I mentioned balance in earlier posts. Lovely start to the week in cornwall; from Monday onwards we have battled our way through norovirus! Not pleasant from Monday onwards, but hoping we are coming toward end and back to normality. #family #balance

11 weeks today I am taking on the Wes country ultra 100 miler to raise money for Force Cancer charity. If you can donate or share - it would be greatly appreciated www.justgiving.com/page/richard...

Seals! All enjoying a nice snooze. Last lovely walk before heading home. Managed to get back to the car just before heavens opened up properly! Thank you cornwall for a lovely few days.

Needed!! It has been a really busy 2026 so far. Lots of personal stuff and lots of work stuff. Love and embrace it all - and a real privilege to experience all those different challenges and pressures. It just means something is expected of you. 1/4

Amazing! Morning view with our brekkie #StIves #TimeTogether #Balance

A very busy week. Driving to Loughborough for our ASCL council meeting which was superb. Really strong work across the sector and showing we are the adult in the room. Then a long drive via home so Mrs U and I can have a weekend away together is St Ives.

As I complete my third year of Headship I have some capacity to offer support/mentoring to 1/2 aspiring leaders, particularly those under represented such as women and BAME colleagues. If interested, feel free to get in touch. #HeforShe #Ally #HelpOthers

Our daughter is running 10k of the Cornish coastline today to raise money for @breastcancernow.bsky.social. If you can, you can help her meet her target by donating here: www.justgiving.com/page/bouffen... @rpuffendell.bsky.social

Look what our amazing students, in partnership with UWE, have created for our #community @ascl-uk.bsky.social

Cousin Jack Ultra on the incredible Cornish coast path. Brilliant event by Bys Vyken. I exorcised some Arc 50 demons too. #Ultrarunning #Ultrarunner #Grit #Mindset

13 mendip miles on this mornings run @therunchat.com #trailtunning

Good plod today. A solid weeks training! Pleased.

My middle daughter is doing 10k for Breast Cancer. If you are happy to share it would be appreciated. Bo is 13. Thanks all - www.justgiving.com/page/bouffen...

Love this #EFC

Still going …

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Appointed an absolutely fabulous Head of Maths today! Exciting times! Great that we could have appointed 3 very strong candidates too! #Teaching #Schools

Edition 383 done and dusted Splash: Sector has its say on Ofsted report cards Analysis: who are the 600 ‘stuck’ schools? Investigation: MAT central teams get bigger Scoop: Trust boss offers defamation support to staff Opinions: Governance, workload, Ofsted, inclusion

Get in!!! #EFC #UTFT #IMWT Great to see us actually being competitive!

This is excellent by @sendmattersuk.bsky.social on ‘Inclusion in every mainstream setting’. It is an appropriate but really challenging aim. Gary shares why, but also ways forward: sendmatters.co.uk/2024/11/11/i...

Fab conversation listening to educational royalty @tomrees.bsky.social @jonnyuttley.bsky.social #IncludEd25

Looking forward to this! @thedifference2025.bsky.social @amelie-thompson.bsky.social @ascl-uk.bsky.social #IncludEd25

Up at 5.10am - not running though 😢. Off to the UCL for @thedifference2025.bsky.social #IncludEd25 conference. #AlwaysLearning #EduSky #Inclusion

Another 45 miles in 7 days. Solid few weeks of training. Ready for the Arc 50. Nearly beaten the lurgy. Love the #Trails

45 miles in last 7 days. Cut today’s run a bit shorter as I battle the lurgy! Pleased with this training block. Arc 50 is on the Horizon #Running #TrailRunning

Another 11 or so miles. 36 for the week. Another solid training week! Even with a bit of lurgy! Pleased! #trailrunning #running

Nearly 40 miles bagged in the last 7 days. Enjoying the process! #trailrunning #ultrarunner

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone. Enjoy!

Fairytale of Newquay Ultra ✅. Hard work as haven’t really trained at all. Happy with lots of aspects but really tough from mile 11. Must do better!

This was excellent! Thank you for putting this on. Fabulous staff. Really impressive stuff!

Well that was a tough weekend! Power only back on a few hours now after losing all power and heating since yesterday morning. Fences gone, masonry damaging our cars, but all of us are safe. Glad to have warmth back in the house. Hope others are safe too. #StormDarragh

We've got three expert webinars for Whole Ed members this week: • Oracy with @voice21oracy.bsky.social — 4.00pm, today • Managing Professional Conversations with @rpuffendell.bsky.social — 4pm, tomorrow • Reading Fluency with @amandauffendell.bsky.social — 4pm, Wednesday

🌟 What values shaped your leadership? In our 1st episode of #PowerfulPathways, @benniekara.bsky.social & I explore how cultural & personal values influence #leadership styles. 🎧 Listen now to reflect on your own values & lead with purpose: youtu.be/tOilww15k0w?... #GlobalMajority #EduSky 🎓🍎

Lovely winter weekend away with @amandauffendell.bsky.social to #recharge

Proud Headteacher. Screen shot taken from the other site! Very proud of our girls! #WomensRugby @bristolbearscf.bsky.social @redrosesrugby.bsky.social

When you work alongside exceptional people, to serve amazing young people and a fabulous community #EduSky truly humbled today.

Some excellent interim opportunities

What would it look like and feel like to know myself to be trusted to have authentic agency in this school?

"Complexity is a feature, not a bug" Anywhere you get lots of humans, you will necessarily get complexity.

Reading the ‘Who is losing learning?’ Research from @TheDifferenceEd on the train. Shocking and upsetting information. How do we do better with the current situation? We just don’t have the resources. #EduSky #Inclusion #Attendence #Exclusion

@melrobbins.bsky.social is on the money once again. Have always found her work useful and resonates with me. #EduSky Character over reputation.

#EduSky leadership starter pack. go.bsky.app/5KHDw6Q These folks will help you feel welcome!! Help us build the community! Follow, Like, Comment, Repost

4.20am alarm . Off to London for a day of inspiration with @wholeeducation.bsky.social at their #Headspace event. Looking forward to catching up with the great (and always helpful) @vicgoddard.bsky.social #WEHeadspace #EduSky

I am looking for more starter packs of who to follow. Interested in all those in education, leadership, running, hiking and photography of nature. If you could share them with me I would appreciate it #StarterPacks #EduSky