David
@dsprimed.bsky.social
Primary education leader.
Likes & reposts not endorsements; follows don't mean I subscribe to your doctrines. Personal account. All sparks will burn out.
Likes & reposts not endorsements; follows don't mean I subscribe to your doctrines. Personal account. All sparks will burn out.
When did I forget
I’m happiest
with a tune in my ears,
words before my eyes,
and a coffee
or a beer
on my lips.
When did I trade that
for noise,
for hurry,
for the belief that joy
had to be earned
rather than noticed.
Music still waits.
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I’m happiest
with a tune in my ears,
words before my eyes,
and a coffee
or a beer
on my lips.
When did I trade that
for noise,
for hurry,
for the belief that joy
had to be earned
rather than noticed.
Music still waits.
1/2
January 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
When did I forget
I’m happiest
with a tune in my ears,
words before my eyes,
and a coffee
or a beer
on my lips.
When did I trade that
for noise,
for hurry,
for the belief that joy
had to be earned
rather than noticed.
Music still waits.
1/2
I’m happiest
with a tune in my ears,
words before my eyes,
and a coffee
or a beer
on my lips.
When did I trade that
for noise,
for hurry,
for the belief that joy
had to be earned
rather than noticed.
Music still waits.
1/2
"Two of life's greatest pleasures, by my reckoning, are camping and reading - most gloriously, both at once."
Love this.
Love this.
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"Two of life's greatest pleasures, by my reckoning, are camping and reading - most gloriously, both at once."
Love this.
Love this.
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Tyre puncture repair today at Kwik Fit. Not our local one, which was fully booked, but the Hall Green branch. The repair was routine. The service wasn’t.
Tyre puncture repair today at Kwik Fit. Not our local one, which was fully booked, but the Hall Green branch. The repair was routine. The service wasn’t.
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Tyre puncture repair today at Kwik Fit. Not our local one, which was fully booked, but the Hall Green branch. The repair was routine. The service wasn’t.
Tyre puncture repair today at Kwik Fit. Not our local one, which was fully booked, but the Hall Green branch. The repair was routine. The service wasn’t.
"David is a reflective, principled, slightly wary leader who writes to stay honest, who knows power is real, who does not want to be owned by it, and who is quietly preparing for a life beyond the role even while still taking the role seriously."
1/4 🧵 On Writing:
I have been writing a lot and posting it here. You’ve noticed. My daughter’s friends have noticed too (sorry Emi). I enjoy writing and have recently reconnected with that love.
I have been writing a lot and posting it here. You’ve noticed. My daughter’s friends have noticed too (sorry Emi). I enjoy writing and have recently reconnected with that love.
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM
"David is a reflective, principled, slightly wary leader who writes to stay honest, who knows power is real, who does not want to be owned by it, and who is quietly preparing for a life beyond the role even while still taking the role seriously."
1/4 🧵 On Writing:
I have been writing a lot and posting it here. You’ve noticed. My daughter’s friends have noticed too (sorry Emi). I enjoy writing and have recently reconnected with that love.
I have been writing a lot and posting it here. You’ve noticed. My daughter’s friends have noticed too (sorry Emi). I enjoy writing and have recently reconnected with that love.
January 17, 2026 at 9:54 AM
1/4 🧵 On Writing:
I have been writing a lot and posting it here. You’ve noticed. My daughter’s friends have noticed too (sorry Emi). I enjoy writing and have recently reconnected with that love.
I have been writing a lot and posting it here. You’ve noticed. My daughter’s friends have noticed too (sorry Emi). I enjoy writing and have recently reconnected with that love.
It's John Carpenter's birthday. A genre stalwart it's no easy pick choosing a favourite film. His remake of The Thing, Escape from New York (and LA), They Live, Prince of Darkness, Halloween, The Fog... All classics
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
It's John Carpenter's birthday. A genre stalwart it's no easy pick choosing a favourite film. His remake of The Thing, Escape from New York (and LA), They Live, Prince of Darkness, Halloween, The Fog... All classics
It’s Friday. Productivity is now ceremonial and mostly involves pretending emails can wait until Monday.
January 16, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It’s Friday. Productivity is now ceremonial and mostly involves pretending emails can wait until Monday.
Reposted by David
There is strength is knowing you don't have to win every battle
January 16, 2026 at 7:02 AM
There is strength is knowing you don't have to win every battle
In three again, oh yeah! Wordle 1,672 3/6
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January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
In three again, oh yeah! Wordle 1,672 3/6
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Cultivating a more measured leadership style has been a multi-year project of mine. If I’m honest, I’m still very much in the 'work-in-progress' phase. Some days the 'old me' still tries to run the meeting.
January 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Cultivating a more measured leadership style has been a multi-year project of mine. If I’m honest, I’m still very much in the 'work-in-progress' phase. Some days the 'old me' still tries to run the meeting.
Thread 🧵 1/5 Lead like Batman. Not because he is powerful, but because he is deliberate. He prepares, pays attention, and turns up ready. He is not chasing applause, just results.
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Thread 🧵 1/5 Lead like Batman. Not because he is powerful, but because he is deliberate. He prepares, pays attention, and turns up ready. He is not chasing applause, just results.
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Most of us want to be understood. Not agreed with. Just properly seen in our thinking and intent. When we are misunderstood, the work is clear. Clarify. Rephrase. Listen harder. But there is a harder moment. When you are understood and the answer is still no.
Most of us want to be understood. Not agreed with. Just properly seen in our thinking and intent. When we are misunderstood, the work is clear. Clarify. Rephrase. Listen harder. But there is a harder moment. When you are understood and the answer is still no.
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Most of us want to be understood. Not agreed with. Just properly seen in our thinking and intent. When we are misunderstood, the work is clear. Clarify. Rephrase. Listen harder. But there is a harder moment. When you are understood and the answer is still no.
Most of us want to be understood. Not agreed with. Just properly seen in our thinking and intent. When we are misunderstood, the work is clear. Clarify. Rephrase. Listen harder. But there is a harder moment. When you are understood and the answer is still no.
I took umbrage
and opened an umbrella.
Some storms
aren’t weather,
they’re words.
and opened an umbrella.
Some storms
aren’t weather,
they’re words.
January 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I took umbrage
and opened an umbrella.
Some storms
aren’t weather,
they’re words.
and opened an umbrella.
Some storms
aren’t weather,
they’re words.
Slow and steady - back to three attempts!
Wordle 1,671 3/6
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January 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Slow and steady - back to three attempts!
Wordle 1,671 3/6
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Well, it's all booked and NOW they tell me how bloody cold it can get in February! 🤣
Booking half term in Budapest. Memento mori friends - one life so live it.
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Well, it's all booked and NOW they tell me how bloody cold it can get in February! 🤣
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I went to the pantomime today and, inevitably, the actors picked me out for the audience participation bit.
Phrases to shout. Dances to repeat. Being called back to do it again and again.
Deeply embarrassing.
I went to the pantomime today and, inevitably, the actors picked me out for the audience participation bit.
Phrases to shout. Dances to repeat. Being called back to do it again and again.
Deeply embarrassing.
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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I went to the pantomime today and, inevitably, the actors picked me out for the audience participation bit.
Phrases to shout. Dances to repeat. Being called back to do it again and again.
Deeply embarrassing.
I went to the pantomime today and, inevitably, the actors picked me out for the audience participation bit.
Phrases to shout. Dances to repeat. Being called back to do it again and again.
Deeply embarrassing.
An auditorium full of schools and who did they pick on to do all the dumb stuff at Panto - me!
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
An auditorium full of schools and who did they pick on to do all the dumb stuff at Panto - me!
Booking half term in Budapest. Memento mori friends - one life so live it.
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Booking half term in Budapest. Memento mori friends - one life so live it.
Four. Again.
My days of three or fewer are gone.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Four. Again.
My days of three or fewer are gone.
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New reading - #TheStrangerInTheWoods - it kept coming up on my recommendations and it's just up my avenue.
January 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
New reading - #TheStrangerInTheWoods - it kept coming up on my recommendations and it's just up my avenue.
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I’m finding, in my context as an executive headteacher, very little truly scales.
I support two different schools and now realise how few things fit both.
What works well in one can land awkwardly in the other.
Pupils, staff culture, history, and needs are different.
I’m finding, in my context as an executive headteacher, very little truly scales.
I support two different schools and now realise how few things fit both.
What works well in one can land awkwardly in the other.
Pupils, staff culture, history, and needs are different.
January 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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I’m finding, in my context as an executive headteacher, very little truly scales.
I support two different schools and now realise how few things fit both.
What works well in one can land awkwardly in the other.
Pupils, staff culture, history, and needs are different.
I’m finding, in my context as an executive headteacher, very little truly scales.
I support two different schools and now realise how few things fit both.
What works well in one can land awkwardly in the other.
Pupils, staff culture, history, and needs are different.
Wordle 1,668 4/6
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January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Wordle 1,668 4/6
Should have been 3, I forgot I had a vowel left.
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We played board games for a while last night, and we're having a traditional roast lunch at 2pm today. 2026 is about slowing the pace and remembering what matters.
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
We played board games for a while last night, and we're having a traditional roast lunch at 2pm today. 2026 is about slowing the pace and remembering what matters.