Jon Severs

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Articles

The struggle for curriculum control - and how it impacts teachers

Jan 22, 2025 | tes.com | Jon Severs

When politicians try to make an impact on education, the method of choice is invariably curriculum. England is in the midst of that process right now: a change in government has seen the launch of a review of curriculum and assessment as Labour seeks to put its own stamp on schools after more than a decade of Conservative education policy.
School improvement and Ofsted: how will RISE teams work?

Nov 11, 2024 | tes.com | Jon Severs

This briefing first appeared in the Tes Daily, your free, must-read education dispatch. It brings you all the latest news, analysis and teaching research straight to your inbox every weekday morning. Find out how to sign up for free here. As the world watched the American public vote on Tuesday last week, the DfE slipped out its new Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) approach to school improvement in England.
Bridget Phillipson on her plans for education

Sep 5, 2024 | tes.com | Jon Severs

The line inched forward slowly, but the mood remained excitable. Labour had won the general election a week earlier, and every teacher and school leader in that line had been handpicked (at least that’s how it felt to many of them) to be at an evening reception by the person awaiting them at the front: Bridget Phillipson, the new education secretary. To be clear, this was a queue for selfies. The Department for Education did not instigate it - the line was to manage demand, not create it.
Overall Ofsted judgement scrapped, but challenges remain

Sep 1, 2024 | tes.com | Jon Severs

This is an extract from the Tes Daily newsletter, a free morning briefing that brings you the latest education news, analysis and insights. You can find details on how to sign up here. If you haven’t read the news overnight, the government has kicked off the new academic year by removing single-phrase headline judgements in Ofsted inspection reports with immediate effect. It’s a huge victory for the sector, which has been calling for this for years.
How will the DfE operate under Bridget Phillipson?

Jul 7, 2024 | tes.com | Jon Severs

This is an extract from the Tes Daily newsletter, a free morning briefing that brings you the latest news, analysis and best practice from education. Find details on how to sign up here. Bridget Phillipson is deeply interested in education.
Exam revision: What is the best way to revise for GCSEs and A levels?

Apr 17, 2024 | tes.com | Jon Severs

What is the best way to revise for GCSEs and A levels? Much of the time, those studying for the exams don’t know. “Students do a whole lot of things to prepare for their exams, some of which are good uses of their time and some of which are not,” explains Professor John Dunlosky of the department of psychological sciences at Kent State University, Ohio.
Sir Kevan Collins: ‘We did nothing. We gave up. It was pathetic’

Mar 7, 2024 | tes.com | Jon Severs

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Gavin Williamson arrange themselves on one side of the 40ft-long, coffin-shaped table that fills the Cabinet room of 10 Downing Street.
Ofsted: the Ruth Perry inquest should prompt wide systemic change

Dec 10, 2023 | tes.com | Jon Severs

It should shame everyone involved in the running and oversight of Ofsted that it has taken a coroner’s verdict at an inquest into the death of a headteacher to finally force the organisation to commit to proper change. The problems at Ofsted were known, long-term and addressable. And they were, until now, mostly ignored.
Gibb: ‘I will never cease to be deeply involved in education policy’

Nov 13, 2023 | tes.com | Jon Severs

Nick Gibb is not finished. Just hours after his resignation as schools minister, it is this that he is keen to stress: when it comes to implementing the ideas he believes should dictate the education sector, he is not admitting defeat, nor does he believe his job to be complete. “I will never cease to be deeply involved in education policy until I believe the job to be done,” he says, in an exclusive interview with Tes.
General Election 2024@ key education questions

Aug 28, 2023 | tes.com | Jon Severs

Tes editor Jon Severs writes a weekly briefing for school staff every Monday in term time. It is usually exclusive to the Tes Daily newsletter, which you can sign up to for free here, but we have published the first one of the term below. I attempted to take a short break from education this summer, but schools minister Nick Gibb kept popping into view. On my social media feeds and in my newspapers, there he was talking about what he sees as the successes of 13 years of Conservative-led education.