Sometimes we drown not because there’s too much noise, but because we choose to listen. Step back. Say no. Leap. Trust that the net will appear. #headteachers #leadership #edusky #schoolleaders

Whatever's happening in the #boardroom echoes throughout the #school. #Governance shapes the tone. And the tone travels. www.linkedin.com/posts/handso... #headteachers #leadership #SchoolImprovement #edutwitter #governors #schoolgovernors #LeadershipDevelopment

Stop pretending you can outrun reality. The truth will always find you. And when it does, you’ll wish you had confronted it sooner. Make it your currency, no matter how uncomfortable. What truth is your board avoiding? What’s it costing you? #uked #ukedgovs #edusky #leadership #governance

Strong #governance sometimes feels uncomfortable. If your board never makes you squirm, never makes you reconsider your assumptions, never pushes you to justify your decisions - it's not doing its job. #uked #ukedgovs #headteachers #governors #leadership

Hey, Superman... Stop - 🚫 Swooping in with all the answers 🚫 Solving everything on your own 🚫 Shielding your board from the real challenges You don't need to fly in to save the day. #Governance is meant to carry the weight with you. Drop the cape... 😉 #leadership #uked #ukedgovs #headteachers

There are some great questions in this article that we governors could use when discussing our school's CPD strategy with leaders #UKEdGovs #Governance www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-pow...

#leadership #governance #growth #communication

As governors, one of our greatest gifts is noticing the everyday magic in our schools and reflecting it back to our communities. When we celebrate what works, we create more of it. 🌟 #leadership #governance #uked #edusky #ukedgovs #SchoolGovernance

Fear says, "Protect what you have." Courage asks, "What could you gain?" One keeps you safe. The other makes you unstoppable. #leadership #governance #uked #ukedgovs #edusky

Good governance cannot be reduced to staying in lanes. #governance #leadership #governors #schoolgovernors #edusky #uked #ukedgovs #education

I've reached about 50% of my target participants - please help me by sparing 10 mins to complete this anonymous survey - please lend your voice to my doctoral research (English state school system) #UkEd #UKEdGovs #Headteachers #Edusky

Extraordinary #governance isn't built on carefully managed updates It's built on the foundation of absolute trust and total transparency. #leadership #governors #edusky #uked #ukedgovs

#Governors can sit through countless meetings, look at endless data, but the moments they'll truly understand what your #school needs will be when they are in there, seeing the daily reality. #governance #leadership #edusky #uked #ukedgovs

#Governance fails the moment we start playing it safe #leadership #uked #ukedgovs #edusky #governors

Well, over the last couple of days/nights (mostly between 2-3am...) I have written a poem. Who knew... So I'm being brave and posting it on here. A few random reflections on being a chair of governors. Be kind ❤️ #governance #leadership #uked #edusky #ukedgovs

What question are you not asking right now? What truth are you avoiding? What conversation are you afraid to have? Your #questions are the architects of your future. #leadership #governance #ukedgovs #edusky #eduskyprimary #uked

Your reality is shaped by the questions you dare to ask and the ones you dare not. #leadership #governance #ukedgovs #edusky #uked

Call for Participants - can you help? Governing Board Chairs/Headteachers/CEOs for doctoral study focus 'An exploration of the relationship between the chair & the executive leader in the English state school system.' Detail on image #UKEd #UKEdGovs LINK app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/lincoln/a-...

One of the most beautiful things in life is the expression that comes over lots of elderly people when they see a small child.

That stirring inside when a new term approaches. That mixture of anticipation and possibility that sits in your chest. A reminder that we're part of something extraordinary. And yes, that should make us feel something. Always. #governance #leadership #ukedgovs #edusky #uked

The best #governors I've met are not the ones with the sharpest critical eye. They're the ones with the courage to see possibility where others see problems. #edusky #ukedgovs #governance #uked #eduskyprimary #leadership #schoolgovernance

We’re restarting our bi-weekly coffee and careers mornings! Come along to Starbucks in Lincoln, Sunday 11-12 from the 22nd September. All welcome!

Hello - I wrote a new blog about the teaching of whole class reading, which I haven't in a while. It's over 9000 words so quite a read, but I hope the comprehensive nature of it comes across as helpful, rather than patronising. Anyway - hope it's useful! mrboothy6.wordpress.com/2025/01/03/w...

#WomenEdWednesday 💜 @womenedscotland.bsky.social @womened.bsky.social

The mathematics of joy is simple: The more you notice it, the more it multiplies. The more you share it, the more it grows. The more you celebrate it, the more it spreads. #leadership #governance #ukedgovs #edusky #uked #happiness

Don't ask me about #wellbeing strategies. Ask me about the spaces we create for truth. Ask me how we make room for humanity in a system that sometimes forgets we're human at all. That is what real support looks like. #leadership #governance #ukedgovs #uked #edusky

Governors. School leaders. Yes, boundaries matter but - Our real strength doesn’t lie in staying in 'separate lanes' It’s about HOW we CONNECT #governance #leadership #schools #ukedgovs #partnership #uked #edusky #collaboration

Sometimes The most strategic thing you can do Is simply notice What's already wonderful. #leadership #governance #edusky #ukedgovs #uked

Your heart is your most sophisticated #leadership tool. Listen. Really listen. Not to the voices around you, but to the whisper inside you. That quiet, persistent voice that knows exactly who you are and what you're meant to create. #uked #ukedgovs #governance #edusky

I challenge any leader who thinks the #arts are dispensable to stand in front of a group of children who have just poured their heart and soul into a performance. Watch their eyes. See their pride. Feel their energy. THAT is #education. #leadership #edusky #governance

Leading from the heart requires extraordinary courage. #leadership #ukedgovs #edusky

🧵 We enter into partnership like travellers crossing an unknown threshold, each bringing the invisible luggage of our past - fragile parcels of hope, carefully folded disappointments, maps drawn by previous journeys. 1/5

Honesty is a superpower that can rewrite entire school narratives. #ukedgovs #governance #leadership #edusky

We need more of this in school leadership

Curiosity transforms everything: - What if we tried this differently? - What am I not seeing? - What story am I missing? - What perspective haven't I considered? #leadership #governance

Sharing isn't weakness: It's tactical advantage. It's STRATEGIC play. It's SMART LEADERSHIP. #Leadership #governance #edusky #ukedgovs

When you fly solo, you: - Miss critical perspectives - Create blind spots - Build fragile systems - Limit organisational potential Greatness takes a full crew. Stop protecting your airspace. Start sharing the journey. #leadership #governance #edusky #ukedgovs

Your school's future depends not on how well you all get along, but on how bravely you all disagree. #governance #leadership #ukedgovs #edusky

Working in partnership requires both partners to be proactive. Waiting for, expecting, hoping, assuming that the other will ask, invite, or take the lead, creates imbalance and intensity. Taking the initiative to reach out, to share, demonstrates commitment and value.

10yo just now: "Help, there's a frog in the house!!" 🤣🤣🤣

How many teachers in (and leaders of) small schools have made it across to #EduSky? We’re very excited about kicking off 2025 with the Great Big Small Schools INSET, in partnership with our friends at the CofE! chartered.college/small-school...

Old blog on why you need to rest as a school leader over the holidays #edusky southgloshead.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/s...

I lived through a time of forced triple marking, card sorts, carousels and lesson plans… you youngsters don’t know you’re born.

Just finding my feet, great to see so many here! 👋 #edusky #ukedgovs