Matilde Warden
@matildewarden.bsky.social
Old teacher | New Headteacher | Maths | NFFC | 🇪🇸 🇱🇧
5 hours into the power cut. Time for bed, I think. Hopefully wake up with it fixed!
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
5 hours into the power cut. Time for bed, I think. Hopefully wake up with it fixed!
Absolutely brilliant. I am in awe of this incredible woman! Well done Sara Cox!
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Sara Cox has only gone and raised over £9,500,000 for BBC Children in Need...
Absolutely bloody brilliant!
👏👏
#GirlPower #NorthernGrit #ChildreninNeed
Sara Cox has only gone and raised over £9,500,000 for BBC Children in Need...
Absolutely bloody brilliant!
👏👏
#GirlPower #NorthernGrit #ChildreninNeed
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Absolutely brilliant. I am in awe of this incredible woman! Well done Sara Cox!
Friday night in watching telly on the sofa stolen from me with (currently) hour long power cut.
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Friday night in watching telly on the sofa stolen from me with (currently) hour long power cut.
‘Exclusive’: things that have been happening since the dawn of time. I’m surprise the proportion isn’t more. It’s been 100% in the 9 schools I’ve worked in.
Exclusive: More than a third of teachers who run enrichment activities do so outside of directed time and without pay, according to research that raises doubts over the DfE’s drive for schools to run more extracurricular clubs
Extra enrichment isn’t possible, teachers warn
The DfE is introducing enrichment benchmarks to push schools to deliver more extracurricular clubs – but research shows that teachers are already working unpaid and out of hours to deliver such activities
www.tes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
‘Exclusive’: things that have been happening since the dawn of time. I’m surprise the proportion isn’t more. It’s been 100% in the 9 schools I’ve worked in.
My favourite comment on a news report featuring our school this week. I may get it framed!
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
My favourite comment on a news report featuring our school this week. I may get it framed!
Reposted by Matilde Warden
NEW BLOG: A question of homework in English
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A question of homework in English
Homework is one of those tricky things in school. The only people that seem to like it are pushy parents, who think every child should be do...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
NEW BLOG: A question of homework in English
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Oh, this was a very cute clue.
Minute Cryptic - 9 November, 2025
"NOO! SNOW AT 180º? Time to get drenched" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (34,908 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic - 9 November, 2025
"NOO! SNOW AT 180º? Time to get drenched" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (34,908 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
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November 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Oh, this was a very cute clue.
Minute Cryptic - 9 November, 2025
"NOO! SNOW AT 180º? Time to get drenched" (7)
🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣
🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (34,908 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic - 9 November, 2025
"NOO! SNOW AT 180º? Time to get drenched" (7)
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🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (34,908 solvers so far).
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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.
It isn’t necessary to pander to the racists to get elected.
Zohran Mamdani: "I am Muslim. I am a democratic-socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It isn’t necessary to pander to the racists to get elected.
Reposted by Matilde Warden
Frankly, it’s amazing that schools work at all.
Every day, hundreds of pupils stream through the gates and a vast, invisible system whirs into motion: teaching, safeguarding, meals, attendance, support, behaviour, communication, enrichment and care.
A short thread about why schools are miracles:
Every day, hundreds of pupils stream through the gates and a vast, invisible system whirs into motion: teaching, safeguarding, meals, attendance, support, behaviour, communication, enrichment and care.
A short thread about why schools are miracles:
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Frankly, it’s amazing that schools work at all.
Every day, hundreds of pupils stream through the gates and a vast, invisible system whirs into motion: teaching, safeguarding, meals, attendance, support, behaviour, communication, enrichment and care.
A short thread about why schools are miracles:
Every day, hundreds of pupils stream through the gates and a vast, invisible system whirs into motion: teaching, safeguarding, meals, attendance, support, behaviour, communication, enrichment and care.
A short thread about why schools are miracles:
Have to say the school trip to China was a huge success. 24 year 11’s, 4 teachers. I wasn’t convinced when we were told we could keep the price less than £1500 per student (£500 pupil premium) but we did and for that we got… (1/2)
November 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Have to say the school trip to China was a huge success. 24 year 11’s, 4 teachers. I wasn’t convinced when we were told we could keep the price less than £1500 per student (£500 pupil premium) but we did and for that we got… (1/2)
There may be savings to be made at the big MATs with huge central teams, but our school is a local authority school. Our local authority is skint. There is nothing left to cut! @jonathandaviesmp.bsky.social
The government believes schools can find savings through adjusting the make-up of leadership teams and deployment of support staff, as it prepares to leave them to foot the bill for future teacher pay rises
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we-learned-from-dfe-teacher-pay-evidence/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/10-things-we-learned-from-dfe-teacher-pay-evidence/
10 things we learned from DfE teacher pay evidence
Department believes schools can make savings from leadership teams and deployment of support staff
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
There may be savings to be made at the big MATs with huge central teams, but our school is a local authority school. Our local authority is skint. There is nothing left to cut! @jonathandaviesmp.bsky.social
Finishing off an awesome school trip to China in Shanghai. What a brilliant week.
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Finishing off an awesome school trip to China in Shanghai. What a brilliant week.
I was also presented with a beautiful hand painted scroll. Not sure how I’m going to get it in my suitcase.
October 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I was also presented with a beautiful hand painted scroll. Not sure how I’m going to get it in my suitcase.
The second school we visited today had drone flying on their curriculum. They had to fly the drone back into the classroom. Michael Gove would not be happy.
October 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The second school we visited today had drone flying on their curriculum. They had to fly the drone back into the classroom. Michael Gove would not be happy.
Our first school visit at a high school in Hai’an. Here I am signing a partnership agreement in a very fancy meeting room.
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Our first school visit at a high school in Hai’an. Here I am signing a partnership agreement in a very fancy meeting room.
Day 2 of our trip to China. What a brilliant day.
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Day 2 of our trip to China. What a brilliant day.
The floor collapsed in one of our 50 year old ‘temporary’ buildings today putting three classrooms out of use. We also got a quote to make the trees damaged in the recent storm safe (£7000!!!). Anyone out there want to gift our school a shit load of money?
September 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The floor collapsed in one of our 50 year old ‘temporary’ buildings today putting three classrooms out of use. We also got a quote to make the trees damaged in the recent storm safe (£7000!!!). Anyone out there want to gift our school a shit load of money?
Please can they also introduce mandatory ‘enough money to run a school’?
Exclusive: The government plans to introduce a mandatory reading test for year 8 pupils in its upcoming schools white paper, amid fears poorer children are disengaging in the early years of secondary school
schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...
schoolsweek.co.uk/year-8s-to-s...
White paper to usher in year 8 reading test
Move to ensure poorer pupils are not shut off from wider curriculum
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Please can they also introduce mandatory ‘enough money to run a school’?
Always like a good numbers clue
Minute Cryptic - 24 September, 2025
"12 - 55 + n = 9 - 12" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 4 under the community par (22,033 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic - 24 September, 2025
"12 - 55 + n = 9 - 12" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 4 under the community par (22,033 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic
Solve a clue with a hidden meaning
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September 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Always like a good numbers clue
Minute Cryptic - 24 September, 2025
"12 - 55 + n = 9 - 12" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 4 under the community par (22,033 solvers so far).
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Minute Cryptic - 24 September, 2025
"12 - 55 + n = 9 - 12" (5)
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🏆 0 hints – 4 under the community par (22,033 solvers so far).
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Reposted by Matilde Warden
Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place"
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
September 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place"
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
On Educating Yorkshire tonight: “it’s not easy, it’s well-taught”. Lovely.
September 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On Educating Yorkshire tonight: “it’s not easy, it’s well-taught”. Lovely.
Reposted by Matilde Warden
We've collected all the reaction into one piece below - and more no doubt to come throughout this week 👇
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Grave concerns’ for school leaders over ‘punitive’ Ofsted plans
Heads’ union will poll members on whether to withdraw as Ofsted inspectors
magazine-cms.tes.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
We've collected all the reaction into one piece below - and more no doubt to come throughout this week 👇
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
So yesterday’s migration from Google to Microsoft wasn’t as straightforward as promised. Anyone have any ideas why as to why I can’t add my Google calendar to Outlook?
September 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
So yesterday’s migration from Google to Microsoft wasn’t as straightforward as promised. Anyone have any ideas why as to why I can’t add my Google calendar to Outlook?