Latest "What to do this month" is here for school leaders! Lots around budget for maintained schools. kateowbridge.co.uk/what-to-do-thi… AND a safeguarding KCSiE 2min quick read - safeguarding is for life, not just for September INSET!www.kateowbridge.co.uk/post/kcsie-c...in

What is this? Just like the other place, my “following” is worse than my “discover”. Really? 🤔

Holiday reading isn’t always fiction. This Christmas I finally read The Headteacher’s Handbook cover to cover — and it reminded me why I’ve recommended it to every new Primary Head. My reflections are in the new blog. 📰 open.substack.com/pub/pkainswo... 🔗 wp.me/p9tOLc-Gp

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Our 'Adolescence' webinar sparked compelling discussions about the series, exploring critical issues like misogyny, social media impact, and toxic masculinity in educational settings. Watch the full webinar on-demand: https://shorturl.at/xc79i

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Today at church I sat (as I usually do) in front of two old boys: David & Danny. I love them both. But it is like sitting in front of the two old boys from the muppets. You get a running commentary of everything in stage whispers. Including when they get lost in the hymn/service book>>

I’d forgotten how much I love a Saturday conference. #TDaPELondon

Came back here because I’m not liking the sh*t on my X timeline. It’s pretty much the same here. Algorithm, sort it out. I am just not interested in America.

@hazelmpinner.bsky.social they are still going strong!

Today I got up early just because I woke up. I intend to spend the ENTIRE day on my crochet project.

Family time away. This pic is ALL the Gilmores.

Today I made 144 sausage rolls, 16 cheese and onion rolls and a simnel cake.

Well, we are doing things like not renewing our accreditations when they cost over £2k to do…..

Full day at work in the hols, but now out at bills in Lewes for dinner with the lovely Claire.

Microwave: beep beep beep. Me: Do you remember when microwaves just had a single “ping”? Gary: I remember before microwaves…….

It’s brunch & cake at Laddingford church today, 10-12 if anyone’s nearby!

Dinner in TWells with my pal Lawson. Lovely. Bring on the (incredibly busy) holidays.

Something that gets up my nose is when people say “this should be taught in schools”. It invariably already is.

111 days (including weekends and holidays) until I retire from headship.

When you see an ex staff member on LinkedIn and see they’ve rewritten history for the job they had at your school…….

BACON ROLLS AND CAKE AT LADDINGFORD CHURCH TOMORROW! 10-12 No religion involved, just me and my church ladies doing our thang!

Left in my tray in the office for me by a certain child. What a haul! This is what I’ll miss….

I’m all up to date. Off for a walk then light the fire and crochet to my heart’s content…..

OMG. I am still on the old place. I really truly couldn’t see what everyone was getting upset about. I was ignoring the ads and nothing much else horrid was on my timeline. Then the other day I clicked on a bitcoin ad by accident…… Jeeeeeeez Looouise. Its days are numbered for me I think…..

I should clarify that it was disappointing as I was supposed to do a workshop with @nourishworkplce.bsky.social but circumstances prevented me from doing it. So the whole day was disappointing.

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

Half term day 5. Disappointing.

Half term day 4: Walked to the next village to the gp for a blood test. Was home by 10. Spent the rest of the day eating reading sleeping and watching tv. Now I’m going out to dinner in TWells- no cocktails though, I’m driving!

This!!!!! x.com/theantidote6...

Half term day 5: 10am holy communion service with the Wednesday faithfuls (I didn’t ask who the traitors were!) then coffee with them. Crafted all afternoon then Waitrose (closest but also most expensive). Now baking a pecan & banana cake then making tortilla lasagne for dinner.

Half term day 4. Came back from Oxford, picked up the car from the garage, met Kate and Katie for lunch, missed Hollie, went to ceramic studio for a stoneware class. First one is my effort, second is roughly what it’ll look like when fired….

Such a lovely time last night. It was absolutely Morse-tastic!

Ready for our formal dinner, I look a bit worried!!!

Half term day 3: Cars has an expensive service & MOT. I’ve come to Oxford overnight for a formal dinner at Oriel college. It’s all so Inspector Morse!!!!!

I LOVE THIS!

Half term day 2: Church Circus with bro, sis, sil, Gary & 5 nephews and nieces. Loved it. FIVE motorbikes in a spherical cage!!!!! Now chill and do my nails, roast lamb, Asda delivery and bed.

I’ve always loved the 6 weeks. Never seen so much support for it. I also get the “2 weeks at the end of each half term & 4 in the summer” argument. Except that it doesn’t stack up. We get 13 weeks. To have 2 weeks x 5 (Oct, Xmas, Feb, Easter, may) only leaves 3 for the summer. 🤷‍♀️

Just finished. An invaluable read for a new or aspiring HT! Thank you @raesnape.bsky.social. Lovely to see some input from @kateowbridge.bsky.social included!

You’ve been murdered, who do you want on the case? One of these four or it’ll become a cold case.

Half term day 1: Walk with Gary to the hop pickers rest down the river for a cuppa. Lunch at the chequers with my sister. Gary’s taking 17yo nephew & 14yo niece to footy (Tonbridge Angels). Then board games with the family at my brother’s. 😁

I’m just glad to be home after a very emotional two weeks in and out of school. Was going to do my nails but bollocks to that. I’m going to veg.

Lil Ultra Sound Diabetic Chocolate 🤣🤣 pretty decent!

4yo nephew this morning in the swimming changing rooms: Nephew:I have nipples, daddy do you have nipples Dad: yes N: does zara (2yo sister)have nipples D: yes N: mummy do you have nipples Mum: yes N: does everyone have nipples? M: Yes Long pause Nephew: even farmers?

Big shout out to anyone driving to midnight mass and therefore hasn’t had a drink yet……

When your goddaughter really knows you and shows it in her Christmas card.

A good friend had to cancel our get together tonight as she’s poorly, so I did the decs, had dinner at the chequers with Gary and now I’m going to bed. Boy do I know how to live. #WomanOfACertainAge

Did you know that if the Special school place funding had tracked inflation, there would have been a cumulative additional £1.4 billion pounds (based on an average 100,000 children in the system) allocated to Special schools. This year alone my school would have been £431k better off. #SEND #EduSky

Remember, it's not just pupils who need words of positivity and kindness, but your colleagues and support staff. Even the parents in your community could do with words of positivity and kindness. Connecting and building strong relationships takes everyone in the community.