Had a wonderful afternoon at Buckingham Palace for an education Royal Garden Party today. Perfect weather and proud to be there representing Children's Hospital School Leicester

Lovely afternoon at Buckingham Palace for an education focused Royal Garden Party. Perfect weather and such a special occasion with Helen Corsie

Evening flight back to Dublin to re-join HOPE Conference for last 2 days. Tomorrow I will be delivering a workshop about our 3-tier graduated approach to supporting young people missing school due to mental health issues Children's Hospital School Leicester

Interesting morning HOPE meeting colleagues from hospital schools across Europe. I heard about music at GOSH 🇬🇧, photography in Greece 🇬🇷 & school system / mental health support in Finland! 🇫🇮 Also networking with teachers from Germany 🇩🇪, New Zealand 🇳🇿 and Ireland 🇮🇪

All ready for my workshop this afternoon HOPE Conference 3-tier graduated approach for supporting young people back into education Children's Hospital School Leicester

First workshops this morning HOPE Pupil profiles in Western Australia 🇦🇺 followed by mental health training for teachers in Hungary 🇭🇺

WE WON!😮 We share this award with every child, teacher, artist & partner involved in SENsory Atelier – truly a collective effort. This award highlights the importance of collaborative, child-focused learning & the role of creativity for ‘Children with Special Rights’ Museums + Heritage Show & Awards

Hearing about hospital education for children with cancer in Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮 Great to hear the wonderful provision for these children and how similar things are across Europe HOPE Children's Hospital School Leicester National Association for Hospital Education

The Conservative government’s SEND improvement plan 'did not go far enough' to resolve the major issues in the special needs system, the new government has said Here are the key findings from Labour's 17,000-word response to the SEND inquiry buff.ly/m0qxpOf

Excited that our planned SEND unit at Willow Bank School is becoming a reality. Planning meeting this afternoon and aiming for an August finish. Further details including any recruitment opportunities after half-term. Children's Hospital School Leicester

🐿️SEND Class Teacher Vacancy: Come and join our fantastic staff team! Please book a visit to come & look around our unique school and meet our wonderful learners. ECTs & mainstream teachers with an interest in SEND welcome. Full details on our website eteach.com/careers/oaklan…

Breaking: Schools minister Catherine McKinnell tells the House of Commons the government will announce the teachers' pay award this afternoon

Breaking: Teachers will get a 4% pay rise after the government accepted the review body’s recommendation, with additional funding of £615 million coming to schools However, schools will still have to fund around a quarter of the rise themselves schoolsweek.co.uk/teacher-pay-df…

BREAKING: Teachers have been offered a pay rise of 4% next year, with the DfE announcing additional funding of £615 million towards the increase for schools tes.com/magazine/news/…

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson tells leaders there is 'enormous variation across schools in how effectively money is being used. Some brilliant, some less so, It’s only right we are honest about that picture' buff.ly/DJmK7Cu

⁦Children's Hospital School Leicester⁩ is growing! SEND unit opens Sept 2025 & other APs expanding. Lots of support roles available: - HLTAs (ASD/C&I experience) - TA role & Lunchtime activity coordinator ⁦Children's Hospital School - The Magpie⁩ - Referral & Admissions admin eteach.com/jobs?empNo=391…

Not ‘effectively frozen’ - ‘actually frozen’ is more like it A lovely 0% change for us!

Maths teacher vacancy Children's Hospital School Leicester based at the Phoenix Learning Centre in Hinckley. Sept '25 or Jan '26 start. Could be part or full time (minimum 3 days). Great opportunity to join an outstanding and growing school. Details below! Maths Teacher eteach.com/job/maths-teac…

I will be Festival of Education 🇬🇧 on Fri 4th July, or session is 11.45-12.30, venue 9. Panel discussion: “Teacher Appraisal - How can we find the sweet spot between teacher agency and accountability?” Sharing how we moved to Professional Growth / coaching model Children's Hospital School Leicester