steff wardale

Vice Principal, leading on QofEd, leadership development, biology teacher, ELE, NPQSL, NPQH. NPQLL facilitator. Love to read. Mummy and lover of the Lakes💕

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

World Book Day fever hits Hillside High School!

Reading is Power at Hillside every single day

But today, reading was so much fun at Hillside!

Shout out to all staff who made our pupils laugh out loud and have fun today!

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

Dress no. 15 delivered today and finally it is the right one 😂 Nothing like cutting it fine for @EducateAwards!

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

Very proud to be a finalist. We are so passionate about supporting the next generation of teachers & seeing the difference they make. Even more special -our new teachers are our ex pupils. We have a special community.@EducateAwards @Bootle_Together @seftoncouncil @RainbowTSHub

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

We are delighted to have been shortlisted for an @EducateAwards

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

LOVED this last night! Amazing acting and interpretation of the play. Well done everyone and thank you for a great evening ❤️ @LivEveryPlay

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

We also launched our new reading curriculum. All KS3 have dedicated reading lessons focused on becoming skilled readers through reciprocal reading. This has been a trust wide project that we are certain will support our pupils in success across the curriculum. @wdtrust

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

Following assemblies on our Reading is Power curriculum strand last week, this week we launch our revised Register and Read. With the support of @Right2Succeed Literacy project we have new reading books for all pupils for our reading curriculum.

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

Great example of the Blue Zone in art today. Pupils all focused on their observational drawings whilst the teacher circulated to prepare for feedback.

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

Big thank you to all staff for your engagement with developments in teaching and learning and passion for professional development.

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

Lovely to see so much focus in lessons this afternoon whilst staff circulated, reading work and preparing quality feedback for after the Blue Zone.

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

What a wonderful return to learning for all of our pupils today.

Today we launched our Blue Zone, an opportunity every lesson to promote resilience & independence to support our pupils in being the best learners.

Looking forward to another successful day of learning tomorrow.

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

Lovely to welcome all staff back to work today & what a busy, productive and inspiring day we have had preparing for our pupils. Delighted to welcome our keynote @NickBarwick to share his remarkable journey. A thoroughly moving story motivating us all to make a real difference.

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

My gorgeous boy. So lucky to have experienced the community that is The Inclusive Hub. A lovely celebration of diversity, inclusivity and community spirit. Well done everyone involved. Special special place for our area 💙 @Bootle_Together @liamstarkey84

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

Super proud of our Zach for doing the 5k with the boys this morning!

Lovely to see Hillside pupils here too 💙

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

We are super proud to support The Inclusive Hub @liamstarkey84 on their fundraising day.
They do incredible work in our community.
5k done this morning!
Cakes, music & raffles all happening from 12 midday. Come down and support.
Excellence in the Heart of the Community.

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

@MrThorntonTeach @MeolsCopHS @johntomsett We wrote our Workload Charter a few years back after reading that book! Love that book! I always use the phrase “how are we putting staff first with this?”
Quick screenshot of yours to update ours! I like the sub headings on this. Thanks for sharing and hope you are well x

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

All science teams together for our CPD conference this afternoon. Ending with our Trust Science Awards as voted for by colleagues @wdtrust

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

Trust Science Conference today, we revisited substantive & disciplinary knowledge, debated the quality of curriculum documentation, explored & shared best practice around AI to reduce workload & ended with our Science Trust Awards for 2025!

Support, challenge and celebration!

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

Still going and some support this morning! Doing incredible. Don’t forget to donate to @liamstarkey84

[The Inclusive Hub @liamstarkey84]

20 hours into his 24 hour run for the Inclusive Hub, Paul Marshall is still going strong. Thankyou to everyone so far for showing your support, you can still donate here https://t.co/gynBoCa64c.
Keep going Paul! 👑

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

Emotional and special evening watching David Attenborough: Ocean and on his 99th birthday!

And to go with my two ex-pupils who are now Biology teachers themselves! 💖💖💖

[steff wardale @steffwardale]

@JPM_1982 @YouTube Looks amazing x

[Hillside High School - Teaching & Learning @hhs4tl]

Mrs Ryan, Mrs Wardale and Miss Phillip’s are all set for a day of learning @researchEDWarr