This paper by Ricky Campbell-Allen PhD draws on her PhD research to explore Queensland's 'Hidden Middle Tier' - how ARDs work with school principals to build capacity, coherence, equity & networks. Great seminar UoN Education last week on this! prof pat thomson Prof Kay Fuller cse.edu.au/the-invisible-…

Such a joy to see Orchestra Baobab live KOKO Culture again this week - always renewing themselves 50 years on! I fell in love with them in the 80s, when Andy Kershaw played Utru Horas on the radio. My copy of the 1982 Prirates Choice album is old and very scratched!

Excellent day working w 🌈 Dr Holstein (aka Dr Jeannie Holstein) Meridian Trust 's Mark Wood & Forward as ONE'S Karen Bramwell FCCT OBE on Day 3 of the ASCL Exec Leadership programme - some fascinating conversations about growth, coherence, leadership & localities Robert Robson ASCL

I caught my first National Express coach in about 35 years, to evade the EMR train strike, from Nottingham to Leicester - which was all very smooth & far more pleasant than I remembered!

Research fellow needed! Join our lovely team on the Nuffield Foundation-funded Pupil School Mobility project (role is 2 years full time. You will typically hold/be near completion of a PhD in a related area). More details here: jobs.ac.uk/job/DHL421/res…

'School suspensions are on the rise – secondary schools can tackle this by creating a sense of belonging' 🏫 Uni of Birmingham's Jodie Pennacchia & Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN's Toby Greany draw on their research in a piece for The Conversation ⤵️ theconversation.com/school-suspens…

Here's the full 'Belonging Schools' research report - we give details on the six schools & how we sampled them. We give them pseudonyms (in line with ethics) Jodie Pennacchia Eleanor Bernardes teachfirst.org.uk/belonging-scho…

Thanks for kind words - it was a scary priviledge & pleasure to join Inspiring Leadership panel today w steve munby Liz Robinson Marie-Claire & Jane Creasy - lots of overlaps in our messages re leadership, place, care & sustainability & helpful debates on Ofsted, NPQs etc

Also might be of interest @EducationEquity Francesca Peruzzo Jodie Pennacchia Toby Greany - would be great if you could come, but please feel free to promote to your #school networks :)

Liz Truss achieved quite a lot in 50 days!

🎶Blame It On The Tories🎶 ✍️Cat Barter 🎼Mick Jackson, Dave Jackson & Elmar Krohn 🎥 Adam Bradley #BlameItOnTheTories #SingAlongSatire #SingAlong #ToriesOut #Vote #GeneralElection2024 #FundTheArts #UKElection #Music #CoverSongs #Partygate Full song vm.tiktok.com/ZGesHTW1U/

Labour GAIN Rushcliffe from the Conservatives 🌹

New open access article in Journal of Ed Change! Local Learning Landscapes: conceptualising place-based professional learning by teachers & schools in decentralised systems w @snaconnect Andy Noyes Cath Gripton Dr Georgina Hudson Sam Freedman link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Have it on good authority that this is going to shape Labour’s education policy teachfirst.org.uk/sites/default/…

Eleanor Bernardes Eleanor Bernardes presenting her (ongoing) PhD research on MAT Founder succession - comparing w literature on non-profit founders BELMAS in Glasgow @nott

Exciting News! We are launching Becoming the CEO - Accelerating Your Growth Programme. Led by John Murphy and Mandy Coalter, this dynamic programme is designed for current and aspiring Multi Academy Trust CEOs. Featuring masterclasses, virtual content, coaching, and more.

Hooray for Carolyn Roberts - such an inspirational leader (and fantastic research advisory group member) prof pat thomson Thomas Perry 🤔 schoolsweek.co.uk/celebrating-a-…