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bit.ly/3s37PbS 'Don't fall down the rabbit hole!' Part 2 of my blog series on setting up strong central services in school groups is out today: setting a strategic framework before you get into operational detail

"Our analysis shows an average primary school in your constituency will be facing a £35-45k shortfall by September 2024; an average secondary school a shortfall of £200-250k, equating to 4 to 5 teachers": today's open letter to Conservative MPs: buff.ly/3gCgTla

So excited for this one !

Part 3 of our blog series #schooltrustcentralservices draws on previous research with Ambition Institute , The Centre for Education and Youth , Loic Menzies : the importance of alignment of views between central teams, schools, and the Trust Board. bit.ly/3fllkAN

Our second pianist on 27th Nov is…Adam Blosse! Catch him on insta (adamblosse) - as you can see he’s certainly dramatic enough for #brahmsrequiem!

Evolution and revolution : inflexion points in the growth of school groups. Part 4 of our Autumn blog on central services in school groups is out now! #growth #school #leadership #multiacademytrusts #operationalexcellence cjkassociates.co/blank-8/5-evol…

In this week's blog in our #schooltrustcentralservices series: an operating model and tips on how to review it. Draws on wisdom from @RowenaHackwood Alex Crossman Dan Morrow @TomCampbell111 Confederation of School Trusts Ambition Institute + too many others for twitter length! cjkassociates.co/blank-8/5-to-s…

cjkassociates.co/blank-8/6-a-st… Part 6 of CJK Associates Autumn 2022 blog series #schooltrustcentralservices explains how design principles provide a 'star to steer by' when you make crucial decisions about your school group's services.

That moment when you paste in new source data and your spreadsheet reacts like a pampered football striker 😂😱

"It’s essential we listen to people who will be using the service!" A framework for introducing central services into a school group. cjkassociates.co/blank-8/7-maki… Thanks to many colleagues inc. Dan Morrow @RowenaHackwood Tom Campbell Confederation of School Trusts for the life lessons that shaped this

Playing with GPT3 AI for the first time. It recommends a 10-15% increase for starting teacher pay (GTP3's answers to my q's are in green below). Let's do it! :-)

Four weeks to go until our concert! It’s going to be truly magical - get your tickets here ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select… or via the QR code on our posters or from a member - demonstration below! See you soon 🎶😊🎶🍷🎶

Our rehearsal this week was led by the wonderful Jonny! Here’s a little taster of our tenors and basses practising their Rachmaninov part 🎶 Want to hear more? Book your tickets via TicketSource: ticketsource.co.uk/luminosa-music Sponsored by Hattingley Valley Supporting @FountainCentre

On this day in 1915, the wonderful All-Night Vigil by Rachmaninov was first performed. And on Saturday evening in Odiham we are performing it for you! 🎶 A few tickets are still available here ticketsource.co.uk/luminosa-music

"Successful change to school trust operating models" Our new report is available to Confederation of School Trusts members here bit.ly/3LtK8Dl. We'll discuss it with @TomCampbell111 and Graham Feek GAT DCEO at CSTAC2023. Report highlights for CST non-members here bit.ly/3PoQJQV

Looking forward to sharing our research Tom, and to learning about the changes you have made at E-ACT and from Graham Feek GAT DCEO Greenwood Academies Trust . Hope people can come join us in ICC Hall 11a at 2.35 Confederation of School Trusts #belonging

“Thanks to Bromcom MIS, this was, from the Local Authority perspective, the best October census experience I’ve ever had (I’ve done this for 10 years) and we are loving it! This is due to the close working relationships between Schools, Bromcom and the Local Authority.”

This is really excellent feedback to have from West Sussex County Council, well done to all Bromcom ! Loving a Census is a tough challenge :-)