Fantastic! Our UTC in E.London sets a first week task to its 14 yr olds of producing an artefact with similar equipment. You are ahead of the game. I'm still at the crayon stage!

We were delighted so many of our schools tuned in today with our YouTube primary Leavers Service and sent us video clips to share . cdbe.org.uk/schools/collec…

“It’s important to look after teachers’ wellbeing and spiritual health so they can support children and families,” says Angela Harper. Read more about Angela’s important work here: oxford.anglican.org/expanding-the-…

The fight against the Race and Ethnic Disparity report carries on:⁦AMEN⁩ Chelmsford Diocese Task Group writes to MPs calling for withdrawal of Government Race and Ethnic Disparity Report | Chelmsford Diocese chelmsford.anglican.org/news/article/c…

Very glad to have suggested and signed this and to be working with such gifted and committed folk on this group

A good training day indeed as always with keen and thoughtful folk really engaged.

The boring psephologist in me is intrigued by the almost 30% swing to the Greens in my ECC division to unseat the sitting Tory and give Essex its only Green councillor (glad to know my tactical vote was not wasted!). My good friend who lives in Hartlepool is not happy today!

Results abound! Morecambe FC are in the L2 playoffs (still Div Four to my mind), just off automatic promotion. As a child we often went to M’cmbe. Who could forget the only match I attended : a dull 1:1 draw against Bacup in the old Northern Premier League? Such thrilling days!!

"What we needed was a big, ambitious plan for education. Instead, a rumoured behind-the-scenes battle has been decisively won by the Treasury. The result is a recovery plan that is depressingly, but predictably, lacking in ambition": my comments ASCL: buff.ly/3wV1aRn

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The mantra is ‘no child will be left behind’ but whole amount of education catch-up funding in England announced so far amounts to just £310 per pupil over the next three years, compared to £1,600 in the United States and a whopping £2,500 in the Netherlands!

Excited to see my new book in print. Hoping it will be timely for schools and of practical help as we create an environment where restoration can take place #Wellbeing #flourishing Southwell & Nottingham Diocese Schools The Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham Sam Dennis Andy Wolfe FCCT @CofE_EduLead Gillian Georgiou Paul Williams

My wife was on the late train from London to Kemble last night when this bloke got on with a big old fashioned lamp and plugged it in. I approve.

We are shortlisted for 2 awards at the @charitytimes awards tonight with Bank of America and BlackRock - awaiting results!

It’s World Suicide Prevention day today.

The Vine Schools Trust is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for the Multi-Academy Trust Award in this year’s The National Schools Awards We are incredibly proud to have been shortlisted- we’re keeping our fingers crossed! #Awards #shortlisted

Thank you to London South Bank University - LSBU for hosting our students for their Primary FOCUS graduation last week! They had a wonderful time exploring the campus and performing their presentations from the week #wideningaccess #university

The good news continues this week, with Bulphan Church of England Academy having been shortlisted for the Leadership Team of the Year Award at this year's The National Schools Awards We're incredibly proud of the school, and now have another reason to keep our fingers crossed! #awards

There is still time to register your interest in this fantastic virtual focus group - follow the link below if you are interested in finding out more📚💻 faithbeliefforum.org/religion-and-w…

I step down as Diocesan Director of Education in Chelmsford on Monday after 9 years. Just calculated that I was a DDE for the tenure of 13 Education Secs of State! Time for a break!