Christine Franklin
franksafeguard.bsky.social
Christine Franklin
@franksafeguard.bsky.social
MAT Director of Safeguarding & Inclusion
Passionate about safeguarding, SEND and reducing the barriers to education for all learners.
Owned by a sausage dog called George. Mum to two boys. Expert cheese taster.
🚨 We’re hiring: National Attendance & Belonging Lead
💼 £60–70K | 📍 Hybrid | 🗓️ Jan 2026 start

Lead strategy across 20+ academies. Drive equity, inclusion & connection.

Apply by 14 Oct 👉 mynewterm.com/jobs/2062/EDV-2025-ATT-16530

#EducationJobs #Inclusion #AttendanceMatters #LeadershipOpportunity
National Attendance and Belonging Lead - Academy Transformation Trust, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Closing date: 9:00am, Tue 14th Oct, 2025. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.
mynewterm.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Reposted by Christine Franklin
“Inclusion is built into how we work, not just what we say"
@franksafeguard.bsky.social's powerful blog reflects on how we're embedding inclusion through training, systems & culture here at @academytrust.bsky.social.
A #NationalInclusionWeek must-read! ✈️
📍https://tinyurl.com/3nndm9ev
#TransformingPD
September 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This event promises some superb nuggets of wisdom and shared expertise. We can’t wait to share our tried and tested methods of inclusive attendance practice with you. Get booking!
We're excited to announce a special online event open to all #SecondaryAttendance professionals!

📌Improving Secondary Attendance: Inclusion by Design
🗓️Tuesday 17 June at 15.30

Learn more on our website and book your place now: tinyurl.com/55ue8wdn

#ATTendanceEvent #UKEduChat #SchoolAttendance
May 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reposted by Christine Franklin
It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek! We're marking the occasion with a blog from @franksafeguard.bsky.social, our Director of #SEND & #Inclusion 🧠💡🧩

Read it now to find out more about how we can adapt our practice for #neurodiverse learners: tinyurl.com/yfspvdzv

#NCW #NeurodiversityWeek
March 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Enthused by the depth of discussion in our #NPQSENCO clinic focussed on #Teaching yesterday. What a glorious group of infectiously passionate individuals, championing inclusion #SEND @ambitioninstitute.bsky.social @attinstitute.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A huge thank you to our governors at last week’s Safeguarding Governors Forum! Your dedication, insightful questions & inspiring ideas are key in supporting our DSLs & improving safeguarding culture. Big thanks to Jacqui Ferris for creating such valuable opportunities! #SchoolGovernors #Safeguarding
February 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Reposted by Christine Franklin
📣 Calling all @academytrust.bsky.social Line Managers 📣

Our new HR-focussed series is launching on 11th December at 4pm - head to the @attinstitute.bsky.social SharePoint to check in & get that first stamp in your Digital HR Passport!

#TransformingLives
📢 Boarding call for @academytrust.bsky.social Line Managers 📢

Our new HR series takes off with Managing Staff Absence on 11/12/24 at 4pm - join us for each session & get a stamp in your Digital HR Passport 🛫

Head to the ATTI SharePoint to check in - we'll see you there! ✈️

#TransformingPD #EduSky
November 27, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Reposted by Christine Franklin
Our Trust-wide PD Day has begun with an inspirational keynote from Derek Trimmer, @catrushton.bsky.social, Natalie Deen & Garry Trott - uniting us all in our collective goal of #TransformingLives as we engage in a day of tailored #ProfessionalDevelopment opportunities!

#ATTPDDayNov24 #EduSky
Here the Nicholas Hamond Academy for the @academytrust.bsky.social @attinstitute.bsky.social Trust Wide PD day! ✈️

An opportunity to hear from Derek Trimmer, Garry Trott and Natalie Deen before engaging in a range of opportunities for all staff across all academies and teams! 💙
#ATTPDDayNov24
November 29, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Reposted by Christine Franklin
Opportunity to reflect on our Secondary approach to pedagogy @academytrust.bsky.social!
Reflections from Garry Trott, Ged Rae and Nicky Hood. Considering the effective underlying strategies that ensure students have a consistently high quality learning experience!✈️💙
#ATTPDDayNov24
November 29, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Reposted by Christine Franklin
An engaging & insightful session focussing on Internal Customer Service from @attinstitute.bsky.social's Viv John for our ATT Supporting Education Colleagues -
#ATTPDDayNov24 is in full swing!
#TransformingLives #EduSky
November 29, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Building on the grounding of our Trust wide strengths based Judith Carter model with the 7C’s and our focus around teacher tweaks and wider application to practice both in an outside the classroom.
Another brilliant PD day opportunity for our Enabling Education Colleagues

#TransformingLives
November 29, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Reposted by Christine Franklin
We're very excited to share that 3 of our amazing ATT colleagues will be speaking at @researchedmk.bsky.social on 26 Oct! 🎉

Save the date and get your tickets now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researched...

#TransformingPD #CPD #education #UKeduchat #teaching #teachingassistant #teacherPD #classroom
October 1, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Reposted by Christine Franklin
We are beyond proud to announce that we're officially a Chartered Status CPD Partner with @collegeofteaching.bsky.social 🤩

It's a real honour to have this accreditation & we're so excited for what this means for our @academytrust.bsky.social people & partners! 🌟✈️

#TransformingPD #EduSky #CTeach
October 4, 2024 at 1:56 PM
We are so excited to have colleagues from a multitude of academies, roles & with a wide array of expertise, who are training to be specialists in a myriad of different interventions, therapies, screening tools and assessments. What fantastic support for our academies & SEND departments.
September 25, 2024 at 8:33 PM
This week we embarked on our first TWSCOT (Trust Wide SEND core offer trainer) training session. Ensuring our TWSCOTs provide the best CPD and academy support.

#TWSCOTs #SEND #Inclusionbydesign #InclusiveEducation #Intervention #Support #TransformingPD
September 25, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Amazing insights from our EEC colleagues in the link below ⬇️
We're sharing our brilliant Enabling Education Colleagues thoughts & experiences this week for @academytrust.bsky.social #EECWeek! ✈️

See what colleagues at @westbourne.attrust.org.uk.web.brid.gy
& PoolHayes Academy love about their role 💙

👉https://tinyurl.com/5t2fakt3

#TransformingPD #EduSky
September 24, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The 7Cs has been a great model for our academies, to enhance our adaptive practice. Another session that promises fab content and ideas for our learned colleagues
📣1 week to go!📣
Session 1 of our Judith Carter Adaptive Teaching series will look at using the language of the 7 Cs as part of the Assess, Plan, Do & Review cycle of SEN support - @academytrust.bsky.social colleagues, sign up via the Institute SharePoint page to join us! 🤩✈️
#TransformingPD #EduBsky
September 23, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Excited to be greeting our EEC colleagues, working to #reducebarrierstolearning for our pupils
Alongside the launch of our #EECEssentials programme, we're excited to spend the week celebrating our Enabling Education Colleagues and the vital roles they play at @academytrust.bsky.social! 🌟
Take a look at @abijoachim.bsky.social's video for a taste of what's to come ✈️👇
#TransformingPD #EduSky
September 23, 2024 at 9:14 PM