A really lovely break in Antibes, France. Nice to get away and switch off for a bit 🧳🍹🌊☀️

Highlights of Wk28 as HT: Chn loving newly opened adventure playground, amazing fundraising total, teaching yr6 maths group, interest in our bursar role, seeing chn for 'good work', furthering links with other schools, a bit of sunshine! Cheers 🍷

Highlights of Wk29 as HT: Working with Yr6 maths group, great online safety workshops, budget planning, useful leadership course, productive pupil progress meetings, mtg with our local vicar, sunshine! Cheers 🍷 ☀️

Motivation to go anywhere for a run other than straight from the front door has been low lately but so glad I made the effort today. I love it here - it's very steep so hard work but such a beautiful, peaceful place ☀️🏃🏻‍♀️🌳 TeachersRunClub #teacher5aday #MentalHealthMatters

Highlights of Wk30 as HT: Yr6 maths group again, moving a couple of issues forward - I think, great coaching session with Amanda Harrison: Great Leaders For Great Dreams!, our new fabulous wall art, completing some bursar-tasks successfully, positive feedback about a specific change, sunny days! ☀️🤩

Highlights of Wk31 as HT: Yr6's fab effort in their SATs, getting through SATs as HT for 1st time, a possibility to explore, a particular Yr5 child's sewing, positive governor data mtg, useful vision & values discussion with teachers, ice-cream to end the week! Cheers 🍦🍷

Looking to review which summative assessments (primary) we use. Anyone got any recommendations please? Anyone tried the new Testbase ones? Thanks TheTattooedHeadteacher Deputy CEO 🏳️‍🌈✊🏾she/her Tom G 📕 Penny 👩🏻‍🦰🦩 Paul ⚓️ Dr Vic Carr ⚓️ Mr G

Great meal out tonight! Really like this local pub 😋

Beautiful morning at Dinton 🤩☀️

Highlights of Wk32 as HT: Maybe finally a solution to a problem, positive governors' mtgs, chn engaging really well with Prayer Spaces today, someone 'getting it' & supporting, good CPD session, lots of chn sharing their work, some good laughs! Happy 1/2 term! 🍷

Yesterday's shopping and today's planting! Just avoided the rain! 🌱🌸

Very impressed by FRAMELESS today. Unusual, enjoyable, clever and certainly immersive! 🎨🖼

Highlights of Wk33 as HT: Positive experience of writing moderation today, good CPD session, supporting with Yr6 writing, a plan that feels good, Yr5's successful residential, meeting with school council, keeping plates spinning - just!! Cheers 🍷

Lovely evening for a walk. A time of reflections in the sunshine 🌞

Highlights of Wk34 as HT (a bit late): Successful recruitment at last - I hope, really useful SIAMs training, great feedback about our vision & values, fab choir performance, teaching Yr5, balancing compassion & courage, making headway with proofreading reports! Cheers 🍷

Highlights of Wk35 as HT: Very successful Tray Day, great Yr3 class assembly, finalising staffing & subject leadership plans, YrR making under the sea scenes, lots of TA applications, surviving a very hot PTA disco - and the chn having lots of fun! Cheers 🍷

Highlights of Wk36 as HT: Successful sports day yesterday - and great teamwork, useful mtg with chair of govs, Yr1's excitement at their plasticine sculptures, positive new YrR welcome mtgs, finalising leadership cpd session, heading to choir performance this evening. Cheers 🍷

Highlights of Wk37 as HT: Successful class swap day, positive governor mtg & their support, great shared discussion on vision & values feedback, lunch duty in the sun, shared views & decisions, meeting multiple deadlines, thinking ahead. Happy w/e Cheers 🍷

Highlights of Wk38 as HT: Final governors' mtgs of the year, useful well-being mtg, final rehearsals for the KS2 production, teamwork to get reports out on time, chn enjoying cricket tournament, assemblies based on inspiring athletes, getting there with the deadlines! Cheers! 🍷

Highlights of Wk39 as HT: Fantastic KS2 production, really valuable coaching session with Amanda Harrison: Great Leaders For Great Dreams!, great mtg with our vicar re plans for next year, getting website photos updated, final merit assembly, making headway with sports premium report! Cheers! 🍷