Christina Astin FCCT FInstP
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Christina Astin FCCT FInstP
@christinaastin.bsky.social
Education: partnerships, leadership, coaching, outreach, science, access for all. And singing.
www.astinconsulting.com
It was an absolute pleasure to spend the morning with #partnerships colleagues from across the GDST Trust yesterday and to share my thoughts on the 3 S’s of partnerships:
Strategic
Successful
Sustainable
Many thanks for inviting me.
@nghs-gdst.bsky.social (any other #GDST schools here?)
March 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
An absolute pleasure to join school #partnership leads across GDST this morning to deliver a keynote at the start of their Trust-wide Partnerships Day.
Thanks for inviting me!
March 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Saved up some reading for today after a busy week…
March 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Excellent day at the AGBIS conference yesterday & good to have so many #partnerships chats with colleagues there.
March 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Early start for AGBIS conference, but this brought a smile as I walked to the station 🌷
@isc-schools.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It was lovely to meet you Simon and thank you for a fabulous keynote about using video in teaching physics!
March 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#KentPhysics25 - our doors are open!!!
7 hours of physics teacher CPD about to start. 🌟
March 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Tomorrow’s #PartnerChat Breakfast Briefing focuses on the IMPACT of school #partnerships. Free and open to all:

www.astinconsulting.com/events/5-mar...

Grab a coffee and join me at 8.00! ☕️
March 4, 2025 at 7:28 AM
📆 Weds 5 March (NEXT WEEK!): A Pyramid of Impact?
Joshua Plotkin & I will be discussing how to plan a strategic partnerships programme which aims to have a profound impact on a few and/or glancing impact on many.
www.astinconsulting.com/events/5-mar...
February 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happy half term everyone! Mine began with singing evensong in this beautiful building with my lovely lay clerk friends. So grateful to be able to do this. 🎶
February 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Thank you to the Kent Charities CEO group who welcomed me today to share ideas on engaging with schools. Such a pleasure to meet you all and thanks to Caldecott Foundation for hosting (I don’t think any are on Bluesky yet…!) #charity #Kent
February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Interested in the #impact that cross-sector partnerships have on students and staff?

Join the discussion at our next #PartnerChat Breakfast Briefing online, Weds 5 March:
www.astinconsulting.com/events/5-mar...

@graemelawriembe.bsky.social @alisonpeacock.bsky.social @educatinghuman1.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
What kind of #partnerships questions do school leaders look to have answered? This is one collection from my course yesterday “Exploring Cross-Sector Partnerships”.
February 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Breakfast Briefing tomorrow at 8am:

www.astinconsulting.com/events/partn...

All types of school welcome.
Please share to your networks!
February 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
8am tomorrow - join our #PartnerChat network meeting to see what support is out there for those leading school #partnerships.

www.astinconsulting.com/events/partn...
February 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Learned loads from @atkinedu.bsky.social this afternoon on the uses and dangers of AI in teaching physics, including this statistic about how much energy a ChatGPT query takes (~10x more than a Google search). Many thanks Neil!
February 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I loved our 1st session bringing maths & science leads together at Kent&Medway @ncetm.bsky.social hub:
1. Ready to welcome our participants
2. Skittles - as an exponential decay analogue
3. Takeaways: 3 things I learned, 2 things I’ll do differently, 1 question I have

Thanks to co-leader Andrea.
February 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy weekend everyone!
February 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#PartnerChat Breakfast Briefing next Weds
📆 Weds 5 Feb
⏰ 8am
📍on Zoom
Discussing support for those leading partnerships
All welcome!

www.astinconsulting.com/events/partn...
January 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Always love visiting @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social - but wow! This scaffolding…?!
January 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
10th anniversary blog: “what are you prepared to give up in order to have what you truly want?” - the question that changed my life!

www.astinconsulting.com/what-are-you...

What I’ve loved & learned about my move from teaching to consultancy - & some tips for others considering a similar move.
January 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
AI stalking my LinkedIn profile…!
December 17, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Today’s classroom and class…!
December 2, 2024 at 10:28 AM
November 29, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Still buzzing after a fantastic evening chairing #AISecEd on Weds evening. Great to work with these fabulous women from sAInaptic! A really good event sharing expertise and good practice using AI in secondary teaching/leadership. #AI #schools
November 29, 2024 at 9:20 AM