Ben Levinson OBE

HT; OBE; 2020 Primary School of the Year; TES Wellbeing and Mental Health Winner; FCCT; EAL Gold; Mental Health Gold; Chair @Well_Schools; IQM CoE; DfE EAG; NLE

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

Feeling the love!

[BBC The One Show @BBCTheOneShow]

Congratulations Kensington Primary School in Newham, East London for winning Primary School of the Year Award. 👏

Here's what head teacher Ben has to say about this massive achievement!

#TheOneShow | @teachingawards

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

Teaching contains the foundations of wellbeing: purpose, relationships, hope and positivity.

But those same things can also make it overwhelming.

The challenge is holding onto what’s good without being consumed by what’s hard.

https://t.co/pxvs46dNcV

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

@CraigHBruce @mileshuntTWS @thewonder_stuff Fair play to ya.

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

⁦@mileshuntTWS⁩ ⁦@thewonder_stuff⁩ just another level. My face hurts from smiling so much. What an absolute night of joy to celebrate the start of the Christmas holidays and my birthday. Thank you. ❤️

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

@RMSmajorrich @WatfordFC @JonnyWilkinson @mileshuntTWS @thewonder_stuff It's hard to pick a favourite but it's certainly up there. Cracking night. As yours was by the sound of it.

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

My children being born.
My wedding day.
@WatfordFC winning the play off final in the last minute.
@JonnyWilkinson World Cup winning drop kick.
And last night.

@mileshuntTWS @thewonder_stuff you were insane. What a performance!

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

Here and raring to go!

⁦@mileshuntTWS⁩ ⁦@thewonder_stuff⁩

#30yearsinthebathroom
#thembigoaktrees

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

@Southgloshead @thewonder_stuff Off to Shepherd's Bush tonight to catch them. 😆😆😆

[Youth Sport Trust @YouthSportTrust]

There are so many changes we can make in our daily lives to support young people to move more for their physical and mental health, but to create longlisting widespread change, we need to create momentum.

With this in mind, it's never been more important to have your voice heard and ensuring that your local MP is aware of these issues is key.

To get involved with this, please like, comment on and share our content while tagging your MP to highlight the importance of movement for young people in early year settings.

Visit our website today to make real change and join us on our mission to get all young people moving.

https://t.co/nJlI3diUv9

#HealthyMovers

[Youth Sport Trust @YouthSportTrust]

The Government was right to identify school readiness as an urgent priority in today's PM's speech.

We are encouraged by their commitment to raise the number of children who are ready to start school from 67% to 75%. Physical activity, and the role it plays in cognitive, social, emotional and physical development must be central to delivering this ambition.

On World Children’s Day our National School Sport Champion @Mo_Farah brought together a series of leading British Olympians and Paralympians to call on the Government to increase physical activity levels in early years, by ensuring early years providers are able to support physical development so all children are healthy movers before starting school.

https://t.co/nJlI3dimFB

#PlanforChange #PMSpeech @Keir_Starmer

[Youth Sport Trust @YouthSportTrust]

⏰ It's time to get nominating! ⏰

The Youth Sport Trust Awards 2025 celebrates schools, settings, trusts, and individuals who, working alongside the Youth Sport Trust over the past year, have made a real and impactful change to the lives of young people. 🙌

Our first award, Outstanding Early Years Practice is awarded to a setting that has placed physical literacy at the heart of their curriculum, ensuring that learners’ physical, social and emotional health is central.

You can learn more and make your nomination when you visit our website 👇

https://t.co/VY6LQiA6RQ

#YSTConference #YSTConference25 #ConferenceAwards

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

For anyone with an interest in #multilingualism #EAL

A fabulous opportunity to learn with the amazing @soofia_amin

- Engaging parents to support literacy
- Developing reading and writing skills for multilingual children
- And much more

https://t.co/DRJgy3nHRI

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

@mileshuntTWS Best wishes Pete.

My friend (still my friend) copied Hup one-side, 8 Legged Groove Machine the other on a cassette and that started my indie love affair. Never Loved Elvis was the first (indie) album I bought. 35 years! Cannot wait!!

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

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[The Pearson National Teaching Awards @TeachingAwards]

Congratulations to the Surrey Square Primary School (@SurreySqSchool) Whole School Team based in London, our Gold Winner of the Making a Difference - Primary School of the Year Award! 👏 #TeachingHeroes

[Julie McCulloch @juliecmcculloch]

In today's @tes, @ASCL_UK General Secretary @pepediiasio sets out our views on the introduction of new school report cards.

Please read, and share if you agree. It's really important that we get this right.

https://t.co/sbrysb4ILn

[BBC The One Show @BBCTheOneShow]

Tonight, we’re celebrating an ‘Unsung Hero’ for this year’s @TeachingAwards - someone who goes above and beyond to make their school special 🏆

We sent @MissAlexjones to deliver the good news to winner, Greg Smalley 👏

#TheOneShow 👉 https://t.co/ykEZURbj7B

#TeachingHeroes

[Sarah Cottinghatt @SCottinghatt]

Adaptive expertise is a woolly concept.

Here are 3 key quotes I’ve picked out about adaptive expertise and how they apply to teaching…

[👩‍🏫 Education Support 👨‍🏫 @EdSupportUK]

Hello from Cardiff!

Today at the Well-being of Educational Leaders Conference.

Our Director of Programmes Faye McGuinness discussed how our services can support educational leaders’ wellbeing.

Find out more: https://t.co/jArNRoGPq8

@NAELCymru #LeadershipAcademy @WG_Education

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

@ClaireClinton67 @NewhamLondon @Student_SACRE 👏

[Ben Levinson OBE @mrlev]

Love this - both its tongue-in-cheekiness and its key message. ❤️

[Tes magazine @tes]

Why has the concept of belonging in schools suddenly become so popular? Headteacher @keziah70 explores this 'revolution' in school leadership
https://t.co/0PTXQubOfD

[Youth Sport Trust @YouthSportTrust]

If our latest short film for our Healthy Movers launch moved, motivated or inspired you, then it would be wonderful if you voted for us in the Smiley Charity Film Awards!

You can watch our emotive short film and cast your vote here: https://t.co/8pxw9c0XlF

Together, we can build a healthier future for our children.

Voting closes on the 29th of January 2025 so get your votes in today!

#charityfilmawards #cfa25 #HealthyMovers @SmileyCFA