I also had the opportunity to meet Doug Lemov. To meet someone who has helped shape and influence my teaching career is something I’ll never forget. I’m so grateful I got the chance to tell him how brilliant he is @leadeast100.bsky.social

Lastly, yesterday was a pretty special day. Starting at Walt Whitman middle school, we saw such warmth in the relationships between staff and pupils. One class moved me to tears. It was magical to see @leadeast100.bsky.social

Wednesday saw us visit Dream Charter school in East Harlem. We visited so many lessons and understood more about the curriculum, routines and relationships between staff and pupils. What a beautiful, inspiring building to be in!

We also visited Kipp Beyond and heard from Joe Negron about his journey in leading his school. As a principal, he doesn’t have an office and wears a back pack so he always has everything he needs with him.

This week I have been fortunate enough to visit some of the best schools in New York City through @LeadE100 programme. Yesterday started with a trip to Uncommon, North Star. This visit has transformed my thinking on how to lead assemblies. Experiencing ‘circle’ was so powerful!

Last week was one of my favourite weeks I’ve had in teaching. Learning from incredible school leaders and visiting some of the best schools in the country was so inspiring. I’ve loved discussing the visit with our amazing @leadeast100.bsky.social and the very brilliant @jonhutchinson.bsky.social

@lwilliamsjones.bsky.social talking us through phased, strategic implementation and the barriers we face. Loved how he shared concrete examples of how this has worked in his setting, inspiring us to think about how this can work on our own. Thank you! Insightful and amazing as always

Loved this from @charleyo.bsky.social and Kevin Latham today hitting us with all that’s going on behind the scenes at The Sutton Trust and how schools can make a difference through changing their admissions policies. Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you!