Andy Bridge

Deputy Headteacher at @HelloRidgewood. MA, NPQH, CTeach. School Governor. English teacher. Interested in leadership, school improvement and education policy.

[Andy Bridge @MrAndrewBridge]

@DrewSherratt23 Looks incredible! Glad you’ve had a great break ahead of starting the new job!

[Blackpool Research School @BlackpoolRS]

Today, @EducEndowFoundn publish a new edition of their guidance on teaching assistants.

Based on a review of the evidence base, the report offers 5 practical recommendations to support schools to effectively deploy their teaching assistants.

Download: https://t.co/J0Duwoq4lN

[EEF @EducEndowFoundn]

💡 What do we mean by interleaving, spaced learning and retrieval practice?

Find out about cognitive science approaches in the classroom with our evidence review.

Download now: https://t.co/mi59JAXsTs

[Drew Sherratt @DrewSherratt23]

#team #worldbookday

@NicolaWatson1
@MrAndrewBridge

[Ridgewood School @HelloRidgewood]

✨ It's National Offer day! We hope everyone receiving a golden envelope is as excited as us! ✨

Don't forget to tag us in your pictures receiving your letters to be in with a chance to win one of our 20 Amazon vouchers!

[Andy Bridge @MrAndrewBridge]

Do Fridays at work get much better than Christmas Jumpers, Christmas Dinner and Festive Focaccia baking??

[Pepe Di’Iasio @pepediiasio]

Thank you Andy -I agree-great to be in a room of such positive and purposeful leaders!

[Andy Bridge @MrAndrewBridge]

What a fantastic conference. Great to see such collective optimism for the next 10 years in education. Thanks @pepediiasio, @BrilliantClub Anne-Marie Canning and @EquitableEd

[Pepe Di’Iasio @pepediiasio]

Delighted to have been able to join Headteachers and CEOs from across Doncaster this morning and contribute towards their thinking on the key issues facing education at the moment.Proud to be able to present to such an inspirational and amazing group of leaders.

[Ridgewood School @HelloRidgewood]

This morning's staff tea and toast included making baubles for this year's Christmas tree 🎄
Sixth form students will be making their baubles and decorating their tree next week too!

[Andy Bridge @MrAndrewBridge]

@DrewSherratt23 😂love the self-selected job title!!

[Hepp DT - Design & Technology for primary schools @heppdt]

Win a Class Set of Wooden Christmas Tree Project Kits!

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Teachers, bring festive fun to your classroom this holiday season! We’re giving away a class set of Wooden Christmas Tree Project Kits – the perfect Key Stage 1 Design & Technology resource. Inspire your children to build, design, and decorate their own wooden Christmas trees while meeting curriculum goals in a creative and engaging way.

To enter, simply:
1️⃣ Like and share this post.
2️⃣ Email us at [email protected] with your name, school, and contact details.

Don’t miss your chance to win this fantastic resource for your class!

Hurry - entries close at 9.00am on 25th November! 🎄

[Ridgewood School @HelloRidgewood]

Any budding artists are encouraged to enter their Christmas card design to Mr Houseman by 4pm Wednesday 27th November.
The winner will be printed as our official Ridgewood Christmas Card and there are further chocolate prizes for 2nd/3rd.

We are excited to see your designs! ⛄

[Ridgewood School @HelloRidgewood]

We welcomed over 200 families to our Sixth Form open evening and have already had record numbers of applications. Secure your place with us fast! 🎓

Why Ridgewood Sixth Form? Find out more about courses and apply here:
https://t.co/8NGeNWDYdV
https://t.co/WlNuG5r8I3

#sixthform

[Andy Bridge @MrAndrewBridge]

@DrewSherratt23 @coopbellevue @eddieball 😂😂100% a job for @eddieball

[Andy Bridge @MrAndrewBridge]

Come and join @HelloRidgewood as our new Exams Officer. You’ll work in a fantastic team with our Data Officer, and be line managed by our very experienced Data, Exams and Systems Manager.

Grade 7, term time plus 10 days

https://t.co/SKrbCHVgvC

[Ed Ball @eddieball]

Had a fantastic afternoon delivering the NPQ conference for @CEL_IOE with @helenbellinger1 Always a pleasure with working with our next leaders in the UK and around the world! @educationgovuk @EducExchange #NPQ #leading

[Andy Bridge @MrAndrewBridge]

@alison_dexter Glad you’ve had a great break, Alison. See you soon!

[Ridgewood School @HelloRidgewood]

This morning's staff tea and toast included a pumpkin decorating competition by each department team. We invited our students in to see our work and our final judge was Sean in Y11.

Winners were Performing Arts, SEN and SLT (boooo).

Who would be your winners??? ⭐

[Ridgewood School @HelloRidgewood]

Please see the latest edition of the School Newsletter. These are issued at the end of each half term to celebrate the achievements and experiences of our students.
https://t.co/h7pP23mGGS

[Ridgewood School @HelloRidgewood]

Congratulation to the 'Spooky Story' and 'Bookmark' library competition winners who collected their prizes last week!
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Thank you to all the students who entered the competitions, there were some amazing entries.

#teamlibrary #enrichment