🚨BIG NEWS:

I am moving to Sierra Leone from Sept - March

It's been a difficult decision to give up my current role but I will be working with the charity EducAid on some improvement work whilst I'm there.

If you want to work together remotely please get in contact 😊

👏👏👏 Snuck in whilst everyone was distracted by the boats.

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Change the culture in an underperforming school, they said.
What a crazy but beautiful ride with this Year 11 cohort. Really looking forward to seeing how results day comes out. ✨️

Wonderful keynote to drive the afternoon on oracy @claresealy.bsky.social ✨️ thank you.

"Technique is what the teacher uses until the real teacher shows up."

Only a few pages in and already inspired to remember the value of teachers as people, not simply deliverers of content.

Thank you @megvertebrae.bsky.social for the recommendation.

Super proud of my husband who has achieved his PhD in parasitology. 🥳

Celebration dinner last night.

HERE WE GO!

All prepped for exam mode, taking 51 beautiful key amber kids in the final stretch. All of our key kids kicking off Friday with 121 support or final intervention.

Can't be more PROUD of these kids.

Keats' To Solitude was published on this day, in 1816.

Still beautiful. "If I must with thee dwell..." 🖤

My @litdrive.bsky.social with @greeborunner.bsky.social was an absolutely blast this afternoon. Thank you to everyone who came and shared their experiences of trust-wide leadership; there was a wonderful community feel to the session.

205 years ago, on 19th Sept, John Keats wrote 'To Autumn', inspired by his walk along the River Itchen. 5 years ago (on its bicentennial), @drchendrick.bsky.social and I were lucky enough to do the same. I come back to this every year today: "Season of mists..."