Sam Wood

Co Headteacher ~ Secondary Special ~ NPQH ~ SLE ~ Data and Assessment Specialist ~ Cyclist ~ 👨‍🏫👨‍💻🚴🏽‍♂️

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

Join Queens Croft High School as an ICT Technician! Support students and staff in a dynamic learning environment. Apply now! https://t.co/NYBWzIWzPL

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

Awards ceremony celebrates success of Lichfield students https://t.co/hbnvLir5U9 via @lichfieldlive

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

@MrEPayne @the_atlp Congratulations 🙌🏽

[Primitas Learning Partnership @PrimitasLP]

We are seeking to appoint a Finance Assistant (AAT Level 2 or 3 Apprenticeship depending on experience).

For more information please visit our website https://t.co/wGlecFutZn

[Primitas Learning Partnership @PrimitasLP]

Absolute pleasure & privilege to meet with all Primitas headteachers yesterday, in their capacity as Executive Leaders, to re-shape and freshen up our School Improvement Strategy for 2024-25👍@EDarwinAcademy @friaryschool @PrimaryRidgeway @HollyGrovePSch @Highfieldspri @Wood_Sam

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

*** Queen’s Croft Special School, Lichfield is recruiting ***

GREAT learning is inspired by GREAT teaching, and GREAT teaching is inspired by GREAT leadership. We are looking for GREAT staff who are prepared to get stuck in and get their hands dirty!

https://t.co/WUFFgYk8kS

[Primitas Learning Partnership @PrimitasLP]

New experience this week: Receiving notification that one of our schools is being inspected...whilst suffering with severe jet-lag after a half-term getaway!
Huge respect to everyone at Queens Croft for impressing Ofsted with your passion, and dedication and professionalism👏👏👏

[Primitas Learning Partnership @PrimitasLP]

It was an absolute honour to be able to describe the rapid transformation, which has taken place at Queens Croft, to the Lead Inspector.

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

What an incredible journey we’ve been on. Thank you to everyone involved! The inspection was rigorous but fair with plenty of professional challenge from inspectors as well as staff. Onwards and upwards 🙌🏽

[Clive Lawrence, OBE🎖 @CliveLawrence00]

✨🔸We are adding additional expertise and capacity to our trusts central Education Team 🔸✨

We are looking to appoint an exceptional leader to the role of School Improvement & Development Advisor (AP/PRU/SEMH specialism) 🤩

Due to our trust footprint and future growth plan, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who live in the East Midlands or West Midlands, including other surrounding areas. 👣 🚗 🔶

We are very interested to hear from those who are currently in leadership roles in either an alternative provision (AP) and/or pupil referral unit (PRU). This is great career development opportunity, in which to be apart of a strong MAT central school improvement team 😁🌟

Click on the post below to find out more info…. feel free to DM me! 💁🏽‍♂️👇🏽

⏰ Closing date for applications: Sunday 18 February 2024 (23:59)

📝 Interview date: Monday 04 March 2024

🔶’Stronger Together!’🔶
#ESTEEM #EMAT #SEND #AP #PRU #Primary #Inclusion #Education #EastMidlands #WestMidlands
@EsteemMat @EsteemMulti

Please can you share 🤩👍🏽
@EsteemMulti @EsteemMat @karenhayes20 @wearestclares @DerbyPrideAcad @ElmsleighInfant @Esteem_Valley @NED_SC @bennerleyfields @EsteemSouth @stanton_vale @HolbrookFor @fountainsschool @FountainsHigh
@prusapuk @PRUsAPExec @NNSP21 @NNoSS_SBP

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

@gfreeman2012 doing what he does best delivering his SEND Law and Funding Day to colleagues from across Staffordshire and beyond. Learning lots! #SENDLaw #EHCP #inspiringGREATness

[Primitas Learning Partnership @PrimitasLP]

Thanks again to Mrs. Debar-Smith for developing cultural capital through a wonderful, messy, stimulating and inspiring art project with our primary pupils. I think it's fair to say that the pupils were really engaged in their learning🤔 👍👍👍

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

@CliveLawrence00 @Headteacherchat Yes, working full time together and it’s great. Having someone to chat things through with means a lot. We can bounce ideas around and the stress of the job is certainly reduced. We all know how lonely the role can feel sometimes

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

A huge thank you to @fountainsschool for hosting some of our amazing teachers and TAs. A GREAT morning was had by all and lots of good practice shared collaboratively. #inspiringGREATness

[Clive Lawrence, OBE🎖 @CliveLawrence00]

@EsteemMulti are committed to working in partnership with other likeminded MAT’s. As part of an INSET day, staff from Queens Croft School (which is part of @PrimitasLP), visited @fountainsschool today. Teachers and TA’s worked in collaboration to share SEND knowledge, skills and expertise, to support their professional development 👊🏽

🔶’Stronger Together!’🔶
#EMAT #SEND #AP #PRU #Primary #Inclusion #Education #EastMidlands #WestMidlands

@EsteemMulti @EsteemMat @karenhayes20 @EsteemceoJulian @Wood_Sam

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

CPD at its best. Improving outcomes for pupils across Staffordshire and beyond. #inspiringGREATness! Thanks to everyone involved

[Primitas Learning Partnership @PrimitasLP]

Huge thanks to all those involved in the maths Peer Review earlier today at Queens Croft. Sounds like it was a fantastic professional development activity for both the reviewers and those being reviewed. Win:win collaboration at its best👏

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

🚩@AspleyCharlotte ex student and community champion officially opened our newly renovated 6th Form building today. It’s a GREAT, purposeful building to prepare students for life, work and the wider world #inspiringGREATness

[Supported Internships Derby (Project SEARCH) @ProjectSearch4]

Arjan is looking for work in the Derby area, please get in touch if you are aware of any vacancies. He is great team member with a fantastic attitude.
@StMartinsDerby @T2Derby @DirectEBP @ISS__UK @UHDBTrust @Horizons6thForm

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

Derby to Skegness on the hottest day of the year 🥵 nice to be out and switch off for a few hours though

[Sam Wood @Wood_Sam]

Day 1 as a Co-Headteacher done! We survived 😅 Fantastic input from the whole team during INSET. #inspiringGREATness

[Ofsted @Ofstednews]

🧵 1/6 - Today we’ve released the next two in our series of curriculum reviews focused on history and maths. You can find the whole collection of reviews, and the subject reports that preceded them, here: https://t.co/3htualKSvy