Cordelia Cooper
@missc-ht84.bsky.social
🦩Proud London Head 5 years +; boy Mama 👶 Aspiring book blogger 📚 + doctoral student 👩🎓 Curriculum Chat 💬 Deputy Director @ ISWL Samaritans 💚 EAL Advocate 🌍 Food Fanatic 😋 NPQ Trainer 👩🏫 Trustee @ Oval Learning 🤝 Lover of life, long walks, adventures 👣 🗺 🤩
Happy back-to-school month one and all…September, going on Christmas?!? 🎄Oooookay!
September 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happy back-to-school month one and all…September, going on Christmas?!? 🎄Oooookay!
As I “officially” come to the end of mat leave, time for a duo of new profile pics:
1) One of my fave baby events (yes, in part down to the neon slogan in the background!) 🤭
2) The perfect way to spend the final few (child free!) days of my mat leave! 💅
Monday: back to it! 🙌
#BabySky #EduSky
1) One of my fave baby events (yes, in part down to the neon slogan in the background!) 🤭
2) The perfect way to spend the final few (child free!) days of my mat leave! 💅
Monday: back to it! 🙌
#BabySky #EduSky
May 31, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This looks like SUCH a stunning and moving book. *Adds to the Waterstones basket…*
This has brought tears to my eyes today @johndougherty.bsky.social
My friend passed away in January and her son had his 13th birthday last week.
Am going to get him a copy of this book. Even though teenagers will claim they’re too old for picture books, I think it will help 🥹❤️
#PictureBooks
My friend passed away in January and her son had his 13th birthday last week.
Am going to get him a copy of this book. Even though teenagers will claim they’re too old for picture books, I think it will help 🥹❤️
#PictureBooks
May 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This looks like SUCH a stunning and moving book. *Adds to the Waterstones basket…*
Ha ha ha…this. And spare a thought for me returning to work after my maternity leave, to this fun and games! 🤦♀️
Good luck to all my colleagues administering the SATs this week and the sheer nightmare of putting each test paper in the right coloured bag, in another bag, in the envelope, in a bag, in another bag and in the envelope with the right sticker on…
…ah, the register. FFS. Too late. 😱
…ah, the register. FFS. Too late. 😱
a cartoon character with an angry face and the words argh
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May 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Ha ha ha…this. And spare a thought for me returning to work after my maternity leave, to this fun and games! 🤦♀️
…and just like that, I’m back at work and my son has joined the rat race 😆 He had a great day though (phew!) and we are definitely all enjoying extra bedtime cuddles this eve! 🥰
a penguin with a laptop on its head and the words back to work written below it
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May 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
…and just like that, I’m back at work and my son has joined the rat race 😆 He had a great day though (phew!) and we are definitely all enjoying extra bedtime cuddles this eve! 🥰
Today my son had his first nap at Nursery + I had the privilege of joining the nap room for the last 15 mins. What a joy to be in a room of (I didn’t count, but maybe 8?) babies, all sleeping soundly, being ably supported by the nursery staff, who are quite frankly, angels + miracle workers!
May 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Today my son had his first nap at Nursery + I had the privilege of joining the nap room for the last 15 mins. What a joy to be in a room of (I didn’t count, but maybe 8?) babies, all sleeping soundly, being ably supported by the nursery staff, who are quite frankly, angels + miracle workers!
As my son starts his settling in sessions at Nursery his week, it’s safe to say he’s beginning to look less like a baby and more and more like a little boy…G’ah! 🥹
May 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As my son starts his settling in sessions at Nursery his week, it’s safe to say he’s beginning to look less like a baby and more and more like a little boy…G’ah! 🥹
Another book recommendation from my holibobs - in amongst all the Daniel Hurst thrillers on the kindle - this book was something else…and the last page? Well I must have read that a good few times. Tough, but important reading. Highly recommend. #BookSky 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
May 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Another book recommendation from my holibobs - in amongst all the Daniel Hurst thrillers on the kindle - this book was something else…and the last page? Well I must have read that a good few times. Tough, but important reading. Highly recommend. #BookSky 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
A bit denser than my usual sort of read (and v. history heavy) but interesting and exceptionally gripping nevertheless. May have to get Disney+ to catch the telly version too! #BookSky
May 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A bit denser than my usual sort of read (and v. history heavy) but interesting and exceptionally gripping nevertheless. May have to get Disney+ to catch the telly version too! #BookSky
After an amazing few weeks overseas, 🇨🇴 🇧🇴 🇵🇪 🇧🇷 🇺🇾 we are back on British soil. Return journey was a dream (night flight for the win, jet lag still a little wild!) and little man is currently settling in at nursery while I drink chai, eat cake + reflect on the most wonderful 9 months 🥹 😍 💝
May 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
After an amazing few weeks overseas, 🇨🇴 🇧🇴 🇵🇪 🇧🇷 🇺🇾 we are back on British soil. Return journey was a dream (night flight for the win, jet lag still a little wild!) and little man is currently settling in at nursery while I drink chai, eat cake + reflect on the most wonderful 9 months 🥹 😍 💝
1 week into our holiday - having THE most fab time, it’s been simply too busy to post! Flight was WILD (major sensory overload meant son simply did not sleep!) but the adventure at the other end is making it all the more worth while - we are all having the absolute bestest of times! 🙌
An overnight stay at LHR can mean only one thing: first long haul flight in over 5 years, making our drink of choice seem only apt.
Cheers peeps + happy hols to all our teacher folk friends 🍻 🤩 😘 (and wish us luck travelling long haul with the bubba too 😜)
Cheers peeps + happy hols to all our teacher folk friends 🍻 🤩 😘 (and wish us luck travelling long haul with the bubba too 😜)
April 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
1 week into our holiday - having THE most fab time, it’s been simply too busy to post! Flight was WILD (major sensory overload meant son simply did not sleep!) but the adventure at the other end is making it all the more worth while - we are all having the absolute bestest of times! 🙌
An overnight stay at LHR can mean only one thing: first long haul flight in over 5 years, making our drink of choice seem only apt.
Cheers peeps + happy hols to all our teacher folk friends 🍻 🤩 😘 (and wish us luck travelling long haul with the bubba too 😜)
Cheers peeps + happy hols to all our teacher folk friends 🍻 🤩 😘 (and wish us luck travelling long haul with the bubba too 😜)
April 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
An overnight stay at LHR can mean only one thing: first long haul flight in over 5 years, making our drink of choice seem only apt.
Cheers peeps + happy hols to all our teacher folk friends 🍻 🤩 😘 (and wish us luck travelling long haul with the bubba too 😜)
Cheers peeps + happy hols to all our teacher folk friends 🍻 🤩 😘 (and wish us luck travelling long haul with the bubba too 😜)
Happy Friday … and sharing this, just because it’s too good not to, right? 🪨 🦦
April 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Happy Friday … and sharing this, just because it’s too good not to, right? 🪨 🦦
Oh hello blue skies 🤩
March 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Oh hello blue skies 🤩
The Split: end of Season 2 and start of Season 3, both phenomenal, if a touch triggering at times 😭 Well into Series 3 now. This is SUCH a fantastic TV discovery; I highly recommend 🌟
a sign that says five stars with four blue stars on it
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March 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Split: end of Season 2 and start of Season 3, both phenomenal, if a touch triggering at times 😭 Well into Series 3 now. This is SUCH a fantastic TV discovery; I highly recommend 🌟
Reposted by Cordelia Cooper
Gareth Southgate, "True success is how you respond in the hardest moments"
"It's about having the belief and resilience to persevere"
"Not everyone will win trophies. Not everyone will be at the top of their field"
"But everyone can live a life where they constantly try to improve"
"It's about having the belief and resilience to persevere"
"Not everyone will win trophies. Not everyone will be at the top of their field"
"But everyone can live a life where they constantly try to improve"
March 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Gareth Southgate, "True success is how you respond in the hardest moments"
"It's about having the belief and resilience to persevere"
"Not everyone will win trophies. Not everyone will be at the top of their field"
"But everyone can live a life where they constantly try to improve"
"It's about having the belief and resilience to persevere"
"Not everyone will win trophies. Not everyone will be at the top of their field"
"But everyone can live a life where they constantly try to improve"
So tuckered out yesterday from a big old busy day of baby brunch (!), swimming + a LOT of walking (obvs) in the blooming beautiful sunshine (coat off, thank you very much), forgot to post the official PSA “Spring is in the air” pic (please be here to stay!!!) 🤞 ☀️
March 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
So tuckered out yesterday from a big old busy day of baby brunch (!), swimming + a LOT of walking (obvs) in the blooming beautiful sunshine (coat off, thank you very much), forgot to post the official PSA “Spring is in the air” pic (please be here to stay!!!) 🤞 ☀️
A lucky stone, a seashell + of course my flamingo 🦩 of hope, courtesy of @raesnape.bsky.social (the weekend before my first OFSTED inspection as Head, no less!)
So, to the good teacher folk of Blue Sky, what are the ‘lucky’ items sitting on your desks or in your classrooms?!? 🍀
So, to the good teacher folk of Blue Sky, what are the ‘lucky’ items sitting on your desks or in your classrooms?!? 🍀
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
Did you know 21% of teachers have a 'lucky' item in their classroom to bring a bit of extra positivity?
What’s yours? Let us know below! ⬇️
Did you know 21% of teachers have a 'lucky' item in their classroom to bring a bit of extra positivity?
What’s yours? Let us know below! ⬇️
March 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A lucky stone, a seashell + of course my flamingo 🦩 of hope, courtesy of @raesnape.bsky.social (the weekend before my first OFSTED inspection as Head, no less!)
So, to the good teacher folk of Blue Sky, what are the ‘lucky’ items sitting on your desks or in your classrooms?!? 🍀
So, to the good teacher folk of Blue Sky, what are the ‘lucky’ items sitting on your desks or in your classrooms?!? 🍀
Politics + psychometrics. Rock + a hard place. A rompingly good read from @timleunig.bsky.social
So glad that in the year’s “break” I’ll have had from headship, literally no progress in school inspection has been made. My school however? Ticking along just wonderfully, thank you very much 🙏
So glad that in the year’s “break” I’ll have had from headship, literally no progress in school inspection has been made. My school however? Ticking along just wonderfully, thank you very much 🙏
'The inspectorate is caught between the political rock of a manifesto commitment and the psychometric hard place of inspection validity'
How many times should Ofsted 'rethink' a bad idea?
Its current proposals are ill-conceived - but so is the very idea of more data for school accountability
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March 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Politics + psychometrics. Rock + a hard place. A rompingly good read from @timleunig.bsky.social
So glad that in the year’s “break” I’ll have had from headship, literally no progress in school inspection has been made. My school however? Ticking along just wonderfully, thank you very much 🙏
So glad that in the year’s “break” I’ll have had from headship, literally no progress in school inspection has been made. My school however? Ticking along just wonderfully, thank you very much 🙏
I like this graph. 📈 A lot.
(With two left handed parents, what are the chances of the little man being left handed? Even the swimming teacher has noticed a dominance towards his left side when “swimming”.)
Interesting stuff!
(With two left handed parents, what are the chances of the little man being left handed? Even the swimming teacher has noticed a dominance towards his left side when “swimming”.)
Interesting stuff!
Although it's US rather than Ireland, I can see the history of left-handedness in my family in this chart. Of course it was always there: the upward slope is when they stopped beating it out of children's handwriting.
Another "Don't make me tap the sign" moment?
March 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I like this graph. 📈 A lot.
(With two left handed parents, what are the chances of the little man being left handed? Even the swimming teacher has noticed a dominance towards his left side when “swimming”.)
Interesting stuff!
(With two left handed parents, what are the chances of the little man being left handed? Even the swimming teacher has noticed a dominance towards his left side when “swimming”.)
Interesting stuff!
Looking forward to seeing whether this *actually* captures any of the challenges of the last 5 years…or just seeks to blame…let’s see…
On tonight at 9pm, also available now on iplayer.
#Covid
#Lockdown
Panorama, Lockdown Kids: Five Years On: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00293gr via @bbciplayer
#Covid
#Lockdown
Panorama, Lockdown Kids: Five Years On: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00293gr via @bbciplayer
Panorama - Lockdown Kids: Five Years On
Branwen Jeffreys meets with families and teachers to find out how they are helping some of the youngest children impacted by lockdown to catch up on their education and social development.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Looking forward to seeing whether this *actually* captures any of the challenges of the last 5 years…or just seeks to blame…let’s see…
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Laughter erupts at #ASCL2025 as Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector tells school leaders: "I don't want you to be doing anything for Ofsted"...
March 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Laughter erupts at #ASCL2025 as Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector tells school leaders: "I don't want you to be doing anything for Ofsted"...
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Really welcome recognition from the Secretary of State that many of the challenges schools are currently facing can't be fixed within schools themselves, but need wider system reform. #ASCL2025
March 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Really welcome recognition from the Secretary of State that many of the challenges schools are currently facing can't be fixed within schools themselves, but need wider system reform. #ASCL2025
Had some very odd bad dreams / nightmares last night. Only now do I realise I had quite the smorgasbord of cheese last night. Cheese fuelled bad dreams? Who knew it was a real thing? But why?!? 🧀 😋 🧀 😋 🧀
a pile of cheese cubes are stacked on top of each other on a table .
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March 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Had some very odd bad dreams / nightmares last night. Only now do I realise I had quite the smorgasbord of cheese last night. Cheese fuelled bad dreams? Who knew it was a real thing? But why?!? 🧀 😋 🧀 😋 🧀
My son has just woken after 8+ hours sleep. He’s always been a fairly good sleeper, but this is another level. And after a short but sweet feed, he’s fast asleep again! What. A. Win. (For now, anyhow 😆) Tonight could be a WHOLE other matter 🤪
a cartoon cat is sleeping next to an alarm clock with the words sweepy baby above it
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March 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
My son has just woken after 8+ hours sleep. He’s always been a fairly good sleeper, but this is another level. And after a short but sweet feed, he’s fast asleep again! What. A. Win. (For now, anyhow 😆) Tonight could be a WHOLE other matter 🤪