I welcome the competency framework for governance published by Department for Education today. The bar is rightly set high. gov.uk/government/upl…

Apparently more pupils than ever being taught in classes of 36 or more - do you think this will rise further? owl.li/Ea0o307VYMe

Are small schools still economically viable? Sue Birchall looks at the sums in her latest blog oego.co/financial-hard…

Been reading up on #apprenticeshiplevy this afternoon. Useful article in latest issue of academy magazine page 71 owl.li/pmwa3087LyM

Congratulations @Caroline_261 for winning our LinkedIn competition! Great to have an SBM winner :) Read more at oego.co/linkedin-winner

More from Matthew Clements-Wheeler in our leadership series, this time on managing conflict. Listen at oego.co/Managing-Confl…

What do you mean 'it's difficult'? Nickii Messer #allthegeese throws down the gauntlet oego.co/SBM-difficult

Thinking about talent management in your school or trust? Great opportunity to hear from Stephen Tierney FRSA FCCT x.com/OptimusEd/stat…

If you are involved in edu finance take a look at this new Department for Education 'Schools' Buying Strategy' document #SBM gov.uk/government/pub…

Tomorrow MPs will debate school funding. Please #tweetyourmp now to tell them what funding pressures mean for your school #breakingpoint

Been reviewing middle leader training unit on managing change today. Think this slide a very useful reference point: all dimensions needed!

Musings on efficiency (or why not) linkedin.com/pulse/efficien…

#schools' buying strategy, published by the DfE, has been designed to improve how schools buy goods & services. bit.ly/Schoolsbuyings…

What does a checkout queue have to do with understanding diversity? Great blog post! x.com/OptimusEd/stat…

#SBMs and #SBLs I've signed up for this, have you? x.com/OptimusEd/stat…

15 steps toward strategic planning from Matthew Clements-Wheeler oego.co/strategic-tips

How to manage the changes of joining a MAT to ensure the transition is as smooth as possible oego.co/MAT-change #MATformation #sltchat x.com/optimused/stat…

Sounds like there was lots of stimulating discussion at the heads roundtable today - check out tweets at #HTRTSummit x.com/Miss_Wilsey/st…

With uncertainty surrounding #nationalfundingformula check out our new conf to find out how to do MORE with LESS oego.co/efm17