Nik Murphy

Head of Safeguarding & Pastoral Care in an inner city school. Passionate about Child Protection and empowering young people to achieve their full potential.

[Tom Hague @TomHague88]

We are told that no school in the Midlands has a rowing club. We are not quite there yet @CastleMeadAcad but today will live long in the memory as we continue to go about carving out our own place on the sporting map.

These scholars were a pleasure to be in the company of today.

[Tom Hague @TomHague88]

The full-length black coat seems very ‘in’ at CMA this season.

@NikMurphy3 @FayeJewell2 @TalesSophie sporting them rather well on a cold gate duty this morning.

[Nik Murphy @NikMurphy3]

@MWardBehaviour 100%

[Castle Mead Academy @CastleMeadAcad]

Our half-termly Safeguarding Newsletter has been sent to parents today, giving detail on items including the following:

🔷 Meet our DSLs
🔷 [email protected]
🔷 Squid Game
🔷 Operation Encompass

Have a read here: https://t.co/NRKBiqCUDL

#GrowingACommunityOfExcellence

[Nik Murphy @NikMurphy3]

@MrBartlettHist Mine would be, start with basics, sounds silly but teaching deep breathing first, it's something that is overlooked. The box technique is a good place to start. 🌟

[Gulbanu Kader @GeeKader]

Parents listen in awe of what has been achieved at @CastleMeadAcad part of @TMETrust. The principal, @TomHague88 explains how ‘Growing a Community of Excellence’ becomes a lived reality and how every student is expected to excel regardless of background. #OpenEvening

[Castle Mead Academy @CastleMeadAcad]

Thank you to all of the families who came to our Open Evening, and for your very kind feedback too.

We often say our scholars are our greatest asset, and we think this shone through tonight! They are so proud of their school.

Admissions now open!

#FeedbackIsAGift

[Nik Murphy @NikMurphy3]

@siteman52 Wow, love this!

[Castle Mead Academy @CastleMeadAcad]

Year 6 Open Evening

Join us on Tuesday 21st September, 4.30-7.30pm.

See our stunning new school site, meet our scholars and staff, and hear from our Principal.

Please book tickets below.

Arrive from 4.30pm: https://t.co/azImndXOzI

Arrive from 6.00pm: https://t.co/dwXasuw6bI

[Tom Hague @TomHague88]

We said to colleagues @CastleMeadAcad to enjoy this week, as a special one in each of our careers.

I described it yesterday as moving house and throwing a party for 720 two days later. But we have had a blast!

Topped off by probably the nicest appreciation I have received.

[Alice Walker @AliceWalks96]

Today I saw my brand new classroom! I've never been so excited, I'm like a kid at Christmas! I'm even more excited to see our wonderful scholars faces when they enter their brand new school next week!! 💙🥳

[Nik Murphy @NikMurphy3]

#dreamteam Our scholars are so lucky to have you all. 🌟

[FayeJewell @FayeJewell2]

And we’re in! 🥳
New beginnings in our brand new building, with the new Head of Year Team!
Excited for whats to come 💫
@CastleMeadAcad
#CMA #LikeWeveAlwaysBeenTogether

[Gulbanu Kader @GeeKader]

An emotional moment for all as the new @CastleMeadAcad school site was opened today. An epic journey which started with a vision @TMETrust in 2015 to the palpable excitement of staff today.
Very proud to have played a part in writing the original bid.#TMETTeam #TMETCollaboration

[Tom Hague @TomHague88]

PL day 2 of term @CastleMeadAcad. Working together on all things behaviour.

@MichaelaRueben and @AdnaHarris leading staff through our two ground rules and deliberate practice of our routines for listening.

[Castle Mead Academy @CastleMeadAcad]

Less than a week to go until we open the gates to our new Year 7 scholars.

#GrowingACommunityOfExcellence

[Tom Hague @TomHague88]

PL Day 3, picking up Safeguarding and Pastoral Care.

@rulemike setting the tone of tutor time, to ensure quality return from time invested.

Really quite impressed by the thinking which has gone in to ensuring our tutor time offer enables scholarship from the get go.

[Tom Hague @TomHague88]

Heartening to hear from @MissVDunn in role as Lead Teacher of PSHE. Putting PSHE front and centre of our offer @CastleMeadAcad so as scholars are well informed, looked after and challenged by our curriculum.

Knowledge, Reading for Excellence, Debate & Discussion as the thread.

[Tom Hague @TomHague88]

Always assume ‘it could happen here’.

@NikMurphy3 leading staff PL on Safeguarding part one, making expert use of the excellent resources from @TheKeySL, implemented for CMA.

#WeBelieveInDevelopingExperts

[Nik Murphy @NikMurphy3]

@TomHague88 @TeacherSimo @CastleMeadAcad @mrsbrewtandcake @rozina_mulla @clh9109 @julesprichards @kalisha_leonie @AdnaHarris @MichaelaRueben 😂😂