Stuart Morton

Principal - Leicestershire - ‘views are my own’

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

Incredibly proud to announce that I will be the new principal of @RawlinsAcademy Can’t wait to get started and work with the incredible staff and students in the community. Watch this space. #RawlinsExcellence

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

@BradleyKBusch @greeborunner Yes please

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

Should You Tell Your Employees Not to Work on Weekends? https://t.co/nFL5uU3YOT

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

Jo Facer makes this point beautifully in her book. Students who are impulsive, rude and self-centered in school don’t somehow magically transform into the sorts of valued employees who are considerate, collaborative and helpful. And of course almost everything we accomplish in our professional lives will be accomplished in groups serving the needs of some institution. The valorization of rule-less-ness is a lie and a disservice to students.

[Sam Strickland @SamStrickers181]

NEETs…

This is not a political statement…

There is only so much schools can do. There is absolutely a need to instil expectations & standards into young people.

The bigger issue though is a broken economy.

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

@m_chiles @MissCole279 Would love to have a read. I’ll put is on later today.

[Sam Strickland @SamStrickers181]

The role of Headship is incomparable to other school roles. This has nothing to do with ego nor is it to dismiss other roles. It’s delusional to think the role is a breeze & disingenuous to suggest that Heads make up the demands of the role to show off.

[Sam Strickland @Samstricko181]

The bottom line is everything costs money. If you want more you have to fund more.

[Michael Chiles 🌍 @m_chiles]

Over the years I’ve had the privilege of working in both high performing schools and schools that have needed to significantly improve their fortunes. Experiencing both has been one of the most valuable parts of my professional journey.

In many ways, the difference between the two can feel like the difference between steering a well built ship in open water and repairing one while navigating a storm. Both require skill, leadership and teamwork but the conditions are very different.

One example is attendance. One Friday whole school attendance is 94% and the next Friday 89%. The highs and lows are real and you feel it. One day can really undo the momentum and make you feel like you are back to where you were. Progress isn’t linear.

High performing schools often benefit from strong systems, established routines, and a culture where success is expected. The work is about refinement, continuous improvement, and protecting what already works well. But, this has been built on years of consistency and a completely different starting point.

Schools on an improvement journey face a different set of challenges. The work is often about rebuilding trust, strengthening systems, establishing clarity, and creating the foundations that allow great teaching and learning to thrive. This takes time and relentless focus on what matters most. Improvement is sometimes invisible.

What I’ve learned is that improvement rarely comes from quick fixes. It comes from clarity of purpose, consistency in expectations, and investing in people.

The most powerful shifts happen when staff begin to believe in the direction of travel, when collaboration becomes the norm, and when everyone is united by a shared commitment to the young people in front of them.

Working in both contexts has reinforced something I believe strongly, improvement is always possible but the journey looks very different depending on where the school is starting from.

#schoolimprovement #leadership #context

[Barry Smith @BarryNSmith79]

Every single interaction conveys a message. Apply sanctions with certainty. Over communicate what u want. Every single interaction. Kids, and their parents, will abuse system if they see any chance of getting away with it. Human. Understandable.

[Vince Boley @VinceBoley]

New students walking into your quiet classroom experiencing scaffolded direct instruction, routines, and clear expectations for the first time:

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

It is always a pleasure to visit other schools with colleagues and yesterday we visited one of the best @CastleMeadAcad The staff and scholars were a delight. As a team, we learnt a lot. Personally, as a new head, I saw how it should be done.

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

@stoneman_claire As a new head, I appreciate this.
Thank you

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

@MrsWaite872 Hi, sorry. I didn’t receive it. Thanks

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

🚨 Vacancy alert 🚨
If you would like to work in a rapidly improving school with a knowledge rich curriculum and culturally high expectations, click below to see the latest opportunities.
Exciting times ahead for these fantastic children and staff. https://t.co/3tjZADQZXb

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

The number of adults who confuse authority for authoritarianism... who think it is oppressive to exercise authority...is stunning. And the cost--to the young people they serve--is inestimably high.

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

I always refer to Daisy for wisdom.

[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

MrBeast trains new employees at his company with a 36-page knowledge-rich PDF and a quiz at the end.

Oh, and he asks them to read the PDF twice, because they won't retain everything the first time.

Watch what people do, not what they say.

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

@sal86317703 @RawlinsAcademy Thank you. I appreciate that.

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

Incredibly proud to announce that I will be the new principal of @RawlinsAcademy Can’t wait to get started and work with the incredible staff and students in the community. Watch this space. #RawlinsExcellence

[Stuart Morton @StuartMortonRA]

@KyrstieStubbs @RawlinsAcademy Thank you

[Julius . D @D_Julius0]

I’m not crying… you’re crying 😢