Holiday done… #Kefalonia and #Ithaca for beaches, views, history, food and all the shades of blue #Greece 🇬🇷

Was it last year when there was a bit more ‘understanding’ by @teachertapp.bsky.social over the summer that you might not be able to keep up but not lose your streak? 660+ streak gone this year 😔

🎉 Steplab Summer Reads #3 – Bonus Round! We’ve got more authors on our team, than weeks of summer—so here’s a midweek treat! 📕 Win The Scaffolding Effect by Rachel Ball—released today! Plus a Steplab bundle: mug, notepad & pen ☕ 📒 🖋️ ✅ Follow ❤️ Like 🔁 Share 🏆 Winner announced Wed!

School’s out for the summer 🍻 #PintsOfBeauty #VicarsRuin @churchendbeer

I loved hearing from Ron Berger at @wholeeducation.bsky.social conference this morning. I feel like I have talked about the Ethic of Excellence and Austin’s butterfly with colleagues and children for a long time, but still so important… #BetterForEveryone

Great to watch #Pulp on the #Glastonbury coverage - they should have headlined and had a longer set though They were Brilliant in Brum last week too!

The Peloponnese is nice isn’t it? #Greece 🇬🇷

A great day of CPD at @finhamparkmat.bsky.social with @marcrowland73.bsky.social working with our ‘Tackling disadvantage’ co-construction working group. Great input from Marc and so important to have time to reflect on what we do and what we can tweak and do better.

Another great group call tonight with other Trust leaders also on the @steplab.bsky.social #CCLcohort3 course. So useful to discuss plans and reflections on implementation and get feedback and ideas too. If you are a school or trust leader of CPD I recommend the #CCL course next year ✅

This sums the whole situation up quite nicely.

We're celebrating 5 years of @walkthrus.bsky.social with a giveaway. 50 books! 50 people selected randomly from people who fill in this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Closes May 2nd. Got to be in it to win it... Reposts appreciated. With thanks to Alex at @johncattedu.bsky.social

We have a range of teaching & non-teaching roles available across our schools and central team including: - Head of HR (Central Team) - Headteacher at Finham Park School - Deputy Headteacher at Lyng Hall (closing tonight) #Coventry #Warwickshire #Jobs

We have a range of teaching & non-teaching roles available across our schools and central team including: - Head of HR (Central Team) - Headteacher at Finham Park School - Deputy Headteacher at Lyng Hall (closing tonight) #Coventry #Warwickshire #Jobs finhamparkmultiacademytrust.co.uk/careers/

Another great day @steplab.bsky.social for the CCL course - launch day for Module 3 I recommend the course if you are leading CPD & Instructional Coaching using Steplab in a school or Trust. I wish I had done it sooner when we started with Steplab a few years ago! Now back to my Easter holidays…

End of term. Cheers ☀️🍻

Some really exciting opportunities to join @finhamparkmat.bsky.social Teacher and Associate/Support roles in our primary and secondary schools finhamparkmultiacademytrust.co.uk/careers/ #Coventry #Warwickshire #EduSky #Jobs

and still a week to the Easter break…😴 Enjoy everyone who finished today

Pedants of the world unite! This week's #Fridayfive has SPaG problems: 1. Cemetry Gates - The Smiths 2. Don't You Want Me - Human League 3. Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan 4. Bodys - Car Seat Headrest 5. September Gurls - Big Star Please RT for wide audience, as covering for @bennewmark.bsky.social

Finally got to hear @unleashingme.bsky.social speak in person at CST school improvement conference today What a ‘good egg’! Thanks @steverollett.bsky.social and all at CST for organising today - lots to think about and take back to @finhamparkmat.bsky.social

Released 45 years ago ❤️🎶 ‘A Forest’ by The Cure youtu.be/xik-y0xlpZ0?...

Friends, I am trying to compile a list of regional education events. Headteachers conferences, county SEND events, MAT network events, union conferences and so forth. This is to make a calendar which I'll be happy to share. If you know of anything like this, can you help me? 👇

A very exciting opportunity to join @finhamparkmat.bsky.social at Lyng Hall School as Deputy Headteacher #coventry www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

I don't generally go nuts for learning from leaders in other domains, but I would strongly recommend Gareth Southgate's Dimbleby Lecture. I found what he said about creating the right culture spot on and quite moving. He brings together when so many are keen to divide. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Yesterday we had our first @finhamparkmat.bsky.social ‘oracy school share’ morning hosted by Pearl Hyde Primary and it was brilliant! Inspiring for our others schools to see how their journey with @voice21oracy.bsky.social has developed oracy across the school over the last 2 years

We are approaching the deadline for applications for our FREE 2025 MA module 'The Holocaust in the Curriculum'. You can still apply to take the module up until the end of Monday, 24 March. ⬇️ Details: holocausteducation.org.uk/masters-modu... RT @marymyatt.bsky.social @arthurjchapman.bsky.social

This week I had the chance to visit Oasis Academy South Bank for @steplab.bsky.social Hub visit I have been using Steplab since 2021/22 so great to visit & lots to reflect on and share back with @finhamparkmat.bsky.social Plus a new Steplab merch item for my collection #onceagraphicsteacheralwaysa…

It’s arrived 🙌 Looking forward to starting to read it this evening @SeanHarris_NE

Looking for stats on women in Edu - % primary/secondary in profession & those teachers and slt roles compared to those who become HTs/CEOs. Also the stats on women leaving in their 30s etc.. I know I’ve seen over last year or so but can’t find now I need @missmc.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social?

I have a solo gig in Sheffield this Sunday, co-headlining with trad singer Jill Pidd. It’s a new venture and we want to get the word out, can you help by sharing? Thankyou! wegottickets.com/event/649011

Just had two great days at We Are In Beta’s Trust Education Leaders Conference hosted by Bright Futures Trust in Manchester. A very useful couple of days. Even made it back to see the last of the sunshine at Church End Brewery ☀️

A nice quiet half term at home… spring cleaning, spare room sorting, rugby, lunches, naps and the oldest one back from Uni ❤️ #halfterm Now to get back into work mode ready for the new half term starting tomorrow #backtoschool

Sound-checking Spiers & Boden at the @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social for tonight’s online gig for @livetoyourlr.bsky.social … doors are at 7.45 … get your tickets here! livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/spier...

It's half term, which means I have a copy of Primary Reading Simplified to give away. Simply *repost* this post for your chance to win. I will choose a winner at random this Saturday (22nd February).

A brilliant ‘Festival of Poetry’ today @finhamparkmat.bsky.social Thank you to Emma O’T for organising the event and our 4 poets for joining us and running fantastic workshops all day. The students from all 12 schools were superb 👏 #oracy #poetry @voice21oracy.bsky.social @poetrybyheart.bsky.social

We are looking forward to a Festival of #Poetry on the 12th Feb @finhamparkmat.bsky.social KS2/3 pupils from our 8 Primary & Secondary schools along with children from 4 other local schools will be working together with poets and sharing their @poetrybyheart.bsky.social poems #oracy

#FridayFive is poorly. 1. Is There A Pill? - Richard Hawley 2. Dizzy - Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff 3. Sick & Tired - The Cardigans 4. The National Health - Maximo Park 5. The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow - The Jam

If you work at a school in the Coventry area, and you'd like to hear me talk about what every teacher needs to know about reading, this free event might be of interest. ⬇️

Free CPD with @suchmo83.bsky.social in #Coventry this week Contact ‘The Lion Alliance’ to join us. All details here: thelionalliance.co.uk/connecting-l...

We are looking forward to a Festival of #Poetry on the 12th Feb @finhamparkmat.bsky.social KS2/3 pupils from our 8 Primary & Secondary schools along with children from 4 other local schools will be working together with poets and sharing their @poetrybyheart.bsky.social poems #oracy

My new book, Primary Reading Simplified, is released this Monday. Briefly, I'd like to explain why it exists, who I think will find it useful and where you can find it. >>

This closes on Tuesday 28th January. An exciting opportunity to join Lyng Hall School as Headteacher ⬇️ #Coventry @FinhamParkMAT www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

A great day with @steplab.bsky.social in London today on their coaching leadership course #SteplabCCL @FinhamParkMAT

Some special visitors have now been and gone this week. So now looking forward to a day in London tomorrow for the @steplab.bsky.social coaching leadership qualification course #SteplabCCL

A chilly visit this week to the superb #ww1 trench @greatwarhuts in #Suffolk - if you’d like to bring your students here for a truly #immersive #learning #experience, see www.frontlinelivinghistory.com for details! #historyteacher #education #uk #ks3 #ks4 #enrichment #AQA #Edexcel #schools #edusky

Brilliant #ConnectingLearning CPD organised by The Lion Alliance from next week The next 3 sessions: @mrenglishteach.bsky.social @emmaturner75.bsky.social @suchmo83.bsky.social Free & open to all schools Have a look⬇️ thelionalliance.co.uk/connecting-l... #Coventry & #Warwickshire @FinhamParkMAT

A brilliant @FinhamParkMAT conference today… Here are just a few of the photos so far - 3 main keynotes - 40+ Workshops - 24 co-construction groups & lots of connecting/networking during the day #ConnectingLearning Thanks for hosting @finhampark2.bsky.social

Thank you so much for having me @lizsaddler.bsky.social and @finhampark2.bsky.social It was a joy to represent DiverseEd team @hannahwilson.bsky.social at Finham Park MAT Conference Day. Colleagues were so lovely and insightful during both workshops. Thank you! Coventry, I’ll be back.

Off to Coventry today ready for tomorrow’s @finhampark2.bsky.social Conference Day. I’ll be delivering two workshops on behalf of Diverse Educators on ‘Inclusive Classrooms’s and ‘Courageous Conversations’. I’m looking forward to it! @hannahwilson.bsky.social @benniekara.bsky.social

Wow 🎯🎯🎯 #Littler #WorldChampionshipDarts 🏆