Beckie
@happyheadteacher.bsky.social
Primary Headteacher. BSc Environmental Biology. NPQH. Education. Love being by the sea. Writing Lead. Science Lead. DSL. Senior Mental Health Lead.
Whamageddon already. Heard Last Christmas already. Means I can just enjoy it now throughout the festive period.
a group of people are walking through the snow with skis .
Alt: a group of people are walking through the snow with skis
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November 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Whamageddon already. Heard Last Christmas already. Means I can just enjoy it now throughout the festive period.
Does anyone know how I can change preferences for communication from the NHS. Have had three letters this morning which I’d already read on the app.
Don’t want to cost the NHS/ planet any more than I have to!
Don’t want to cost the NHS/ planet any more than I have to!
November 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Does anyone know how I can change preferences for communication from the NHS. Have had three letters this morning which I’d already read on the app.
Don’t want to cost the NHS/ planet any more than I have to!
Don’t want to cost the NHS/ planet any more than I have to!
I wish someone would make the following (at a cheaper price than the all singing and dancing alternatives):
* Oven that just goes to 170°
* Tumble dryer with one setting that just gets stuff dry
* Dishwasher with one setting that just gets things clean
Less options, cheaper price.
The end. 😂
* Oven that just goes to 170°
* Tumble dryer with one setting that just gets stuff dry
* Dishwasher with one setting that just gets things clean
Less options, cheaper price.
The end. 😂
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I wish someone would make the following (at a cheaper price than the all singing and dancing alternatives):
* Oven that just goes to 170°
* Tumble dryer with one setting that just gets stuff dry
* Dishwasher with one setting that just gets things clean
Less options, cheaper price.
The end. 😂
* Oven that just goes to 170°
* Tumble dryer with one setting that just gets stuff dry
* Dishwasher with one setting that just gets things clean
Less options, cheaper price.
The end. 😂
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Phonics target, attendance target, more reading tests; so utterly depressing.
I’m not one for bleating, but the world has changed. Schools are unrecognisable from 10 years ago: complex and scary needs, apathy, illness. Sooner we understand this, the quicker we can address it.
I’m not one for bleating, but the world has changed. Schools are unrecognisable from 10 years ago: complex and scary needs, apathy, illness. Sooner we understand this, the quicker we can address it.
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Phonics target, attendance target, more reading tests; so utterly depressing.
I’m not one for bleating, but the world has changed. Schools are unrecognisable from 10 years ago: complex and scary needs, apathy, illness. Sooner we understand this, the quicker we can address it.
I’m not one for bleating, but the world has changed. Schools are unrecognisable from 10 years ago: complex and scary needs, apathy, illness. Sooner we understand this, the quicker we can address it.
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Free webinar for teachers 😀https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/questioning-for-teaching-learning-with-kate-jones-tickets-1923598618249?aff=oddtdtcreator
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Free webinar for teachers 😀https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/questioning-for-teaching-learning-with-kate-jones-tickets-1923598618249?aff=oddtdtcreator
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How many are on the SLT at your school?
We are 11-18 Local Authority with 1214 students.
Me
DHT
3 x AHT
SENCO
Head of Sixth Form
It seems in line with the schools where I have worked previously but may be different around the country?
Think I would struggle for capacity if we cut any.
We are 11-18 Local Authority with 1214 students.
Me
DHT
3 x AHT
SENCO
Head of Sixth Form
It seems in line with the schools where I have worked previously but may be different around the country?
Think I would struggle for capacity if we cut any.
❌ Ministers have suggested rising numbers of assistant heads could be the place to target cost-cutting as schools are forced to make savings to fund future teacher pay rises.
So what’s behind the rise, and is a cut do-able? Schools Week investigates...
So what’s behind the rise, and is a cut do-able? Schools Week investigates...
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 AM
How many are on the SLT at your school?
We are 11-18 Local Authority with 1214 students.
Me
DHT
3 x AHT
SENCO
Head of Sixth Form
It seems in line with the schools where I have worked previously but may be different around the country?
Think I would struggle for capacity if we cut any.
We are 11-18 Local Authority with 1214 students.
Me
DHT
3 x AHT
SENCO
Head of Sixth Form
It seems in line with the schools where I have worked previously but may be different around the country?
Think I would struggle for capacity if we cut any.
Loving the sky this evening.
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Loving the sky this evening.
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The Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published and...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points
The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to all at GCSE
www.tes.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published and...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
This afternoon is sorted.
🏉
🏉
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This afternoon is sorted.
🏉
🏉
Happy new month.
It’s a glorious autumn day out there. I love watching the leaves change colour.
It’s a glorious autumn day out there. I love watching the leaves change colour.
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Happy new month.
It’s a glorious autumn day out there. I love watching the leaves change colour.
It’s a glorious autumn day out there. I love watching the leaves change colour.
Lost Boys o’clock, I think.
a man with a beard is eating a piece of food with a knife in his mouth .
Alt: a vampire with a beard is eating noodles
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October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Lost Boys o’clock, I think.
A very personal post.
Today was the first day I have been out of the house “for fun” in weeks. I fell over weeks ago and have damaged my knee badly. Today I was taken out in a wheelchair. It gave me such a different view of the world and complete empathy and understanding of a very different life.
Today was the first day I have been out of the house “for fun” in weeks. I fell over weeks ago and have damaged my knee badly. Today I was taken out in a wheelchair. It gave me such a different view of the world and complete empathy and understanding of a very different life.
October 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A very personal post.
Today was the first day I have been out of the house “for fun” in weeks. I fell over weeks ago and have damaged my knee badly. Today I was taken out in a wheelchair. It gave me such a different view of the world and complete empathy and understanding of a very different life.
Today was the first day I have been out of the house “for fun” in weeks. I fell over weeks ago and have damaged my knee badly. Today I was taken out in a wheelchair. It gave me such a different view of the world and complete empathy and understanding of a very different life.
I have my highlighter pens and the Ofsted framework.
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
October 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I have my highlighter pens and the Ofsted framework.
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
What a start to the morning. I was woken up to a gorgeous sunrise and then took a really tricky call. Looking for the beauty in life today.
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
What a start to the morning. I was woken up to a gorgeous sunrise and then took a really tricky call. Looking for the beauty in life today.
I had my first Christmas sandwich today and it made me happy.
a cartoon of snoopy standing next to a christmas tree with a candy cane
ALT: a cartoon of snoopy standing next to a christmas tree with a candy cane
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October 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I had my first Christmas sandwich today and it made me happy.
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New School Leader Resource: Ofsted Telephone Call Questions
https://headteacher-chat.link/ofsted-prep
https://headteacher-chat.link/ofsted-prep
Preparing for Ofsted Pre-Inspection Planning Call | Headteacher Resources & Tips
Get
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October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New School Leader Resource: Ofsted Telephone Call Questions
https://headteacher-chat.link/ofsted-prep
https://headteacher-chat.link/ofsted-prep
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Exclusive: Ofsted's demand that schools provide graded self-evaluations will add to the stress staff face around inspection, heads' leaders warn
Schools grading themselves is 'almost impossible', heads warn Ofsted
Ofsted's expectation that schools provide a graded self-evaluation using its new five-point scale has sparked warnings from heads' leaders
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October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Exclusive: Ofsted's demand that schools provide graded self-evaluations will add to the stress staff face around inspection, heads' leaders warn
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Thrilled to say I'm a judge for the first ever Inspiring History Teaching Awards, in association with Historic Royal Palaces. Do you know a great history teacher in the UK who deserves to go down in history? Nominate them here bit.ly/42yhGZP
Inspiring History Teaching Awards
Created by Historic Royal Palaces, these awards celebrate teachers who make history exciting, inclusive and meaningful. We want to recognise the impact that great teachers can make by bringing the pas...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thrilled to say I'm a judge for the first ever Inspiring History Teaching Awards, in association with Historic Royal Palaces. Do you know a great history teacher in the UK who deserves to go down in history? Nominate them here bit.ly/42yhGZP
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Great to have received such a positive response so far to my research. Now also open to headteachers who’ve left the role in the past year. Just 1hr interview, online/in person. Feel free to get in touch if interested, more details below.
#PhDResearch #Headteachers #Education #SocialJustice #Health
#PhDResearch #Headteachers #Education #SocialJustice #Health
October 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Great to have received such a positive response so far to my research. Now also open to headteachers who’ve left the role in the past year. Just 1hr interview, online/in person. Feel free to get in touch if interested, more details below.
#PhDResearch #Headteachers #Education #SocialJustice #Health
#PhDResearch #Headteachers #Education #SocialJustice #Health
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All the Heads I know are on their knees, seeing children presenting with more complex needs than ever before, extreme behaviour and limited funding.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
All the Heads I know are on their knees, seeing children presenting with more complex needs than ever before, extreme behaviour and limited funding.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
The majority of this is in EYFS and Year 1. So instead of announcing something to help this, we'll raise a target to add pressure.
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The government will set a new national 'ambition' for 90 per cent of pupils to reach the expected standard in phonics, Bridget Phillipson will reveal today
schoolsweek.co.uk/national-amb...
schoolsweek.co.uk/national-amb...
Phillipson to reveal phonics check national 'ambition'
The government will set a new “ambition” for 90 per cent of pupils to reach the expected standard in phonics, Bridget Phillipson will reveal tomorrow. The education secretary will also officially…
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The government will set a new national 'ambition' for 90 per cent of pupils to reach the expected standard in phonics, Bridget Phillipson will reveal today
schoolsweek.co.uk/national-amb...
schoolsweek.co.uk/national-amb...
No Apple Watch, I am not being defeatist when I say I can’t do it despite you telling me I can mange my exercise goal.
A fractured kneecap is getting in the way of a long walk.
A fractured kneecap is getting in the way of a long walk.
a person is wearing an apple watch on their wrist .
Alt: a person is wearing an apple watch on their wrist .
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October 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
No Apple Watch, I am not being defeatist when I say I can’t do it despite you telling me I can mange my exercise goal.
A fractured kneecap is getting in the way of a long walk.
A fractured kneecap is getting in the way of a long walk.
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Excellent @tesmagazine.bsky.social article by @claireheald.bsky.social:
‘Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem’
“It’s time to stop thinking of reading as something we sort out in Year 1 and Year 2, or even just in primary.”
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
‘Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem’
“It’s time to stop thinking of reading as something we sort out in Year 1 and Year 2, or even just in primary.”
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem
The latest phonics screening check data is further proof that teaching reading is not ‘done’ at the end of KS1, writes Claire Heald
www.tes.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Excellent @tesmagazine.bsky.social article by @claireheald.bsky.social:
‘Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem’
“It’s time to stop thinking of reading as something we sort out in Year 1 and Year 2, or even just in primary.”
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
‘Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem’
“It’s time to stop thinking of reading as something we sort out in Year 1 and Year 2, or even just in primary.”
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
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Happy Bookshop Day! There are over 200 independent children's bookshops on my map so do pay your local one a visit. It's regularly updated but please let me know of any more I could add. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...
October 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Happy Bookshop Day! There are over 200 independent children's bookshops on my map so do pay your local one a visit. It's regularly updated but please let me know of any more I could add. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...