Adrian Gray, former senior HMI and adviser to the recent Education Select Committee on work of Ofsted, is worth following on Linkedin. His latest analysis of L&M grades makes clear the hole Ofsted has dug for itself. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Proud of all @headsroundtable.bsky.social primary colleagues for this initial #CAR blog. More to follow! headteachersroundtable.wordpress.com

New Year and a new term coming some will have got their pens & pencils out already, well before the return. If you are a Head & you are thinking of working on your SEF, because Ofsted are due, please consider enjoying the rest of your holiday instead. message me. I’ve written hundreds. I can help.

Oooh, that Head is me! Thank you @paulbrackleyci.bsky.social and @alexspencercam.bsky.social for helping to highlight this important campaign! #SmartPhoneFreeChildhood

Anonymous Post: This week is shaping up to be quite challenging. I've recently stepped into the role of Deputy Head, but our Headteacher has been signed off due to severe stress and anxiety.

I'm navigating uncharted territory and could use some guidance. What steps should I prioritise to support the school and staff effectively during this period? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

A revelation. Too often, cinematic representations kill your idea of a novel, so I approached ‘100 Years of Solitude’ on Netflix with more than just apprehension. This for me is the finest novel ever written. Could it be filmed? Have no fear! I watched episode 1. IT IS REMARKABLE!!!! Wow!! 👍

People with absolutely no experience of teaching a whole class of under 5s pontificating on how it should be done, writing about it and creating schemes of work they wouldn’t be able to implement. I’ve reached the far side of enough with that stuff.

Alan Bennett's diary, 15th December 2020.

If your time is too valuable, school leaders, to waste it on writing a SEF, let me do it for you. I’ll give you a persuasive centrepiece around which to build your inspection preparation, without any extra work for teaching and support staff. Confidence is worth so much!

#lufc on the bandit country side of the Pennines today 😂😂. An away win would really set us up for the Christmas schedule. We’re a damn good team. Come on Leeds!!!

If your time is too valuable, school leaders, to waste it on writing a SEF, let me do it for you. I’ll give you a persuasive centrepiece around which to build your inspection preparation, without any extra work for teaching and support staff. Confidence is worth so much!

#Lufc dangerous every time we attack and great to watch. Let’s put this game to bed. So far it’s like a premiership side playing a decent Championship side. Come on Leeds!!! 👍

A lunchtime game on TV for #lufc. We need to come back (again) with a win, after a defeat in midweek. No need to panic. We are a very good team! Come on Leeds! 👍👍

Big footy tonight for Wales. Republic of Ireland vs Wales for a place in the Euros. Only one team to support for this Englishman and lots of jeopardy in the outcome. Looking forward to it! Gwlad! Gwlad!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Here’s another 100k, David. 👏👏

⚽ Billy Bremner vs Nottingham Forest, 1971. #lufc

If you want to see Bluesky add editing and bookmarking posts. Give this a RT. Maybe they will hear us!

So many people coming round to the fact that belonging is an actual thing.

Well, not far to travel for Harrogate Town in the FACup third round, but that’s one huge potential banana skin for #lufc!! #beenherebefore!

HUGE thanks to @cjonesht.bsky.social for having us to visit her new school on Friday 🎸🎤🥁 We transformed the school hall into a Rock Concert venue and taught our self-esteem anthem “Nobody Like Me” 🫡 ✅LIVE MUSIC ✅WELL-BEING ✅FUN ✅SUPER ACTIVE There’s nothing like Rock Kidz 🎤🥁🎸 #EduSky

Pinch punch first of the munch - and December already! Soon be Christmas!! 😂😂😂

How I Communicate explores the communication of minimally/non-speaking autistic young people aged 13 - 21. We need: ✅ Parents/carers of minimally/non-speaking autistic people 13 - 21 who ✅ Attend a UK education setting to ✅Take part in an online focus group Info below 👇 #Autismresearch Please share!

Morning all. A busy, but nice Saturday beckons. Looking dry for the lantern parade and lights switch-on in Llantwit tonight. Worth a peek. Wotcha doin’ today school people? 😀

#lufc fans. Which result would you rather see in the Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland game? A draw, I suppose, or ‘I don’t really care’ could be the other answer. 😀

The first step towards choice. Now put a raft of safeguards in place, in further debates, now MPs have made their initial decision so we can have that choice, in safety. www.itv.com/news/2024-11...

Blimey, it’s grim out there. Lights on everywhere. November grim. 🙄

How is your life different since the pandemic?

First post on here after moving over for the same reasons as you. I lead on T&L across a Multi-Academy Trust in the East Midlands, and love to share ideas and content to make teaching better and lives easier.

Morning all. Friyay!! The urn is on in the #teacher5oclockclub to celebrate with ☕️ and maybe biccies if we are lucky! Let’s hope the last day of the week goes well, then the weekend and DECEMBER!! beckons. I’m always glad to get November of the way and then on to Christmas!! 🎄🎄 enjoy Friday! 👍

Did you know BlueSky only has 20 employees? We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those 20 warriors (who are working 24/7 to keep up with the incredible growth) for giving us a space to share. We escaped hell to be here. Thank you, @bsky.app & Jay Graber CEO (not a billionaire)

A 20 year old video of Piers Morgan explaining exactly how to hack a phone.

I’ve read this before & I don’t quite understand the Ben Goldacre connection. I gather he knew Sam Freedman, but unless there was other factors at play, then why would he, be at that point, so 2014, a talisman for evidence based research, maybe due to his minor celebrity & Guardian column /1

Morning all, back door of the #teacher5oclockclub, as we were waiting for pumpkin to wake up. We couldn’t resist a sleepover when we picked her up from school - and I can report that she’s loving her nursery and learning so much!! Brilliant EY as always! Enjoy your slide to the weekend folks! 😀

Quite wonderful. Any #lufc supporter will tell how bloody difficult it is to watch at times, but this is so one sided, I’m bored watching them go top of the league… Until then!! What a finish from Dan James. That is CLASS!! Wow!! 👏👏👏

New: Controversial academy rated “outstanding” by Ofsted despite survey responses from parents saying their child was unhappy there www.educationuncovered.co.uk/news/172746/... This is follow-up to @annafazack.bsky.social 's Observer piece.

Good morning on hump day in the #teacher5oclockclub. A reasonable day in prospect after overnight rain & early cloud. Good news, as it’s a day for seeing our youngest & picking Sienna up from morning school (nursery). No idea why I’m awake so early as my SEF is finished 🤷‍♂️. Oh well! Enjoy humpy! 😀

SLT. Formal observations of clearly good Ts. What's the point? Enjoy lesson visits & just talk to them about teaching. You'll both learn. 😀

Some really excellent discussions on #EduTwitter recently around behaviour and Zero Tolerance, but little on #EduSky. It’s down to us to start the discussions here and not on Twitter, if we want Bluesky and #EduSky to thrive.

A wonderful ex-student of mine got in touch with me today about Ofsted support. When I say ex-student, she’s now been 16 years a headteacher!!!!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

I’d like the choice. I hope MPs vote for. I know there are two sides to this, but I’d like the choice. You? www.itv.com/news/2024-11...

And… Observations of teachers in schools. This sums up my views: There are few, if any, 'good' observations of teachers in schools. Why...? 1. It's a snapshot, a tiny part of teaching in a year. 2. Observers always bring baggage. 3. All observation criteria are contrived. Comments?

We’ve already got schools, after a totally subjective @Ofstednews result, buying banners saying ‘good in all areas’ (and stop it, don’t do it.) What will it be in report card times? Proudly Peach! Green in all areas! Robustly Not Red! Yellow again! We are a Mauve school! Endless possibilities! 😀

I’d like the choice. I hope MPs vote for. I know there are two sides to this, but I’d like the choice. You? www.itv.com/news/2024-11...

A quick video about what I post in @bsky.app. I am a teacher who advocates #teacherwellbeing and identifying toxic workplaces to support teachers in career decisions. This also extends beyond the classroom and into helping teachers in leaving the classroom. [email protected] #EduSky

Morning all. My least fave day of the week but Tuesday must be had in the #teacher5oclockclub, so here we go with lashings of ☕️ to ease the pain! Second day of my SEF and up a little later than I’d like 😱. Looking forward to the work though. How’s Tuesday panning out for you? Have a good one! 👍