading through 187 pages of Keeping Children Safe in Education. The #DfE saw fit to publish the latest edition moments before school's broke up for the summer, with the expectation that they would implement the new recommendations from September, which seems somewhat mean.

    #KCSIE #OnlineSafety #Safeguarding

  6. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education - this is the The Department for Education’s (DfE) position on the use of generative AI in the education sector, updated in January 2025.

    #GenAI #DfE #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #EdPolicy

    buff.ly/3WnFdcz

  7. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education - this is the The Department for Education’s (DfE) position on the use of generative AI in the education sector, updated in January 2025.

    buff.ly/3WnFdcz

  8. @clickhere Dublin Fingal West going further east than #dfe is another poor naming choice

  9. @TechCrunch Apple peeve: hey, Tim Cook, what if Apple designed their stuff for repairability instead of obsolescence? #DesignForTheEnvironment #DFE #CradleToCradle

  10. @TechCrunch Apple peeve: hey, Tim Cook, what if Apple designed their stuff for repairability instead of obsolescence? #DesignForTheEnvironment #DFE #CradleToCradle

  11. Esther McVey the Minister for Common Sense, has hit opposition to her new rule to ban rainbow lanyards in the civil service. 🏳️‍🌈 independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli

    The DfE has declared it will not follow the new guidance as it was not consulted, and their civil servents are now flooding the system with requests for the colourful lanyards.

    #UKGovt #DfE #McVey #CultureWar

  12. Esther McVey the Minister for Common Sense, has hit opposition to her new rule to ban rainbow lanyards in the civil service. 🏳️‍🌈 independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli

    The DfE has declared it will not follow the new guidance as it was not consulted, and their civil servents are now flooding the system with requests for the colourful lanyards.

    #UKGovt #DfE #McVey #CultureWar

  13. Just seen a #DfE post on the Birdsite with someone claiming 'it's clear there's a stigma around #apprenticeships' (and goes on to explain why they're actually a good thing)

    I'm left wondering, 'if that is actually the case, how come there are already so many more people who want to train through an #apprenticeship than there are vacancies for #apprentices?'

  14. Just seen a #DfE post on the Birdsite with someone claiming 'it's clear there's a stigma around #apprenticeships' (and goes on to explain why they're actually a good thing)

    I'm left wondering, 'if that is actually the case, how come there are already so many more people who want to train through an #apprenticeship than there are vacancies for #apprentices?'

  15. Is it just me or is this a major scandal and waste of money the DfE seems remarkably relaxed about?
    The Harlow school alone is £26 million to demolish and replace, one of five around the country. And that before you start looking at other departments. Yet there appears to be no word of pursuing the directors for what feels a bit like fraud.
    DfE reviewing all Caledonian Modular work over safety fears | Construction News
    #Educaton #GovermentFailure #DfE #Construction
    constructionnews.co.uk/health-.

  16. Is it just me or is this a major scandal and waste of money the DfE seems remarkably relaxed about?
    The Harlow school alone is £26 million to demolish and replace, one of five around the country. And that before you start looking at other departments. Yet there appears to be no word of pursuing the directors for what feels a bit like fraud.
    DfE reviewing all Caledonian Modular work over safety fears | Construction News
    #Educaton #GovermentFailure #DfE #Construction
    constructionnews.co.uk/health-.

  17. #UKRI have caved. Most alarming of all in the response is UKRI's review of advisory body appointments. #DfE already monitor social media of teachers critical of govt policy, & govt has blocked govt-critical scientists from speaking in their expert capacities at govt events ukri.org/news/response-to-the-

  18. #UKRI have caved. Most alarming of all in the response is UKRI's review of advisory body appointments. #DfE already monitor social media of teachers critical of govt policy, & govt has blocked govt-critical scientists from speaking in their expert capacities at govt events ukri.org/news/response-to-the-

  19. “Is this a good use of the DfE’s limited time and resources? No. There are huge challenges facing schools that desperately need addressing.”

    No it bloody isn't, obviously.

    UK government behaving like the Stasi.

    theguardian.com/politics/2023/

    #Teaching #DfE #England

  20. "... the DfE [earlier] tried to cancel a conference because two of its speakers, early-years experts Ruth Swailes & Aaron Bradbury, had previously been critical of govt policy. Now it has emerged that the department made similar threats in order to stop another expert...

    "Dr Mine Conkbayir, an award-winning early-childhood author and consultant... the DfE had threatened to withdraw funding for the conference if she spoke."

    theguardian.com/politics/2023/

    #UK #government #censorship #DfE #education

  21. "... the DfE [earlier] tried to cancel a conference because two of its speakers, early-years experts Ruth Swailes & Aaron Bradbury, had previously been critical of govt policy. Now it has emerged that the department made similar threats in order to stop another expert...

    "Dr Mine Conkbayir, an award-winning early-childhood author and consultant... the DfE had threatened to withdraw funding for the conference if she spoke."

    theguardian.com/politics/2023/

    #UK #government #censorship #DfE #education

  22. Portable flexi-jobs apprenticeship pilot flops.

    Providers hit less than 1% of their target with just 2 months to go.

    Flexi-Job, 'Portable' apprenticeships, T=Levels - So much investment, time and effort for providers and colleges to set these schemes up, market them to employers and learners, and it all seems to be for very little return.

    If the government insists on putting these programmes together, their approach needs to change. Proper, localised, data-driven pilots with clear success criteria. A launch strategy with DfE marketing baked in to raise awareness.

    And funding. Fund them properly.

    Rant ends....

    #apprenticeships #flexijob #dfe #education #esfa

    feweek.co.uk/governments-flexi

  23. Portable flexi-jobs apprenticeship pilot flops.

    Providers hit less than 1% of their target with just 2 months to go.

    Flexi-Job, 'Portable' apprenticeships, T=Levels - So much investment, time and effort for providers and colleges to set these schemes up, market them to employers and learners, and it all seems to be for very little return.

    If the government insists on putting these programmes together, their approach needs to change. Proper, localised, data-driven pilots with clear success criteria. A launch strategy with DfE marketing baked in to raise awareness.

    And funding. Fund them properly.

    Rant ends....

    feweek.co.uk/governments-flexi

  24. In case you were wondering how things have got so bad in the UK, our Government is terrified of hearing negative opinions and spies on those who have them

    Will this change in Spring with a new government?

    #UKPOL #DFE

  25. In case you were wondering how things have got so bad in the UK, our Government is terrified of hearing negative opinions and spies on those who have them

    Will this change in Spring with a new government?

    #UKPOL #DFE

  26. Revealed: #UK government keeping files on #education critics’ #SocialMedia activity

    An #Observer investigation finds #DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state #EducationPolicy had online posts monitored

    • ‘It felt like a #dictatorship’: UK #teaching experts hit out at government attempt to #cancel them
    theguardian.com/education/2023
    #ToryPoliciesInAction #CancelCulture #StateSurveilance #Education #dissent

  27. Revealed: #UK government keeping files on #education critics’ #SocialMedia activity

    An #Observer investigation finds #DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state #EducationPolicy had online posts monitored

    • ‘It felt like a #dictatorship’: UK #teaching experts hit out at government attempt to #cancel them
    theguardian.com/education/2023
    #ToryPoliciesInAction #CancelCulture #StateSurveilance #Education #dissent

  28. Employ an apprentice for your business: step by step.

    This new guide from the DfE is designed to help businesses who have never recruited an apprentice before and simplifies the existing employer roadmap.

    - Decide if apprenticeships are right for them
    - Understand funding
    - Chosing a provider and end-point assessment
    - Employer’s responsibilities, supporting apprentices and planning for progression


    apprenticeships.gov.uk/employe

  29. Solidarity action in our schools holds key to victory
    In the Department for Education (DfE)’s "Handling strike action in schools" document, the government has indicated that it "expects the headteacher to take all reasonable steps to keep the school open for as many pupils
    freedomnews.org.uk/2023/02/02/
    #DfE #Handlingstrikeactioninschools #NationalEducationUnion #NEU #nevercrossapicketline #Solidarity #Strikes #teachersstrike