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@GingaGill @warwickmansell As a profession (in the widest sense) we are pretty poor at PR.

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@DeputyGrocott 100% agree

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@SmallSchool_KS2 @Headteacherchat 100% agree

An inspection team told me they didn’t know how I did it. But they did not say a word about it in the report.

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@MrAllington Thank you for your kind reply. It says a lot about you.

Have a great summer.

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@Emma_Turner75 Yes! I was in ITE at the time. Some students wanted us to run a module on it. So we started to put some things together.

Next thing we knew it was in the bin.

Hopefully a calmer transition this time? 🤞

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@Emma_Turner75 It might be a good time to look back at the proposed Primary Curriculum for 2011 - with its six Areas of Learning and encouragement of creativity. Sir Jim Rose’s Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum. There’s a link here https://t.co/s1gfGfKjSY

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@vicgoddard Oh dear me. This is very sad and somewhat disturbing. As I have said for a long time now, there’s a massive focus on *what* to do as a leader, but little will to understand the *how*.

What a dreadful state your sister’s situation reflects. I wish her the very best.

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We’re back and up-and-running on https://t.co/s1gfGfJM3q

Have a look at the headlines of NFER’s Teacher Workforce 2024 report.

As usual, we’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions - by being properly informed.

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@RogersHistory This is where “we are all in this together” falls apart. The “this” can be different depending on your role/ status/ attitude.

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@shadylady222 Good luck Becky. I hope your proactive approach pays off. Really good to see the socials being used like this.

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@RogersHistory I wish I was like you, Tom ❤️

Go immediately to LinkedIn. Post your advice there. Get thousands of loves and likes.

You might even get noticed amongst all the AI generated leadership memes.

LinkedIn: the home of the humourless.

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@Headteacherchat Ahhh. There’s nothing like administering some good, old fashioned micromanagement to indicate how little you know about someone’s role and what makes it work.

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@DeputyGrocott Sorry to be a bore, but good luck with the NPQH.

And with your Y4s 😁

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@Headteacherchat @HalilMrT4Real @CensoredHead @KyrstieStubbs @smithsmm @MrHtheteacher @AmyBills_Edu @joanne_jobutts @ModernCassie @anoara_a @dave_mcpartlin Avoid being caught up in self-importance.

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@MrARobbins Yes. Quite often the training is too generic, especially if it’s whole school. If you can’t apply the new ‘content’ effectively it soon gets dropped for the new shiny stuff.

Good to see people reading your book, Adam. I was pleased to endorse it. Bill Lowe.

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@DavidNautilus1 @Headteacherchat This is where any middle leader worth the title can help enormously. Helping and genuinely supporting those above you should be in your psychological contract.

I was fortunate to have those in the team. Makes a huge difference.

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@Headteacherchat The problem comes when you have to apply a change that comes from above. It will often be one that the leader probably doesn’t fully agree with, but can’t get around. These things happen in the non-idealistic world.

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@_MissieBee @etaknipsa The narrow mindedness in a profession that should be mind-broadening is disappointing.

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@_Brownie_1981 @emmaccannon88 @Headteacherchat When micromanagement morphs into control-freakery