Stuart Lock @StuartLock

Chief Executive, Advantage Schools Joined February 2009

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Stuart Lock @StuartLock

9 hours ago

@C_Hendrick I’m sorry that this has upset you. You told me you didn’t GAF. But I’ll delete obviously as it has.

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Dominic @le0nardpoetry

19 hours ago

@StuartLock Very depressing to watch it unfold

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Stuart Lock @StuartLock

2 days ago

@miss_mcinerney I guess they didn't know they'd have a by election to fight at the same time as they are sitting on bad news.

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Last year's teacher pay deal was published on the 22nd May. This year the Secretary of State (correctly) asked the STRB to bring forward their recommendations so that schools would be better able to plan ahead and "fully reset the timeline in 2026-27".

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Laura McInerney @miss_mcinerney

2 days ago

@StuartLock They kept saying before the 2024 election that they’d bring it forward as they beat the Tories up over delays, so the lateness is both disappointing and hypocritical.

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Stuart Lock @StuartLock

2 days ago

@Soarpoints Not 95% but our schools in Luton are heavily hit (up to 2/3rds) and Queens Park Academy in Bedford similar.

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Stuart Lock @StuartLock

3 days ago

1/ The DfE's latest attendance package contains some genuinely useful resources, particularly the new heatmap data tool. Better visibility of attendance patterns can help us act earlier and more effectively. But I'm concerned about the direction of travel.

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Stuart Lock @StuartLock

2 days ago

@Soarpoints Sure. We have several like that. I’m not sure the dfe telling us to think about Eid is going to help.

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Stuart Lock @StuartLock

2 days ago

Ps the chair of @advschools was writing something at the same time I was tweeting, and we think remarkably similar things. x.com/EmathsUK/statu…

Mark McCourt @EmathsUK

3 days ago

NEW BLOG: The Birthday Effect emaths.co.uk/blog/general-e…

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Stuart Lock @StuartLock

3 days ago

20/ Or maybe I'm just grumpy and wrong or need to look at it more generously. Anyway, that's what I think. End.

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anthony alonzi @alonzi_anthony

2 days ago

@StuartLock Movement from implications and lessons of large amounts of data towards “case studies” is a worry. One person’s anecdote can be quite close to another’s case study.

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Yorkshire Steve @Yorkshire_Steve

3 days ago

This thread is definitely worth a read. I agree with Stuart. School improvement, including attendance, is about getting the basics right consistently. It's not always flashy. Indeed it is rarely flashy. Hunting marginal gains should only kick in once you have the basics nailed.

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AdvSchoolsJobs @AdvSchoolsJobs

3 days ago

The Stockwood Park Academy is recruiting for a Teacher of English. Closing date: Midday, Mon 15th Jun, 2026. @advschools @Mr_H1978 @uniofbeds @UoB_teaching @UniofHerts @UniofHertsCE View full details and apply online @mynewterm ⬇️ mynewterm.com/jobs/135338/ED…

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Mark McCourt @EmathsUK

3 days ago

NEW BLOG: The Birthday Effect emaths.co.uk/blog/general-e…

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Stuart Lock @StuartLock

3 days ago

The STRB confirmed that they submitted their recommendations on the 27th February.

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Adam Boxer @adamboxer1

3 days ago

This is spectacularly silly. Disadvantaged students do not need untested AI tutors. They need excellent behaviour, high expectations, explicit instruction, and systematic retrieval. Not this.

Ridge & Frost @RidgeandFrost

4 days ago

Sir Keir Starmer has announced that AI tutors will be rolled out to 450,000 children on free school meals to close the attainment gap. Speaking at London Tech Week, the PM also announced the government's new AI jobseeking tool.