Filling out some expense spreadsheet data for our annual review with our finance advisor and I’m horrified that the cat cost more to run than my car!!

Another lovely piece!

I think the way that the first two months of the cricket county championship has unfolded shows that this remains the most compelling form of domestic cricket. We need this as an antedote to crash bang wallop franchise games

What an unbelievable book. Yet again @harlancoben.bsky.social produces a blockbuster

The last two hours of the masters was the best tv sport I can remember watching. So pleased for Rory but what a class act and player Justin Rose is

Lovely walk around Waggoners Wells near Grayshott this morning

Me and @carter61.bsky.social have just seen Dear England @nationaltheatre.org.uk and loved every second of it. Superbly written and acted

First match of the summer season for me today away at Hindhead

How about this for reporting school inspections 1 Strong school with high standards capable of offering system support 2 Improving school with good capacity to sustain own progress 3 School requires support as capacity to improve is limited Keeps simple & clear what happens next

Lovely day and great to explore a new area. Even saw Hayling Golf Club!

Happy St David’s Day all

Looking forward to this. Hope to see as many of you as possible next week

This is such a lovely painting. It looks great as a photo but even better close up in real life

Brilliant to see Blackmoor Golf Club leap from 71st to 56th in [email protected] top 100 rankings. So much hard work has gone in to make the improvements on and off the course. I am very lucky to have this as my home course

I have seen so many of these new standards launches from ministers in my career. But what always gets forgotten is that curriculum change and inspection revision drives the work burden into classrooms. Teaching is tough right now and I hope straws and camel backs is not a regret we have as a result

Lots and lots of sensible advice and insights from someone who understands the school improvement journey better than almost anyone else.

Great to see my home club Blackmoor featuring in @golfmonthly.bsky.social must play courses. The picture is from the par 3 15th, with plenty of heather to keep you interested!

This is an excellent piece and really capture how well trusts work together in the south west

Just listened to the @VFTNinian.bsky.social podcast and am buzzing now about the game on Saturday. Was dreading it but now I can’t wait. One good omen is I’m doing an education keynote at the Cardiff City stadium Friday morning and the Jacks will have no answer to that

The magic of the FA Cup Stoke City away for the bluebirds. That’s bound to be 7pm on a Thursday. Awful draw

I can feel an away win coming on!

The carols from Kings College are so beautiful and feel more important than ever in this ever more intolerant world we live in

So I’m looking through the December Golf monthly edition and the freeby calendar and March’s picture is the 10th green @Blackmoorgolf my club! It really is as good as it looks

Lovely day of winter golf yesterday at Petersfield golf club.

A birthday card that has a great idea for a golf rule change. Bring it on

It’s FACup round 3 draw this evening and the time of year you convince yourself @ccfc.bsky.social will get Chelsea but the reality it’s a trip to Preston or Blackpool

Am incredibly proud to have been given the Lifetime Contribution to Education @TeachingAwards this evening. It was wonderful to see so many brilliant teachers and leaders from the whole of the UK being celebrated

Fantastic way to spend my 65th birthday with @carter61.bsky.social out in the sunshine. Had some great presents including this lovely painting of Ludshott Common by @chrisstephenart.bsky.social

Mushroom and Leek tart from Tim Spectre’s Food for Life book beautifully cooked by @carter61.bsky.social

Sir David Carter @carter59.bsky.social shares his ‘guest insight’ on our very first scenario. You’ll be able to have a read tomorrow on our Substack- sign up now. getrealleadershiphub.substack.com

Really enjoyed doing this with @missmc.bsky.social reflecting on the past ten years in the world of academy trusts

What if you didn’t try to inspect all 10? What if Ofsted choose three that every inspection must contain and schools choose two that they want to be inspected? Perhaps you do all ten across multiple inspections over time. Either way, reaching ten judgments in a day and a half is tough

I think this is the worst state I’ve seen Welsh rugby has been in. The regional teams are hampered whichever way they turn and the national side simply doesn’t have players good enough. 11 defeats in a row and it’s South Africa next

You can have report cards or you can have single judgements but I’m not convinced inspection can offer both. The harder edged accountability of the last 20 years undoubtedly led to improvements but we exist in a different world and we need a different model of regulation now

Have made the move across from X for a better and more positive community. Education, golf and music are areas I love!