Leicester Children's Hospital School has a vacancy for a Teaching Assistant, based at our Magpie Learning Centre provision in Eyres Monsell. Deadline is Mon 19th January with a start as soon as possible. Why not start 2026 with a new role at our outstanding school! www.eteach.com/job/teaching...

Leicester Children's Hospital School has 3 vacancies. See link below if you're looking for a new role at our outstanding school. Maths teacher (Hinckley) Health & Social Care teacher (Leicester - maternity cover for up to 1 year) Teaching assistant (Hinckley) www.eteach.com/jobs?empNo=3...

I'll be @educationfest.bsky.social on Fri 4th July, our session is 11.45-12.30, venue 9. “Teacher Appraisal - How can we find the sweet spot between teacher agency and accountability?” Sharing how we moved to Professional Growth / coaching model at Leicester Children's Hospital School

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Yesterday I was minibus driver for a school trip to the stables with students at our Phoenix Centre in Hinckley, part of the Children's Hospital School. Very few volunteers to muck out, so I picked up a fork and got stuck in. Secretly enjoyed it & a highlight of the week to do something different!

10 years now at The Children's Hospital School Leicester as head. From 3 provisions in 2015 to 5 provisions in 2025, with a couple of outstanding inspections on the way. Lots of exciting plans to develop further so certainly not bored. Huge thanks to everyone along the journey who have help.

NAHT Senior Policy Advisor, Rob Williams, yesterday told the Education Committee that school leaders worry about not being able to provide for the needs of pupils with SEND as a result of funding pressures on schools.

“It's not just that many councils are set to go bust because funding for #SEN has not kept pace with demand...it is also the risk that the money that is available ends up going into plugging deficits rather than actually supporting young people," says @julia-harnden.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4tvj4re7

I always head into the Peaks whenever I can, especially when I need some headspace. After 30 years of living up here, there are still so many places to see.

Leicester Children’s Hospital School has been awarded a Silver Award for quality & culture of professional development by TDT. Coaching has been rolled out across the whole school & the outdated performance related pay concept was replaced with a ‘professional growth’ model in September 2024

Children at the Leicester Royal Infirmary have enjoyed finding out about Chinese New Year this week. Our students had lots of fun learning about the customs & traditions of Chinese New Year - Year of The Snake. There was lots of excitement on the ward as they discovered their Chinese zodiac animal.

This afternoon in art the young people at the Beacon CAMHS unit have thoroughly enjoyed pebble painting .

Lots of baking going on at the Beacon CAMHS unit last week. Looks like some of our young people might be future Bake Off contenders?

This afternoon, Leicester Children's Hospital School hosted the latest Mental Health Hub for schools at our base in Hinckley. Very grateful to Dr Sanjiv Nichani OBE for joining us to discuss his research into the effects of screen time on the mental health and wellbeing of children.

All set for the spring conference of the National Association for Hospital Education at Goodenough College in London

🔍 Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will visit council areas to assess support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are not in school

The Phoenix has risen! Really grateful for this painting which has been donated to the school to celebrate the opening of The Phoenix Learning Centre in Hinckley (part of Leicester Hospital School). Painted by a 14 year old student!

Meeting with colleagues from Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland this morning along with representatives from DFE, Reach, Olive Academies and schools to further develop our area approach to developing AP.

Leicester Children's Hospital School is hiring an Admin Coordinator to work at our Magpie Learning Centre. Part time (8.30 - 1pm each day). Details below including opportunities to visit before applying. See our website to get a flavour of what we do! www.eteach.com/jobs?empNo=39186

At Leicester Children’s Hospital School we’ve started to develop our ‘CHS 2030’ vision. Some exciting ideas to develop a comprehensive offer for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland children with SEND & medical needs. The nature of our work keeps evolving to meet an ever changing local need.

Leicester Children's Hospital School is recruiting an Admin Coordinator for the Magpie Learning Centre provision in Leicester. Part-time (8.30 - 1 each day) with potential to increase as the provision grows. Details in link, including opps to visit before applying. www.eteach.com/jobs?empNo=3...

Thank you to all our staff & students for getting through the floodwater and into school today. Not the ideal start to term but a good day once everyone arrived! Hope you all had a safe journey home 🏠 Forecast is for ice tomorrow but hopefully no more rain. Looking forward to warmer weather? 🌦️

Welcome to new 2025 staff at Leicester Children’s HospitalSchool due to growth. - Pastoral support (Phoenix) - Transition support (Phoenix) - HLTA (LRI) - Maths teacher (Phoenix /Magpie) Kitchen asst (Willow Bank) Other posts soon - admin & TA. If EHCP unit goes ahead maybe HLTA & teacher roles too

2025 starting positively at Leicester Children’s Hospital School with the opening of our new classroom block. Also developed a Thrive and nurture hub within the main building. All of this to increase capacity so we can best meet needs of the growing number of young people being referred to us.

Wollaton Park, Nottingham, this morning

Got the opportunity to visit the Rolls Royce heritage centre this week in Derby. Very proud of my son who’s now been an engineer at the company for 10 years since joining as an apprentice aged 16!

Christmas dinner day at Willow Bank School today. Another triumph from Nicky, our amazing chef!

The Leicester Children's Hospital School is celebrating its 75th birthday this year, having been founded in 1949. The school started life with one teacher using an oxygen room and 4 fold up chairs. 75 years on, and the school operates across 5 provisions with almost 70 staff!

Christmas jumper day at the Phoenix Learning Centre today ☃️, part of The Children's Hospital School. Plus some Christmas crafting as we said goodbye to our very first cohort of young people, having completed their 12 week placement

Recent parental comment: “My daughter went to Willow Bank and loved every minute it wasn’t for long but they are such a brilliant school they helped her so much she still talks about them now and she’s 19, including the cook who helped her get back on track after her eating disorder” #hospitalschool

Today our students at The Phoenix Learning Centre visited St Mary’s in Hinckley to see the Christmas trees decorated by local community groups, including ours!

Leicester Children's Hospital School training day tomorrow at the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre. Really looking forward to this

The Children's Hospital School is looking for an HLTA at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Ideally SEND / Secondary experience, full or part-time. Deadline Mon 9th Dec / Jan start. Details in the link or on the school website, including times when visits can be arranged. www.eteach.com/jobs?empNo=3...

At The Children's Hospital School Leicester we’ve updated our school reports to include enrichment opportunities a student has taken part in. A simple and effective way to highlight all the ‘other’ stuff we do - not just academic work! (and there’s still 2 terms left to add to the list)

Have enjoyed teaching science again this year. This week the students at our Hinckley provision got stuck in with a heart dissection as we learnt about the circulatory system ❤️

Snowy in Nottingham this morning ☃️❄️

To support staff wellbeing this year, we’ve nominated certain weeks to have no scheduled meetings after school so everyone can get away on time. Next week is one of those times!

Our regular visitor made another visit. This time we were able to get some great pictures

New tennis racket has arrived. Needed an upgrade so excited to try it out

First post on @bsky.app is to say hi & introduce myself those who don't know me. I'm Executive Head at Leicester Children's Hospital School which is 5 provisions (2 hospital and 3 AP), supporting children across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland, who are missing school due to health reasons.