Me too.

Old friends are important because everyone is different with different people. If you lose touch with someone, part of you disappears too.

Congratulations @georgiagould.bsky.social on your appointment as Minister of State at the Department for Education. We @cstvoice.bsky.social very much look forward to working with you.

Many congratulations Tim Coulson on your appointment as Director General for Regions Group. I am delighted that you have been appointed to this crucial position and we @cstvoice.bsky.social look forward to working with you in this role.

“Knowledge is hard won but easily lost. Cherish your books , your learning and your understanding. And above all cherish your libraries. They are places that scare people who don’t want us to think for ourselves.” Natalie Haynes on Radio 4

Very proud of this work

We have launched several new courses in trust governance for trustees in the SEND, safeguarding, careers, and local governance roles, designed to help you master your powers, purpose, and responsibilities. Find out more and explore our wider governance training offer: https://twp.ai/9PSQTc

Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary at DfE will join us at #CSTCEOSummit, for a conversation with @LeoraCruddas CBE in July. Are you a chief executive in a CST member trust? Come along to explore the theme 'values in action': cst-conferences.org....

Thank you @jonsevers.bsky.social for a wonderful evening

The quiet revolution in school improvement. Absolutely brilliant from @steverollett.bsky.social @cstvoice.bsky.social #Collaboration #SystemLeadership www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

🎧 New Domains of Educational Leadership — new book from @leoracruddas.bsky.social @cstvoice.bsky.social. On Trust: The CST Podcast, Leora and @plmr.co.uk Head of Education @gatortiff.bsky.social explore trust, civic & system leadership. Listen below 📷 open.spotify.com/episode/21rq...

Good catching up with @andywolfe.bsky.social today and hearing about the great work on Flourishing happening across England. @leoracruddas.bsky.social

"Building dividends at civic and system level." Brilliant from @dhaywood77.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @teshttps://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/how-trusts-can-play-their-part-creating-civic-dividend

A good, factual account of the curriculum and assessment review interim report. www.thetimes.com/article/6fc9...

Excellent article from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social

Always!

Really pleased to have launched this today at @ascl-uk.bsky.social. Please do share/engage - we're hoping to build a national resource which shares examples of good practice that exist in the system.

Delighted to be working with @tomrees.bsky.social @hilaryspencer.bsky.social @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social and a range of system partners on this important project inclusioninpractice.org.uk inclusioninpractice.org.uk

Statement from CST on the appointment of Sir Hamid Patel as interim chair of Ofsted. Sir Hamid is a leader who illuminates the darkness by serving a wider common good. I am extremely proud to work with him. cstuk.org.uk/news-publica...

📖Read an excerpt from New Domains of Educational Leadership, written by @leoracruddas.bsky.social CBE, Chief Executive of CST. Find out more and order your copy: cstuk.org.uk/knowled... @hachettelearning.bsky.social

Can't wait for this - it will be our biggest event yet, and on such an important theme. #Flourishing @CSTvoice.bsky.social #CSTConf25

To all the women in @cstvoice.bsky.social membership, happy International Women's Day #IWD2025. Let's take action together to create a more equitable society through the power of education. #AccelerateAction

I can't wait for this conference! @steverollett.bsky.social Always a very special event in the @cstvoice.bsky.social calendar!

How can we maximise our opportunities as trust leaders to improve educational outcomes for children? Find out more in the New Domains of Educational Leadership written by our Chief Executive @leoracruddas.bsky.social: https://t.co/zZW4M9DXjO. @hachettelearning.bsky.social

🎙️Trust: The CST Podcast is out now. @gatortiff.bsky.social (@plmr.co.uk), @steverollett.bsky.social, Naveed Khan (Westcountry Schools Trust) and Chris Gould (Truro and Penwith Academy Trust) discuss CST’s conceptual model of trust-led school improvement. Listen now: cstuk.org.uk/news-pu...

This is really important work. Thank you @thenfer.bsky.social

This is important from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social - as a society, we must care about excellence, inclusion and equity. That means high standards for all. It is how we make our good school system into a great system. schoolsweek.co.uk/what-do-we-m...

All about music today. Started today with beautiful chamber music at St Peter’s Church Highfields, and now listening to the extraordinary album, Altera Vita.

"How we turn our good education system into something great" - @leoracruddas.bsky.social @cstvoice.bsky.social outlines in @tesmagazine.bsky.social why Bridget Phillipson is "right to praise the past" – but also to "seek to create an even better future". https://buff.ly/3WKuk4S #education

Great thread from @steverollett.bsky.social

📖 'New Domains of Educational Leadership is set to become a seminal piece in reshaping our shared philosophy of education after the pandemic' @moremorrow.bsky.social reviews @leoracruddas.bsky.social's new book schoolsweek.co.uk/new-domains-...

Very grateful to @moremorrow.bsky.social for this lovely review.

Fundamentally important speech here in full from @tomrees.bsky.social

Writing in TES today to share the vision for our new Flourishing Leaders/Flourishing Teachers Programmes launching at our national conference today 🙌 All part of re-imagining education as a career in which adults could expect to flourish. 👍 🌳 🙏 www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Privileged to be in the company of @samfr.bsky.social

I hope this book is a useful resource for @cstvoice.bsky.social members. It brings together our thought leadership into the three nested leadership narratives of trust leadership (leadership of your organisation), civic leadership and system leadership. www.amazon.co.uk/Domains-Educ...

"the problems our children and families face are beyond the reach of individual organisations or public sector services" @leoracruddas.bsky.social sets out an ambitious agends for change that schools will very much welcome www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Thank you Jon and Emma for your hugely sympathetic interviewing. This podcast captures what I hold most dear.

Love this blog from @ianfrost28.bsky.social. Important reflections on the power and importance of small schools, and how we can maximize their potential.

This is such a beautiful and important exposition of the protective power of #SchoolTrusts. It is crucial that we support our small schools to join strong and resilient trusts so that they can continue to flourish.

We are at the School and Academies Show today. @steverollett.bsky.social now introducing @cstvoice.bsky.social trust-led school improvement work.

Who am I not following that I should follow? Education, civic leadership, hope. That’s what I’m interested in, mostly. @leoracruddas.bsky.social @mrjlauder.bsky.social @raesnape.bsky.social

I loved listening to this which I think captures the spirit of the @cstvoice.bsky.social conference. Thank you @gatortiff.bsky.social

Last chance to submit your views on curriculum and assessment. We’ve already heard a wonderfully rich and diverse range of views from professionals, pupils, parents, employers and wider stakeholders. It’s a conversation that everyone’s invited to. 👇🏽 consult.education.gov.uk/curriculum-a...

You were brilliant Jonathan. Thanks for joining us!

Have so thoroughly enjoyed the CST conference e and the focus from @leoracruddas.bsky.social on #Building has been spot on. Lots to think about and to take forward. This is a truly exciting time in education- time to crack on!

Anyone coming can see me and some much more interesting folks talk about community anchoring on Friday! Say hi if you're around

Very much looking forward to being on the panel for a discussion workshop at the @cstvoice.bsky.social conference about the curric and assessment review alongside @beckyfrancis.bsky.social, @nimishlad.bsky.social and others (not sure if they're on here). Grateful for the opportunity to take part.

This week, we welcome more than 1,500 delegates to @cstvoice.bsky.social conference #CSTConf24 on the theme of #Building. It has never been more important than now that we understand our capacity to act 'on' not just 'in' the system. I am so looking forward to seeing our wonderful members.