**New blog: Draw the line: permission to switch off As the summer draws to an end, I thought now was as good time to remind ourselves to make the most of every last minute and to not get overwhelmed thinking about going back to work. You deserve it. teacheroutloud.com/2026/08/2…

With SATs feeling like a distant memory, and the new academic year creeping closer and closer, some hopefully useful things to consider for the remaining weeks ahead. lnkd.in/e7DyuSAb

**New blog: From Glaciers to Gardens: Make Sustainability Local** If our pupils can explain melting glaciers yet cannot improve the street outside their own school, then we’ve taught knowledge, but not agency. teacheroutloud.com/2026/02/1…

Brilliant to finally read it in print how well my previous school did with the 2025 SATs, putting the school top of the county's list, with well above average results too. Well done everyone elystandard.co.uk/news/25716…

What a delight - brilliant day and food for thought. Great to talk strategy and operation; very useful!

**New Blog** The Holistic Curriculum School's vision and its curriculum as one teacheroutloud.com/2025/11/0…

I hope it proves useful

So proud to see this come together before I leave. Looks incredible and will support the chn's learning for many years to come! Thanks Gareth from #Twenty8design

I hope it proved useful; or atleast food for thought

As Headteacher, I couldn’t be prouder of our children & community for the exceptional results. These children now move on with the strong foundations, not just because of their results, but because of all the resilience, perseverance and belief that they all can achieve!

**Updated KS2 Y6 Data Tracker** Now includes 2025 Scaled Scores AND automatic analysis of key groups e.g. PP VS Non-PP; SEND, EAL etc. Even more comprehensive and hope it continues to save you valuable time and provide useful monitoring. teacheroutloud.com/2022/08/3…

**New Blog**: How Do I Know? They're Attending to Learning. A big nod to Steplab's Great Teaching Unpacked video (only just got round to writing this up). teacheroutloud.com/2025/06/2…

I find myself reading extracts several times, as getting the "jist" isn't going to help my retention, nor my ability to properly appreciate the meaning or message being conveyed. I owe it to the writer, and to anyone who is my audience, a better chance to share my understanding

**New Blog** - Life After SATs Take time to breathe, reflect and to not become the subject to pressure, but embrace now & what's to come. Let's try to recalibrate teacheroutloud.com/2025/05/1…