Check out my new post, '8 Simple Rules for (Up)dating the National Curriculum. I have read a 200-page document so that you don't have to! exheadteacher.substack.com #headteacherupdate #headteachernews
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I am an introvert who writes about introverted things. I write about leadership and education, and I am also trying my hand at fiction. My book 'Quiet Leadership: The Power of Intervention in Schools'...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Check out my new post, '8 Simple Rules for (Up)dating the National Curriculum. I have read a 200-page document so that you don't have to! exheadteacher.substack.com #headteacherupdate #headteachernews
Here is the third and final part of my attempt to summarise the Curriculum and Assessment Review from a primary perspective. Parts one and two are also on my Substack. #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate open.substack.com/pub/exheadte...
Reflections on the Curriculum and Assessment Review - Final Part
from a primary perspective
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November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Here is the third and final part of my attempt to summarise the Curriculum and Assessment Review from a primary perspective. Parts one and two are also on my Substack. #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate open.substack.com/pub/exheadte...
If you don’t want to read the whole document (it’s nearly 200 pages long), check out my reflections on it here. I have tried to make it an easy read! #headteachernews #headteacherchat
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Reflections on the Curriculum and Assessment Review
A primary perspective
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November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
If you don’t want to read the whole document (it’s nearly 200 pages long), check out my reflections on it here. I have tried to make it an easy read! #headteachernews #headteacherchat
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This is the best idea for improving school attendance that I have heard, bar none! Rather than focusing on punishing poor #attendance, we should be trying something positive, and rolling this out nationally would be a good start. #headteachernews #headteacherupdate
Meet the three-year-olds helping anxious teens spend more time in school
As school returns, we look at a scheme that pairs teenagers with toddlers from a local nursery in a bid to help increase school attendance.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This is the best idea for improving school attendance that I have heard, bar none! Rather than focusing on punishing poor #attendance, we should be trying something positive, and rolling this out nationally would be a good start. #headteachernews #headteacherupdate
"Are you on email? You simply must be these days." Some communication-related tips for new headteachers in my post for the day. #headteacherupdate #headteachersupport #headteachernews
Are You on Email?
You simply have to be, these days.
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October 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Are you on email? You simply must be these days." Some communication-related tips for new headteachers in my post for the day. #headteacherupdate #headteachersupport #headteachernews
I am delighted to announce that my book is now available for pre-order from the lovely people at
Crown House Publishing www.crownhouse.co.uk
#QuietLeadership #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate
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September 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I am delighted to announce that my book is now available for pre-order from the lovely people at
Crown House Publishing www.crownhouse.co.uk
#QuietLeadership #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate
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I have written a blog post today with some ideas for making end-of-year reports less of a mountain for teachers to climb exheadteacher.blogspot.com #headteachernews #headteacherchat
Reflections of an ex-head teacher
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July 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I have written a blog post today with some ideas for making end-of-year reports less of a mountain for teachers to climb exheadteacher.blogspot.com #headteachernews #headteacherchat
I'm on a roll! More posts on exheadteacher.blogspot.com and introhead.blogspot.com for the introverts out there! Also, a new entry in 'The Charity Shop Diaries' charityshopdiaries.substack.com #headteachernews #headteacherchat #termtimeholidays
June 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I'm on a roll! More posts on exheadteacher.blogspot.com and introhead.blogspot.com for the introverts out there! Also, a new entry in 'The Charity Shop Diaries' charityshopdiaries.substack.com #headteachernews #headteacherchat #termtimeholidays
I've plenty of new content to share, including The Introvert's Guide to Flying introhead.blogspot.com, blackberry picking exheadteacher.blogspot.com and more Charity Shop Diaries charityshopdiaries.substack.com #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #introvert #headteachernews
June 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I've plenty of new content to share, including The Introvert's Guide to Flying introhead.blogspot.com, blackberry picking exheadteacher.blogspot.com and more Charity Shop Diaries charityshopdiaries.substack.com #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #introvert #headteachernews
A Monday morning question. Should we enforce limits and curfews on young people regarding their social media use? Check out my blog post. exheadteacher.blogspot.com #socialmedia #headteacherchat #headteachernews
Reflections of an ex-head teacher
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June 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A Monday morning question. Should we enforce limits and curfews on young people regarding their social media use? Check out my blog post. exheadteacher.blogspot.com #socialmedia #headteacherchat #headteachernews
#transition is an essential part of the summer term, so I have shared my top ten tips for making it work for your children and staff. exheadteacher.blogspot.com #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
May 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#transition is an essential part of the summer term, so I have shared my top ten tips for making it work for your children and staff. exheadteacher.blogspot.com #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
Two new posts from me today. The first is about Sports Days in my introhead.blogspot.com blog, and the second is on the subject of 'grit' in my exheadteacher.blogspot.com blog. I hope they make interesting reading. #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate #HeadteacherChat
May 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Two new posts from me today. The first is about Sports Days in my introhead.blogspot.com blog, and the second is on the subject of 'grit' in my exheadteacher.blogspot.com blog. I hope they make interesting reading. #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate #HeadteacherChat
A reflective, post-SATS blog post from me today, freed from the shackles of being a local authority headteacher. exheadteacher.blogspot.com #sats2025 #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate #HeadteacherChat
Unfiltered thoughts of an ex-head teacher
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May 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A reflective, post-SATS blog post from me today, freed from the shackles of being a local authority headteacher. exheadteacher.blogspot.com #sats2025 #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate #HeadteacherChat
Two new posts today. One is about my introverted cats, and the other is about the plight of the headteacher in a heatwave! exheadteacher.blogspot.com #headteacherchat #headteachernews
April 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Two new posts today. One is about my introverted cats, and the other is about the plight of the headteacher in a heatwave! exheadteacher.blogspot.com #headteacherchat #headteachernews
Do you know what the Mulberry Harbours were? You will if you read my latest, school trip-themed post here. exheadteacher.blogspot.com #HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
Unfiltered thoughts of an ex-head teacher
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April 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Do you know what the Mulberry Harbours were? You will if you read my latest, school trip-themed post here. exheadteacher.blogspot.com #HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
Today's #wellbeing themed post is called 'What a difference a year makes!' I hope you enjoy reading it.
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#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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Unfiltered thoughts of an ex-head teacher
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April 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today's #wellbeing themed post is called 'What a difference a year makes!' I hope you enjoy reading it.
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#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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I made my first meme! I have also written a short post to explain what it means exheadteacher.blogspot.com #introverts #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
April 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I made my first meme! I have also written a short post to explain what it means exheadteacher.blogspot.com #introverts #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
A slightly different post to end the weekend. This one is about introversion and is called 'The Life of an Extremely Introverted Cricket Supporter'. Hopefully interesting to both intro- and extroverts
#HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
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#HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
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April 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A slightly different post to end the weekend. This one is about introversion and is called 'The Life of an Extremely Introverted Cricket Supporter'. Hopefully interesting to both intro- and extroverts
#HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
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#HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
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Today's post is mental health focused and shares my five ways to wellbeing. This picture, taken from my desk just now, is definitely having a positive impact on my day so far!
#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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March 31, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Today's post is mental health focused and shares my five ways to wellbeing. This picture, taken from my desk just now, is definitely having a positive impact on my day so far!
#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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My latest post is titled 'Why Norwood Head was right to 'ban' Easter.' #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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Unfiltered thoughts of an ex-head teacher
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March 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
My latest post is titled 'Why Norwood Head was right to 'ban' Easter.' #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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I feel productive today, so I have two new posts to share. The first is an updated version of my post on improving attendance, and the second is about something that I think should be banned from classrooms forthwith! #HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
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March 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I feel productive today, so I have two new posts to share. The first is an updated version of my post on improving attendance, and the second is about something that I think should be banned from classrooms forthwith! #HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
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Two new posts from me this week. The first is a story about a school trip to forget, and the second is a short piece that stands up for introverts in the classroom, albeit in a very non-threatening way! #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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Unfiltered thoughts of an ex-head teacher
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March 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Two new posts from me this week. The first is a story about a school trip to forget, and the second is a short piece that stands up for introverts in the classroom, albeit in a very non-threatening way! #HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherChat
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A (hopefully) interesting post from me that reveals some depressing statistics. It started with wondering, 'Is it just me, or are teachers getting younger?' #HeadteacherUpdate #HeadteacherNews
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Unfiltered thoughts of an ex-head teacher
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March 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A (hopefully) interesting post from me that reveals some depressing statistics. It started with wondering, 'Is it just me, or are teachers getting younger?' #HeadteacherUpdate #HeadteacherNews
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My post today contains some thoughts following on from yesterday's published article on the Headteacher Update website. Original article tinyurl.com/yc74jux9 and blog post tinyurl.com/mry7ebdz #HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
A post to follow up from my article in Headteacher Update
Being a reflective sort, as teachers tend to be, I had some further thoughts following yesterday's publication of my first article for Headt...
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March 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
My post today contains some thoughts following on from yesterday's published article on the Headteacher Update website. Original article tinyurl.com/yc74jux9 and blog post tinyurl.com/mry7ebdz #HeadteacherChat #HeadteacherNews
My post for the day should strike a chord amongst most teachers. It is titled 'Coffee: A Love Affair' and includes my top three #coffeeshop recommendations.
#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate #coffeenerd @jameshoffmann.bsky.social
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#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate #coffeenerd @jameshoffmann.bsky.social
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Unfiltered thoughts of an ex-head teacher
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March 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
My post for the day should strike a chord amongst most teachers. It is titled 'Coffee: A Love Affair' and includes my top three #coffeeshop recommendations.
#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate #coffeenerd @jameshoffmann.bsky.social
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#HeadteacherNews #HeadteacherUpdate #coffeenerd @jameshoffmann.bsky.social
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