"A punitive accountability regime / shortages of funding & staff are making the job of education leaders unsustainable. Their work is taken for granted by a government that is complacent about their welfare": my comments ASCL on Teacher Tapp's survey buff.ly/3Q9MYPE

“It is disappointing that this evaluation of ‘behaviour hubs’ has been postponed since it is virtually the only policy initiative by the government to support schools in dealing with challenging behaviour”: my comments on behalf of ⁦ASCL⁩: tes.com/magazine/news/…

Yes, that’s right, you could work here and play a huge role in the lives of some wonderful people #DanesfieldPride Danesfield Middle tes.com/jobs/vacancy/-…

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Congratulations to Danesfield’s yr6 Sportshall Athletics team who won a team bronze at the Taunton Area Finals last week, hosted by Richard Huish College @SASPsomerset 👍Fabulous effort and some super performances, including many victories - the athletes can be very proud of themselves! 👏🥉

So for some schools next week is the last week of term…and they are STILL planning on inspecting. After this, this outcome and this desperately sad situation, let’s give a days training as that’ll suffice

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the Spring Term everyone.

All for reducing workload so teachers can focus on planning and delivering effective and wonderful learning for pupils, but this list doesn't mean they don't need doing.Will the DfE be providing capacity to support them being completed to support teachers? tes.com/magazine/news/…

Ofsted: "If we don't try to break the headteacher, how do we know you're strong enough to lead the school?"

Just ban smart phones in schools. Yes, there are some uses. But these are outweighed by their disadvantages 100-fold. For safety, for learning, for social skills, ban them. Confiscate on sight. Return in the most inconvenient way.

If I can help just one person with this - it can, really, really help to be as fit & healthy as possible before cancer treatment starts. Good food, moving, not smoking, resting & drinking plenty of water help. It could mean the difference between it working or making you more ill

Hmmmm unsure of the value in this, nothing new, if not slightly outdated as all schools have their own systems and frameworks; based on in situ contextualised evidence. What did this cost to produce?

Our fabulous office assistant today, working with the teachers and admin team, learning new skills #danesfieldpride Beacon Education

The School Cuts website makes the impact of cuts clear. Our school has £633K less in real terms than in 2010. We feel this every day in the difficult decisions we have to make. If young people really matter, then the Spring Budget must address this issue. schoolcuts.org.uk

Well done to the cast of Shrek who nailed it on the first night - looking forward to two more wonderful, sold out, performances! #danefieldpride Beacon Education

Inspirational collective worship with Chaplain Patrick today about Compassion, our Christian Value this half term. Learning about Corrie ten Boom a Dutch Christian who helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II & was imprisoned for her actions Diocese of Bath & Wells

A joke I hear you say…but alas no, this is the genuine move. I’m almost certain young people are aware of who those adults are they see every day and who go above and beyond every day to support their growth and development. So no, no need for a scout badge is there

Oh thank the powers that be...we've been making left-handed children write right-handed , teaching drill and using slates!!! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…