Over the last month, my colleagues have been sharing insights from our work to develop Cradle to Career models around the country. A thread: James Townsend wrote about being scrappy in building community, inspired by the Jugaad Innovation model, reachfoundation.uk/insights/leade…

A morning Good Luck to young people and their supporters who receive results tomorrow - may they be what you hope for. And to your teachers and sch and trust leaders - thankyou for your every effort. Especially good luck to those in Bristol!!😎🤞🤞💪

Did you know that around one in three foster children come from an Ethnic Minority background? To best support them, we're looking for foster carers from Ethnic Minority backgrounds too. 👉orlo.uk/ZxAsd

Incredibly proud to be associated with this school. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A little re-share in case anyone is prepping attendance INSET input. Let's make sure every child returns well in September ❤️ #attendancematters #belonging Matt Stevenson Hannah Woodhouse Cabot Federation

Summer holidays are nearly over so if any schools or trusts are looking for some training on effective inclusion in mainstream schools, I'd be more than happy to help. My contact details are in my bio, it would be a pleasure to work with you! ❤️🥰 #AskNeverAssume

Llanthony valley: for those of you on the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 side of the bridges or fancy an explore... If you've been up all the Black Mountains multiple times then head up towards Llanthony and it's a whole new world 👌👌👌

Lloyd Kelly, who grew up in foster care in Bristol, is now playing for one of England’s biggest football teams. His story is an extraordinary one, but best of all, he’s a massive supporter of Bristol City Council Fostering Do have a read 👇🏼 bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

Excellent to see really positive GCSE results from across the SW and also in Bristol. But the analysis must focus on the impact of attendance on results- I've seen some examples and they're so stark! It's so obvious but must do more together to encourage attendance

Hannah Woodhouse Agreed Hannah - was really struck by this chart in The Times last week. References fav FFT article from last year. Too much time spent discussing regional variation! ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2023/10/differ…

On days like today, despite all the challenges, I feel so joyful and tearful and very very lucky to do what I do. A day out and about with The Children's kitchen first then with amazing social workers in S Bristol. AND the sun is out! ☀️feedingbristol.org/projects/the-c…

NEW BLOG: Where have all the Headteachers gone? HeadteacherChat Louise Pennington FCCT (She/Her) Geoff Barton Simon Kidwell Teacher Tapp Chris Dyson FCCT ⚓️ Dr Vic Carr ⚓️ Dave McPartlin Mrs O 🙋‍♀️ FCCT The Thinking School Simon Smith southgloshead.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/whe… Pls RT

Breaking: Ofsted responds to 'Big Listen' consultation Watchdog will check quality of schools' support for vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils and 'grade down' those that turn away children with SEND under new 'inclusion' criterion schoolsweek.co.uk/inclusion-a-ke…

Families not getting enough help before crisis point, charities warn - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/…

Ofsted has also announced that it will consult on creating a new criterion for the new report card on inclusion scrutinising how well schools are serving disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.

On a light note: am v excited about season 4 of Slow Horses. Only a day to go ... if you've not seen series 1-3 I strongly recommend it👍👍

Thankyou Kate Richardson and Katherine for doing such a great job here on raising awareness about attendance in Bristol and across the region 🙌🙌

Pleased about the coverage here of this important work led together across schools and the city in Bristol Campaign to tackle rise in school absences among Bristol teens - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/…

A massive opprtunty to join us in Bristol: We are looking for a positive leader of inclusion & champion of progress for all children, who can get behind the efforts of schs, trusts & settings, work with communities &, of course! - loves Bristol ❤️ tes.com/jobs/vacancy/d…

I'm looking for a big brilliant field for this amazing leadership role - leading inclusion and progress in schools and with trusts, early years, post 16, communities ... and in Bristol❤️!!! It's all there! Get in touch if helpful to chat through jobs.theguardian.com/job/9195067/di…