Final (Hopefully) update on the Ofsted inspector Crib sheets: They're here! quality-schools.com/ofsted-inspect…

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‘If I’d have stayed, I doubt I’d be around now.’ 😢⬇️💔 #ForRuth

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Today on a call with carers, we learned an amazing hot water bottle fact! The flower symbol, found on hot water bottles, shows when it was manufactured. Over 2 yrs? Be careful!  Centre number = year made Petals = month made Dots = no. of weeks More at capt.org.uk/hot-water-bott…

Slow hand clap to the little Englanders. No doubt John Redwood will tell me I should holiday in Blackpool, travelling on a rail replacement bus service drinking a lukewarm and overpriced cup of tea. Morons. theguardian.com/travel/2023/ap…

The government argument that higher public sector pay will bump up inflation was debunked by leading economist Stephanie Flanders on Laura Kuenssberg this morning. She says: ‘That’s not something economists tend to agree with’

Headteachers - and especially of smaller rural schools - are some of the most talented, dedicated, resilient, skilled, competent people you could meet. I'm not sure we say thank you enough. So with both my professional and my parental hat on: thank you. Heroes.

“There is no more biblical teaching than love, and apart from love there is no biblical teaching... You are not ‘Bible-believing’ if you do not love.” George Verwer

‘We cannot meet needs’: The plight of heads, in their own words schoolsweek.co.uk/we-cannot-meet…

Just completed my first NPQEL residential with UCL Institute of Education which was hugely affirming and inspirational. I recognise I have a voice worthy of a wider platform, I have valuable things to say and do. I’m back to make sure small schools are not silent or silenced. National Association of Small Schools (NASS)

When I was little, the ‘Christmas break’ was something I dreaded. School was the safe space. If you have the privilege of not understanding this, take a minute. There will be children in your classrooms, staff in your staff rooms that won’t be celebrating. Read the room.

Wow. This is very serious indeed. Ofsted accused of ‘misleading’ inquest into death of teacher Ruth Perry theguardian.com/education/2023…

With so much burnout we obvsly need to be thinking about where rest is going to come from, in various forms. But feels like there’s also a whole piece around loss of meaning & purpose at a deeper level- this has been burnt out too & isnt going to be reignited with a few days off.

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Ofsted: a case of official negligence? | The BMJ bmj.com/content/381/bm…

So warnings didn’t work Detentions didn’t work Isolation didn’t work Suspension didn’t work If your next thought is to stop this child playing for the football team because that will break them Don’t tell me it isn’t about winning…

This is the full statutory Prevent Future Deaths report published by Heidi Connor senior coroner for Berkshire today on concerns that must be addressed judiciary.uk/prevention-of-…