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Jon Severs

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Jon Severs

@jon_severs

Editor @tes - an award-winning news, analysis, and research magazine for the education sector

Portsmouth

Joined June 2014

Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Feb 21, 2021
It is shocking that it is not shocking that the news of schools going back to full face to face teaching on 8 March has been leaked late on a Sunday night at the end of half term ahead of an announcement tomorrow. Schools and those who work in them deserve better than this.
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Dec 14, 2020
Whatever you think of the Greenwich situation, to be a headteacher in that area right now must be horrendous. At the end of the toughest, longest term of their career, they have now been put in the middle of a political scrap with the country watching. Thoughts with all of them.
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Nov 30, 2020
Seeing my kids' school's staff car park half empty this morning was a strangely useful indication of just how desperate things are getting in schools as more and more staff are having to self-isolate. Schools performing miracles to keep classrooms running.
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Jan 6, 2021
Parents being able to report schools to Ofsted on remote learning... pitting parents against schools, and vice versa, at the moment does not seem the most productive of moves.
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
May 5, 2023
There's been a disastrous loss of experienced teachers from the profession and not enough people are aware of it, or talking about it. Even more worrying, not enough is being done to stop the over-50s leaving. @heymrshallahan deep dives into the data
Where did all the over-50s teachers go?
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Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Jul 10, 2019
Just chatting to my mum who taught primary for 40 years and she said 'the trouble is Jon, so many people expect kids to think and act like adults and they simply don't' - true that.
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Dec 11, 2023
"We’ve failed to look after our headteachers. We’ve failed to give them anywhere near what they need to do their jobs effectively. We’ve heaped more and more on them regardless. And then we’ve sent in inspectors to pick them apart" Today's @tes briefing⬇️
‘Ofsted has failed headteachers - but the system has, too’
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Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Jan 9, 2023
The growth in Andrew Tate-related issues in schools has been really worrying to see, and some of the detail in this @mr_englishteach piece is so sad to read. Some really practical advice from Mark and those interviewed to try and tackle the issue.
tes.com
How to respond to boys inspired by Andrew Tate
Teachers are being confronted by more and more students expressing misogynistic attitudes, inspired by influencers such as Andrew Tate. Assistant headteacher Mark Roberts shares his advice on how to...
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Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Dec 8, 2021
I guess schools are used to being largely ignored when it comes to covid, but it has gone to another level being silent on them altogether in light of the other measures and the scientific findings announced in this press conference.
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Apr 5, 2023
The tone from the DfE is definitely shifting as the unions reject the offer in turn. One DfE source quoted as saying: "You expect this sort of rhetoric from the NEU, not NAHT"
Matilda Martin
@matilda__martin
Apr 5, 2023
NEW: A third education union has REJECTED the govt pay offer & indicated strong support for industrial action. @NAHTnews said that govt must “come back to the table” and that to do otherwise would be to “stick two fingers up” to teachers tes.com/magazine/news/…
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Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Mar 19, 2021
"I’ve accepted the fact I’ve not made anybody happy over the past 12 months. Whatever decision I had to take, somebody was going to disagree. And it has been traumatic." Outstandingly honest piece from @vicgoddard in our special issue of @tes this week
Covid: There’s been no ‘off’ switch for school leaders
From tes.com
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Jan 2, 2021
So two huge pieces of news this morning: @NEUnion to advise members to refuse face-to-face teaching on H&S grounds tes.com/news/national-… And @NAHTnews begins a legal challenge against the government tes.com/news/exclusive…
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Mar 5, 2020
Do people still play rounders in primary school? Not at the moment, obviously, it's bloody awful out. But in general?
Jon Severs
@jon_severs
Apr 14, 2020
I have been thinking a lot recently about the fact certain names always pop up when people cite research in education and - as lovely as these people are - it always seems odd because they are usually not the leading person in their field and they are almost always... men. So...