PrimaryHeadteacher

Primary Headteacher looking for somewhere to record the trials and tribulations of a new head trying to make a difference…and keep their sanity.

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

Not that I need to tell give negative feedback to staff often, but elongating the pause to create a significant silence so we all feel the weight of it is always more impactful that what I say.

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

@Strickomaster EBI - make Parent’s Evening start at 1pm in the afternoon and not go on as late.

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

@Headteacherchat All the time. Take it as a sign you haven’t got too big for your boots 😉

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

When a Y1 falls asleep at the dining hall table at lunch and you find yourself carrying them like your toddler for a snooze in the first aid room…

[Harris Clapham Sixth Form @HAClaphamSixth]

Classroom teachers at Harris will continue to be paid better than anywhere else - announcing an 8-9% pay rise and an additional bonus for support staff. #HFTogether

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

A good visual example of how quality first teaching can offer the most supportive aid to SEN students. Today it was as we tried to make a butterfly. #hfed

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

@Headteacherchat

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

1 day of inset is not enough for my poor teachers to be prepped for this week - never again

[John Jerrim @JohnPeterJerrim]

New paper out today with @DrSamSims. We find there to be ZERO association between teacher autonomy and student outcomes. (Though some correlation with job satisfaction). Full paper available from
https://t.co/9y6TdyGAOB

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

Overheard in the corridor - Y4 boy A “But that’s why I’m scared of the dark - there could be anything behind that curtain” Y4 boy B “Well not anything…” Y4 boy A “Errrrr yeah you not heard of Swozzinga’s car?”

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

The last two weeks of school seem to always be event after event with little time to breathe or for reflection. Feel like the SATs results being out later pushed so much back, reports, new classes, meet the teacher events and therefore everything else

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

@teachwellall

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

Poetry recital day always brings me joy. As does the serious nature by which the staff take the scoring.

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

Bets on how quickly the primary assessment gateway will crash this morning….

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

SEF by numbers. You can’t write any sentences, just tables for data. It’s interesting to help shape a clear AIP

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

A boy lost his bag for two days…two days. Even came up with his dad to check the classroom. Today he found it under his chair.

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

@Headteacherchat Never stop improving

[PrimaryHeadteacher @PrimaryHeadtea3]

@MarcusLuther6 I have no idea why the students getting out of their chair would make them learn better. Is this a return to brain gym? Or will it help the knowledge settle better in their toes?