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Cerys Turner
Cerys Turner

Cerys Turner is a senior reporter at ÌÇÐÄVlog magazine. She covers education unions, teacher training, Ofsted and AI in the classroom.

Her recent stories include breaking the news on the 2026 teacher pay award, revealing an upcoming strike ballot for the country’s biggest education union and investigating why teachers get such a bad deal on maternity pay. Before joining ÌÇÐÄVlog, she wrote for The Sunday Times, Metro and The Big Issue.

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Powell: Ofsted inspection consequences ‘need to change’
In her first accountability hearing as education secretary, Lucy Powell also told MPs about her plans for technical education routes, SEND reform timelines and her views on AI marking
General
4 November 2026
Powell: Consequences of Ofsted inspections 'need to change'
Early years can break the cycle of poor numeracy, DfE told
Lords urge the government to focus on numeracy in the early years, invest in recruitment and make sure teachers are trained to identify dyscalculia
General
3 November 2026
Early years can break the cycle of poor adult numeracy, a House of Lords report says
ITT reforms ‘financially risky’ and ‘deeply stressful’ for some providers
Review of the 2021 initial teacher training reforms finds that they led to more consistent programmes but implementation placed ‘strain’ on providers and schools
General
30 October 2026
ITT review mixed
Powell rejects claim that she ‘undermined’ Ofsted boss
Education secretary puts her confidence in Sir Martyn Oliver on record in letter responding to Tory criticism, and also confirms she is working with Ofsted on inspection framework reforms
General
29 October 2026
Powell rejects claim that she 'undermined' Ofsted boss
Sir Jon Coles: Data spine an ‘extraordinary overreach’ of government powers
Warnings from leader of country’s biggest multi-academy trust are echoed by education unions and sector groups, who urge the government not to rush the major national data project
General
28 October 2026
Jon Coles, chief executive of United Learning
Bursaries uncertainty sparks fear of losing ‘strong future teachers’
Teacher training providers and prospective teachers have been left in the dark by a delay in the confirmation of financial incentives for applicants for 2027-28
General
27 October 2026
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