Former TA · Headteacher · LA SIP · Now creating clever @NautilusEdu edtech stuff with lots of other busy school leaders.
Yorkshire and The Humber
Joined June 2020
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EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT
A collection of Headteacher short stories
TA to two headships, and journey from special measures to 'good'.
'A virtuous cycle of improving reputation and outcomes' - Schools Week
A 30 year retrospective. everythingisgoingtobealright…
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EVENT REPLAY - 5 Ways to Capture and Evaluate with and IPad or Tablet
Inclusion is no longer about adapting provision, it sits at the heart of everything that you do. All leaders are expected to demonstrate clear, evidence‑informed practice that identifies barriers, removes them, and ensures every pupil can thrive.
In this session we take a look at how schools can engage all leaders in a process of holistic, inclusive self-evaluation and school improvement.
Covering:
Using an iPad or tablet to reduce workload
Incorporating inclusion into lesson visits and books studies
Using tags to spotlight and capture
Adding photo and video
Building a clear overview with AI analysis and self-evaluation
Nautilus is the school leadership platform designed by school leaders, directly from the classrooms and corridors.
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Book a friendly demo to learn how Nautilus can help you and your team: nautilus.education/ 🦑
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I’d agree - the lessons I’ve seen that were most effective were crystal clear. It was obvious what we were doing and why.
I've observed a lot of lessons.
The good ones I remember well are always so simple. There's flow and an enjoyment.
I often read about teaching and wonder why it needs to be so complicated?
Did a session today on Book Studies. I've read comments that these aren't useful
Like any of this kind of thing, it's about purpose/process. Done well, it can more insightful, more inclusive and more useful than any assessments or test
And how much time do we dedicate to those?
Sometimes as a headteacher there can be the worry that if you give praise to one cohort or staff team, that there will be resentment from another.
And so praise loses meaning.
The truth is, that throughout the year, there will be pressure points and commendations for all.
Quite liked the fact that as a church school head, we didn't have to worry about providing Halloween 'fun'.
Sometimes it feels like the only people who champion early years, are the people who work in early years.
Why don’t all teachers talk about it more?
Looking forwards to hosting this session after a busy half term.
A great chance to quickly capture outcomes for all pupils, in and out of books.
Standalone 'Book Looks' can be notoriously time-consuming, with little strategic or developmental impact. For any busy, class-based subject leader, there has to be a better way!
In this free session, we'll show you how to perform focused book evaluations, with no report writing, same day feedback and big picture strategic analysis.
Innovative school leaders welcome.
Learn more/Book:
my.demio.com/ref/LQJHfrjre56…
Do we need to think more inclusively?
'Progress' in line with national, rather than relative progress from individual starting points?
The SENDco monitors 'inclusion' rather than subject leaders or SLT?
Talking about 'broad and balanced' but focusing on English and Maths?
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Healthy and sustainable school leadership is challenging. With increased accountability and workload, how do busy senior, subject and SEND leaders find the time to learn and grow?
We've create a free school leadership group on Facebook called 'Around the Moon - adventures in school leadership'. It's a place where we funnel information, articles, blogs, quotes and resources for all leaders, into one place.
Join today
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Wednesday at #NautilusHQ
Warm and sunny as continue to proved support for our schools with training sessions - taking a look at how AI can enable leaders to send feedback direct from the classroom.
Sounds provided by the Lemonheads who are in town today. Looking forward to seeing Evan and the band later.
#properYorkshireEdtech
That moment of realisation
When the reception children ask, 'You mean we have to come here every day?'
And so you tell them that it's the weekend in 3 days.
But they don't quite understand '3 days' or what a weekend may be.
Best not to attempt half-terms and school years.
Here's your Edutwitter posting themes for the year to add to your diary:
Sept - Uniform
Oct - Corridors/Behaviour
Nov - Exclusion
Dec - Workload
Jan - Wellbeing
Feb - Weather
Mar - Wet play
Apr - SATS/Exams
May - Recruitment/retention
Jun - Heatwaves
Jul - Exhaustion/complaints
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Back from Kuala Lumpur and @Bett_show Asia
Collaborations and conversations with global educators that have inspired. Thanks to @BritishCouncil @biztradegovuk @besatweet @KemPendidikan
In a world seeking AI solutions, this trip affirmed that the most important resource will only ever be the teacher. Prioritise skillsets and pedagogy, before considering what comes next.
Observe better, lead stronger.
#teachers #nautilushq #properyorkshireedtech #bettasia
All welcome to this session. I like this one because we start with a nice, focused lesson visit before a ‘walk’ or sequence.
I guess we can try to avoid using the word ‘observation’, or we can just do it better.
All about people and pedagogy.
#NautilusHQ #ProperYorkshireEdtech
Learning walks are a nice idea, but all too often they can become another standalone monitoring exercise rather than a genuine developmental opportunity.
In our 'Ultimate Learning Walk' webinar, we'll deconstruct the humble drop-in and consider what a good lesson visit can look like, how much insight can be gathered, and how to provide supportive, same day feedback.
A timely session for any busy senior, subject or SEND leader.
Fri 2 Oct 10-11:30 + recording
Learn more - book my seat
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Whilst changes to inspection are welcome, it feels knee jerk, lacking a bigger strategy.
Any curriculum reforms must come first before we decide to inspect the application in schools.
This includes SEND from the start.
High stakes, high labour, high collateral damage - low trust, low accuracy, low impact.
Exclusive: Education secretary Lucy Powell has called the current Ofsted system ‘high stakes and low trust’ following concerns surrounding the latest inspection framework
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