**New blog: From Glaciers to Gardens: Make Sustainability Local**
If our pupils can explain melting glaciers yet cannot improve the street outside their own school, then we’ve taught knowledge, but not agency.
https://t.co/pWBdBkVoj3
Brilliant to finally read it in print how well my previous school did with the 2025 SATs, putting the school top of the county's list, with well above average results too. Well done everyone https://t.co/4QBK1AeH5M
Breaking: Leaders describe 'nightmare before Christmas' as 28 mainstream and 18 special free school projects face the axe, with 58 more specialist settings thrown into limbo after a year-long government review
https://t.co/7bFaoW5a8k
One of my favourite things to do is work with a head and a school over time to support strategy development and turn this into action.
A great day working down in Northampton today with a warm, welcoming and really thoughtful team.
@tes I wrote similarly about the importance to stay true to your moral compass, and find ways to actualise potential of all those around: https://t.co/M8QFCUTnRG
And https://t.co/T7buIkoHyd
🌞 Our Summer edition of Policy Insights is out now:
https://t.co/kq7p9fsQfk
📜 Featuring reports on teacher support plans being misused
✏️ Blog posts of the month from @Mr_Crome@_MissieBee@CoreySnuggs
🎤 Podcast of the month 'Mind the Gap' featuring @teacherhead and @Emma_Turner75
So proud to see this come together before I leave. Looks incredible and will support the chn's learning for many years to come! Thanks Gareth from #Twenty8design
Blown away at how #Twenty8Design has helped transform our walls: this will enhance our chn's curriculum journey.
Thanks to Mepal Union Chapel committee and #TescoStrongerStarts who also funded the rest.
Breaking: A 3.2 per cent pay rise for school support staff has been agreed, but unions have warned that higher pay will be needed in future.
https://t.co/5ZZqwVIy4M
As Headteacher, I couldn’t be prouder of our children & community for the exceptional results. These children now move on with the strong foundations, not just because of their results, but because of all the resilience, perseverance and belief that they all can achieve!
🥳🤩2025 End of KS2 Results - 100% Combined🤩🥳
Absolutely AMAZING!
Well done, Year 6👏
Resilience, passion and CARE in abundance. You did it and we couldn't be prouder of you.
#KS2Results#Year6#CARE#MepalandWitcham
**Updated KS2 Y6 Data Tracker**
Now includes 2025 Scaled Scores AND automatic analysis of key groups e.g. PP VS Non-PP; SEND, EAL etc.
Even more comprehensive and hope it continues to save you valuable time and provide useful monitoring.
https://t.co/OfQn7UD6uV
Breaking: Key stage 2 SATs headline results are out
62% met expected standard in reading, writing and maths, up from 61%
📖 Reading 75%, up from 74%
➕ Maths 74%, up from 73%
More here...
https://t.co/TT02WwhUSu
**New Blog**: How Do I Know? They're Attending to Learning.
A big nod to Steplab's Great Teaching Unpacked video (only just got round to writing this up).
https://t.co/OtGEFBjbE0
I find myself reading extracts several times, as getting the "jist" isn't going to help my retention, nor my
ability to properly appreciate the meaning or message being conveyed. I owe it to the writer, and to anyone
who is my audience, a better chance to share my understanding
**New Blog** - Life After SATs
Take time to breathe, reflect and to not become the subject to pressure, but embrace now & what's to come. Let's try to recalibrate
https://t.co/m2OEVHLpqM
From today, working parents with children aged 9 months by September can apply for 30 hours of government-funded childcare 👨👩👧👦
It's part of our Plan for Change to give children the best start.
Claim your code for September ⬇️