#childrensmentalhealthweek #safeguarding #educationleadership #mentalhealthmatters #peoplefirst #protectingchildren | Liza Johns 💛 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week 9 - 15 February 💛 In education, it is easy to become consumed by outcomes, progress and performance. Those things matter but they NEVER matter more than the...

💛 Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week 9 - 15 February 💛

I’ve shared a short reflection on why safeguarding and wellbeing always come first for me as an educator.

Have a read, join the conversation and spread the word 👇

#peoplefirst #educationalleadership #coachingculture #leadershipdevelopment | Liza Johns 💫 Performance improves when people feel heard I’ve spent the past few weeks at Penrice holding our Learning Development Conversations (LDCs) and I’ve been reminded how powerful it is to pause and ge...

Leadership isn’t about managing performance — it’s about making time for people. 💬

I’ve shared how our Learning Development Conversations at Penrice help us put people first and build genuine connection.

Click here to find out more 👇

#worldmentalhealthday #kindnessmatters #education #wellbeing #compassioninleadership | Liza Johns 💛 World Mental Health Day 💛 Days like today are an important reminder of why conversations about mental health matter. They encourage us to talk with our young people about looking after themselves, ...

It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay 💛

A reminder to check in, listen and show compassion — for our students, our colleagues and ourselves. Small moments of kindness matter. 🤗

Read more on LinkedIn ⬇️

#KindnessMatters

#teampenrice #peoplefirst #studentsattheheart #education #leadership | Liza Johns 💫 We celebrated Open Evening in style — and what an incredible team effort it was! This was the largest event I’ve had the privilege to organise, and it wouldn't have been possible without my amazing...

💫 When we put people first and keep children at the centre, amazing things happen.

Penrice Open Evening was the perfect example — my biggest event yet, powered by an incredible team and inspiring students 🌟.

Watch the full video and story on LinkedIn ⬇️

#PeopleFirst #TeamPenrice

#leadership #peoplefirst #activelistening | Liza Johns 🌟 Active listening is a superpower. Most of us don’t use it. 🗣️ Too often we listen to reply, not to understand. In leadership, coaching, the classroom, or personal life — that small difference chan...

🌟 Active listening is a superpower — but most of us don’t truly use it.

In leadership, coaching, the classroom, and even our personal lives, it changes everything.

I’ve shared reflections + 3 questions to try next week on LinkedIn 👇

#Leadership #PeopleFirst #ActiveListening

#education #leadership #schoolimprovement #peoplefirst #teamwork #wellbeing #coaching | Liza Johns Strong teams create strong schools 🏫 ✨ A new academic year always feels like the start of a marathon – full of plans, projects and energy. But amid the pace, the most important work we do is with p...

People first. Teams strong. Schools thrive. 🌿⚖️🌟

Strong teams create strong schools. Putting people first builds systems that cut workload ⚖️, lift wellbeing 🌿 and drive success. As Penrice turns 65, the next chapter is striving higher — for staff, students & community 🌟

#Education #Wellbeing

Thank you for sharing! I’d have loved to be there in person but it is a little far for me!

AI still feels like an untapped tool in schools, so having practical examples like this is incredibly valuable. Any top tips for using AI is hugely appreciated!

Thank you!

Tea? ✔️
Tunes? ✔️
ICF book? ✔️
Sun? ✔️✔️

As a treat, I’ll be swapping research for the beach later 🏖️ — balance is everything, right?

Life begins at 40… and it comes with footnotes and highlighters! 😂

#ProfessionalGrowth
#LifeBeginsAt40 #Level5Coaching #SunshineAndStudy
#WorkHardRestWell

🌟 Celebrating 15 years teaching 🌟
This year was the toughest — but also the most transformational.

✅ NPQSL done
✅ Promoted to Assistant Head
✅ Started L5 Coaching Apprenticeship

Huge thanks to the legends who got me through 🙌

Now… summer begins ☀️

#TeacherLife #ReflectToGrow #EduLeadership

Some milestones deserve more than a quiet celebration – they deserve to be shouted from the rooftops 📣🎓 | Liza Johns Some milestones deserve more than a quiet celebration – they deserve to be shouted from the rooftops 📣🎓 This week, Mya Johns officially graduated with a BEng in Motorcycle Engineering 🏍️⚙️ – enterin...

So proud of Mya 🎓🏍️ – graduating with her BEng in Motorcycle Engineering and breaking barriers in a male-dominated field 💪👩‍🔧 She’s not just building bikes – she’s engineering change 🔧✨

#WomenInSTEM #BreakingBarriers #EngineeringTheFuture

☀️ Soaking up the sun & my new book on Emotional Intelligence 📚🧠 Tea in hand ☕, trail mix at the ready 🥣 — here’s to #CPDinthesun

Here’s to recharging, reflecting, and remembering that investing in our emotional intelligence pays the best compound interest! 😉

#LifelongLearning #Gratitude

✨ New Chapter, Same Me — Just Braver! | Liza Johns ✨ New Chapter, Same Me — Just Braver! ✨ I’m so excited to share that I’m stepping into an exciting new professional challenge: I’ve officially started my Level 5 Coaching Apprenticeship qualification...

✨ Excited to share I’m starting my Level 5 Coaching Apprenticeship!

🗝️ It’s all about asking better questions, unlocking potential & helping people grow — at work & in life.

💪 One brave step at a time!

#CoachingForGrowth
#UnlockingPotential
#Level5Coaching

Red, pink and orange quarter circles meet at a point inside a white quarter circle. The red one’s area is 12. What’s the area of the orange one?

Four quarter circles. What’s the area of the orange one?

#geometrypuzzle

Liza's fundraising page Welcome to my Diabetes UK One Million Step Challenge page! I’m stepping up for Diabetes UK this summer to support the 5 million people in the UK who live with diabetes, day in day out. And you can too...

Time to step up — literally! 👟 I’m taking on the One Million Step Challenge for Diabetes UK this summer. Raising awareness, boosting my wellbeing & giving myself a reason to step away from the screen. One small step for me, giant leap for my health! 🚶‍♀️✨ #OneMillionSteps

The Review: Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution Ignore the armchair sous-chefs on edu-socials. This programme is a searing commentary on education today

Was interested in the responses to this so penned my own review
Please have a look
@schoolsweek.bsky.social

schoolsweek.co.uk/jamies-dysle... The Review: TV - Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution

It's a brilliant way of getting people to think differently and do some maths for fun whilst developing their own maths skills. I try to do it regularly as part of my faculty CPD. Has kept me occupied on the train for several hours today!

4+ hour journey home after an amazing #Mathsconf38 🚆

Time to PLOT my next move and start crafting fresh questions. Let’s FACTOR in some thinking time… #x²−7x+10

It’s PRIME time for planning! 🤭

#interweavingmaths #sorrynotsorry

What a fantastic extension, so simple yet so effective - really thought provoking!!!

Got a CPD session tomorrow with my team, that is going on their do-it activity!! Thank you! Love it!

Thank you!

Absolutely loving people getting involved and creating their own questions - I am in awe of the questions that have been designed so far!

Yes! Yes we do!!! I have a 5 hour train trip in a bit.....🚆
I wonder what I will be spending the time doing 🤔
What a fantastic idea! Watch this space!
#x^2-7x+10

I'm adding that into our SoL, I know exactly what lesson that would fit perfectly into!!! Thank you making me feel so welcomed over the last two days - it is really appreciated!!! It has been a pleasure chatting you about Maths!!

Just delivered my first maths workshop at #MathsConf38 and I’m buzzing! Being 10% braver is HARD but so worth it.💪
Thank you to everyone who came along. Keep an eye out for resources and join the challenge! @nathanday.bsky.social has set the bar high! 🔥 #InterweavingMaths
#MathsForFun
#LoveMaths

I had a great time today at #MathsConf38.
I particularly enjoyed @ljohns6.bsky.social's workshop about connecting concepts.

At the end we were challenged us to come up with a question featuring the expression 𝑥² − 7𝑥 + 10.

Here's what I came up with.

Thank you so much for coming, I'm really happy you enjoyed it - it was a real pleasure meeting you.

And I will definitely be stealing your question, its awesome! Thank you for sharing 😊

Thank you for presenting! Came away with lots of ideas!! Thank you 😊

3 WEEKS to go! This conference is a great opportunity for teachers and education staff across the South West to access high-quality PD. Join us for a great line-up of inspirational speakers on 5 July, secure your ticket now: tinyurl.com/ydjf63ch #InspiringSW

screen shot of the top of the new website - front-loaded-feedback.co.uk

So, now that my #MathsConf38 session is done, and the announcement has been made, I can reveal... a brand new website!.
The website is front-loaded-feedback.co.uk and contains 100 (to start) questions and tasks designed with front-loaded feedback in mind.
Want to know more; check out the website.

Notebook ready, coffee hot and raffle entered!!! Today is set to be an amazing day!! 🌟🌟🌟

#mathsconf38
#MacmillanCancerSupport
#MathsCPD
#LoveMaths

Exam boards consider ‘action’ over social media predictions A quarter of teachers say they have heard of pupils buying so-called 'predicted' papers

schoolsweek.co.uk/exam-boards-...