It was great getting the @headrestuk.bsky.social team together for a catch-up today.
Lots to discuss, but 5 key themes emerged based on calls received:
1. Ofsted
2. MAT toxicity
3. Finance
4. Parental complaints (AI)
5. Small schools
Look out for some blogs to follow on these.
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ICYMI our latest @headrestuk.bsky.social annual report on the current state of play regarding headteacher wellbeing is out now.
Guess what? Inspection features quite a lot.
www.headrestuk.co.uk/blog/2026-he...
Done! 👍🏻
📣 Out now!
Our 2026 Headteacher Wellbeing Report.
Download it from our website. Please share widely. 🙏🏼 t.co/9vAqtyW4Fr
Our 5th @headrestuk.bsky.social annual headteacher wellbeing report is out next week.
We make 8 recommendations.
Catch a @tesmagazine.bsky.social exclusive right here ⤵️
#HeadteachersUK
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this so let me know if you want to be added. #HeadteachersUK
Look out for our 5th Annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report coming soon.
We make 8 recommendations based on the calls we received anonymously throughout 2025.
You won’t want to miss it. ⤵️
Every #RemembranceSunday I reflect proudly on the bravery of my great grandad, Sgt Fred Anderson, who fought in the infamous Battle of Cambrai. #LestWeForget
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We continue to receive calls in regard to the new inspection framework. Call us in confidence if you need support and a friendly ear. It’s completely free.
Thank you @sheffielduni.bsky.social for a great day. A very proud dad.
Sad news. This gent was a legend. When I was a HT in London we invited him to run a marathon in 100m shuttle runs with the children in the playground. Between them they ran the full marathon length with him. It took all day. He ran to the school and then ran home afterwards (Ilford). He was 94. 🙏🏼
Out with friends in Liverpool last night. ❤️
Gorgeous down at the beach today. Blackpool shimmering in the distance. 🌞
If you are looking for authentic leadership support next year - coaching in particular - then please get in touch. I’d love to work with you!
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There was one today as well. Very impressive. Noisy!
Ticks all the boxes. Such a great place.
Back home following a lovely few days in the lakes. Ullswater was beautiful. Wainwright was spot on. It hosts the finest walk in Lakeland.
Lovely few days in the North York Moors with all the family. Whitby and Robin Hood’s Bay the jewels.
There is one message for the government on this anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster
No watering down, no ifs or buts, no more delays. It is time to deliver a Hillsborough Law in full in the name of 97 football fans who were unlawfully killed
A portrait photo of a woman in a hat that covers almost her entire forehead. She is wearing a dark blouse.
9 April 1968 | Zofia Kossak-Szczucka passed away. A writer, co-founder of Żegota Council; Arrested on 27 Sep 1943 and imprisoned in #Auschwitz 9 days later (64491). In May 1944 she was transferred to Warsaw & sentenced to death. Released thanks to efforts of Polish underground.
We have written to the appointments commission jointly with @headsroundtable.bsky.social opposing the peerage nomination of Amanda Spielman.
We’ve also sent a copy to No 10.
You can download our letter and send it to your MP and the commission as well.
We will be issuing a joint statement with @headsroundtable.bsky.social later this afternoon.
We will also publish a letter for you to send to the House of Lords Appointment Committee and your local MP.
It will be available to download on our website blog. www.headrestuk.co.uk/blog
Look out for the @headrestuk.bsky.social petition to put a stop to this.
“Obscene”. “A deliberate insult to every teacher in the country.” Fury as we reveal Tories have nominated Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief when Ruth Perry killed herself after a bruising inspection, for a peerage. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Delighted to see #sotofelllowship and #fourquadrantframework feature as one example of how we could do intelligent accountability in the real world in Beyond Belief, the timely and important new book edited by @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social
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Annual Legends game at Anfield
this afternoon. Crouch and Gerrard on the pitch, Dalglish and Rush on the bench. 😎
Ten Rules for Aspiring Poets 1. Poetry does not have to rhyme. Well, at least not all the time always. 2. Metaphors can lend a poem power (but mixing them isn’t good). Should they start to fly in all directions, nip them in the bud. 3. Focus and concentration are important skills to hone. Close the door. Turn off the wi-fi. Don’t get distracted by your ph 4. Avoid clichés like the plague. 5. Don’t write stuff that’s a bit vague. 6. The use of unnecessarily long words may result in reader alienation. Curb your sesquipedalianism to obviate any obfuscation. 7. Always proof-read you’re work. Accuracy can be it’s own reward! And remember that the penis mightier than the sword. 8. Check haiku closely for lines which have too few or too many syllables. 9. Never ever follow rules. Brian Bilston
Happy World Poetry Day to all who celebrate. If you’re interested in writing poetry yourself, I hope this poem will be of some use.
I’m re-reading 1984 and was reminded of Newspeak’s really helpful way of categorising things:
*Plusungood
*Ungood
*Good
*Plusgood
*Doubleplusgood
‘Every concept that can ever be needed will be expressed by exactly one word.’
Not sure if it will ever catch on in education, but just a thought. 🙄
