Headteacher Update
@headteacherupdate.bsky.social
A free magazine and website for UK primary school leaders (and teachers). Weekly ebulletins. A monthly podcast. Regular webinars. Conferences. Lots of best practice articles and case studies as well as news & resources. Posts by @pwhenshaw.bsky.social
Headteacher Update's Autumn Edition is out now: 48 pages of in-depth, research-based & expert best practice relevant to primary school leadership & teaching, including our latest seven-page Best Practice Focus which focuses on effective subject leadership: buff.ly/sJ3KjWz
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Headteacher Update's Autumn Edition is out now: 48 pages of in-depth, research-based & expert best practice relevant to primary school leadership & teaching, including our latest seven-page Best Practice Focus which focuses on effective subject leadership: buff.ly/sJ3KjWz
Don't miss your Headteacher Update Bulletin for #schools: Five principles for raising pupil attainment – Analysing the #Ofsted leadership evaluation area – Auditing EAL provision – Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas – Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025: buff.ly/1WAIBLm #teaching #edusky #education
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Don't miss your Headteacher Update Bulletin for #schools: Five principles for raising pupil attainment – Analysing the #Ofsted leadership evaluation area – Auditing EAL provision – Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas – Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025: buff.ly/1WAIBLm #teaching #edusky #education
Headteacher Update Bulletin for #schools is out now: Five principles for raising pupil attainment – Analysing the #Ofsted leadership evaluation area – Auditing EAL provision – Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas – Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025: buff.ly/1WAIBLm #teaching #education
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Headteacher Update Bulletin for #schools is out now: Five principles for raising pupil attainment – Analysing the #Ofsted leadership evaluation area – Auditing EAL provision – Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas – Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025: buff.ly/1WAIBLm #teaching #education
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. Advice on the 'secure fit' model, the 'expected standard', the focus on #inclusion & context, the 90-minute call, the nominee role & more buff.ly/EpHd4IF
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. Advice on the 'secure fit' model, the 'expected standard', the focus on #inclusion & context, the 90-minute call, the nominee role & more buff.ly/EpHd4IF
Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky
Headteacher Update Bulletin for #schools is out now: Five principles for raising pupil attainment – Analysing the #Ofsted leadership evaluation area – Auditing EAL provision – Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas – Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025: buff.ly/1WAIBLm #teaching #edusky #education
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Headteacher Update Bulletin for #schools is out now: Five principles for raising pupil attainment – Analysing the #Ofsted leadership evaluation area – Auditing EAL provision – Implementing oracy: Four practical ideas – Teacher Wellbeing Index 2025: buff.ly/1WAIBLm #teaching #edusky #education
Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky
Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. With practical advice & tips from the amazing @pkainsworth.bsky.social, Anne Peck from @hfleducation.bsky.social & Clare Duffy: buff.ly/EpHd4IF
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. With practical advice & tips from the amazing @pkainsworth.bsky.social, Anne Peck from @hfleducation.bsky.social & Clare Duffy: buff.ly/EpHd4IF
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. Advice on the 'secure fit' model, the 'expected standard', the focus on #inclusion & context, the 90-minute call, the nominee role & more buff.ly/EpHd4IF
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. Advice on the 'secure fit' model, the 'expected standard', the focus on #inclusion & context, the 90-minute call, the nominee role & more buff.ly/EpHd4IF
Don't miss this week's Headteacher Update Bulletin: 10 dialogic #teaching strategies – Supporting families with cost of winter – #Ofsted tips & advice – Pupil neuromotor skills – New attendance targets – Subject leaders – Pupil Premium & more: buff.ly/FIEl6Jk #schools #education
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Don't miss this week's Headteacher Update Bulletin: 10 dialogic #teaching strategies – Supporting families with cost of winter – #Ofsted tips & advice – Pupil neuromotor skills – New attendance targets – Subject leaders – Pupil Premium & more: buff.ly/FIEl6Jk #schools #education
Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: 10 dialogic #teaching strategies – Supporting families with cost of winter – #Ofsted tips & advice – Pupil neuromotor skills – New attendance targets – Subject leaders – Pupil Premium & more: buff.ly/FIEl6Jk #schools #education
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: 10 dialogic #teaching strategies – Supporting families with cost of winter – #Ofsted tips & advice – Pupil neuromotor skills – New attendance targets – Subject leaders – Pupil Premium & more: buff.ly/FIEl6Jk #schools #education
Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: 10 dialogic #teaching strategies – Supporting families with cost of winter – #Ofsted tips & advice – Pupil neuromotor skills – New attendance targets – Subject leaders – Pupil Premium & more: buff.ly/FIEl6Jk #schools #education
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: 10 dialogic #teaching strategies – Supporting families with cost of winter – #Ofsted tips & advice – Pupil neuromotor skills – New attendance targets – Subject leaders – Pupil Premium & more: buff.ly/FIEl6Jk #schools #education
Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: 10 dialogic #teaching strategies – Supporting families with cost of winter – #Ofsted tips & advice – Pupil neuromotor skills – New attendance targets – Subject leaders – Pupil Premium & more: buff.ly/FIEl6Jk #schools #education #edusky
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: 10 dialogic #teaching strategies – Supporting families with cost of winter – #Ofsted tips & advice – Pupil neuromotor skills – New attendance targets – Subject leaders – Pupil Premium & more: buff.ly/FIEl6Jk #schools #education #edusky
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. With practical advice & tips from the amazing @pkainsworth.bsky.social, Anne Peck from @hfleducation.bsky.social & Clare Duffy: buff.ly/EpHd4IF
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. With practical advice & tips from the amazing @pkainsworth.bsky.social, Anne Peck from @hfleducation.bsky.social & Clare Duffy: buff.ly/EpHd4IF
How can we develop children’s #oracy skills & what does best practice in primary #schools look like? This 21-page guide dives into all that #teaching oracy entails. Lots of ideas, examples, lesson advice & case studies. Get your free pdf: buff.ly/cyZuAf9
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
How can we develop children’s #oracy skills & what does best practice in primary #schools look like? This 21-page guide dives into all that #teaching oracy entails. Lots of ideas, examples, lesson advice & case studies. Get your free pdf: buff.ly/cyZuAf9
Headteacher Update Podcast: This episode offers advice for #schools on how they can handle parental complaints, including the steps to take, useful de-escalation tips, the reasons behind rising complaints & how to deal with vexatious complaints: buff.ly/l2ZQ4FE #teaching #edusky #education
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Headteacher Update Podcast: This episode offers advice for #schools on how they can handle parental complaints, including the steps to take, useful de-escalation tips, the reasons behind rising complaints & how to deal with vexatious complaints: buff.ly/l2ZQ4FE #teaching #edusky #education
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. Advice on the 'secure fit' model, the 'expected standard', the focus on #inclusion & context, the 90-minute call, the nominee role & more buff.ly/EpHd4IF
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. Advice on the 'secure fit' model, the 'expected standard', the focus on #inclusion & context, the 90-minute call, the nominee role & more buff.ly/EpHd4IF
Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky
How can we develop children’s #oracy skills & what does best practice in primary #schools look like? This 21-page guide dives into all that #teaching oracy entails. With huge thanks to our partners on this project @glassessment.bsky.social. Get your free pdf here: buff.ly/cyZuAf9 #teachers
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
How can we develop children’s #oracy skills & what does best practice in primary #schools look like? This 21-page guide dives into all that #teaching oracy entails. With huge thanks to our partners on this project @glassessment.bsky.social. Get your free pdf here: buff.ly/cyZuAf9 #teachers
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. With practical advice & tips from the amazing @pkainsworth.bsky.social, Anne Peck from @hfleducation.bsky.social & Clare Duffy buff.ly/EpHd4IF
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Headteacher Update Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. With practical advice & tips from the amazing @pkainsworth.bsky.social, Anne Peck from @hfleducation.bsky.social & Clare Duffy buff.ly/EpHd4IF
Headteacher Update Podcast: This episode looks at a range of routines, systems & protocols that can help #teachers & school leaders to create a calm & efficient primary school environment – with lots of practical ideas to adapt & adopt! buff.ly/KPkFMNq #schools #education #teaching
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Headteacher Update Podcast: This episode looks at a range of routines, systems & protocols that can help #teachers & school leaders to create a calm & efficient primary school environment – with lots of practical ideas to adapt & adopt! buff.ly/KPkFMNq #schools #education #teaching
Growing great subject leaders in the primary school: In this 7-page Best Practice Focus, Robbie Burns dissects 4 aspects of effective subject leadership, core tasks every subject leader should engage in, a distributed curriculum leadership model & much more buff.ly/9AkCHCr #teaching #schools
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Growing great subject leaders in the primary school: In this 7-page Best Practice Focus, Robbie Burns dissects 4 aspects of effective subject leadership, core tasks every subject leader should engage in, a distributed curriculum leadership model & much more buff.ly/9AkCHCr #teaching #schools
Don't miss your Headteacher Update Bulletin this week: Understanding the #Ofsted framework (new podcast) – DfE reveals new #curriculum plan – How to decide on school improvement priorities – #Oracy assemblies in action – Responsible #teaching & more – buff.ly/2Kvdtrz #schools #education
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Don't miss your Headteacher Update Bulletin this week: Understanding the #Ofsted framework (new podcast) – DfE reveals new #curriculum plan – How to decide on school improvement priorities – #Oracy assemblies in action – Responsible #teaching & more – buff.ly/2Kvdtrz #schools #education
Headteacher Update's Autumn Edition is out now: 48 pages of in-depth, research-based & expert best practice relevant to primary school leadership & teaching, including our latest seven-page Best Practice Focus which focuses on effective subject leadership. Free digital edition here: buff.ly/sJ3KjWz
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Headteacher Update's Autumn Edition is out now: 48 pages of in-depth, research-based & expert best practice relevant to primary school leadership & teaching, including our latest seven-page Best Practice Focus which focuses on effective subject leadership. Free digital edition here: buff.ly/sJ3KjWz