Mrs T

Primary School Head ‘If you’re going to lead, lead’.

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@LancsHT @Headteacherchat We roll it starting at 11:45am for Nursery and everyone has 45 minutes

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@HGold_author @HarperCollinsCh

[Kimberly Whittam @KimberlyWhittam]

Teachers! I’m giving away a class set of my book, Quiet Storm, alongside a pre-recorded Q&A video. To enter: follow, like and RT. Winner announced 1/9. 🌩💜

[Invictus @philsharrock]

Well done, seriously well done but for me its like shouting "We're Ofsted Outstanding"! Don't do it. It just pits everyone in education against each other and makes others feel crap if their results aren't as good. Well done though.
@mejessop @AlisonKriel @chrisdysonHT

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

This 👇

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

SATs results are all about cohort and context.

Our Year 6 did brilliantly this year yet we are just below national figures. The significant SEND in the cohort is five times the national average including a number of children who did not take the test…

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@stoneman_claire Thank you for sharing. We do this too. I think it’s important. Language is important and the details can make a difference to the relationships you build.

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@headteacher_new @Headteacherchat 1 form entry Primary plus Nursery
HT
AHT Teaching and Learning AHT Inclusion (SENCo) both teach 0.7
Phase Leader EYFS/KS1 and Phase Leader KS2
Moving to this structure from September - change form DHT 0.4 teaching to two AHTs

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

This sums up the situation perfectly. The positives do still outweigh the rest but not everyday. Thank you @smithsmm

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

When you are in the middle of it you don’t truly notice.

The reality of the job of a headteacher has drastically changed in the last 9 years ( how long I’ve been a head). This is my now reality.

Breathing out, ready to go again.
https://t.co/13tIlAYPRg

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@SusieBW1 This is exactly our situation. So many families in need it is so difficult to manage.

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@MichaelT1979 Mark Finnis @Markfinnis was great. Supported our implementation of restorative practice. Relatable, interesting, inspiring and entertaining 😊

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@Emma_Turner75 Agreed. Your threads make me think 😊 I think these one size strategies can be a response to the lack of time in schools to develop teachers individually; they can also be part of a more concerning ‘top-down’ quick fix approach that takes us back to tick box lesson observations.

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@stammer_teacher @TeachLeadAAli We would love these please

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@Emma_Turner75 We scaffold to support children’s’ learning. Some schools need significant improvement, a lesson structure provides scaffolding for teachers. Not so every lesson is the same but so there is shared vocabulary and understanding of strategies. Then, the scaffolding can come down.

[Marius Hauken @mhauken]

You're not using the Notes app on your iPhone to its full potential.

8 features you might not know about:

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@PaulGarvey4 Yes we do - I have done this at two schools now and find it works well. Happy to share if you let me know your email.

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

“Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune, the cost of which should be shared by the community.”

- Nye Bevan

Please RT if you believe the NHS is worth fighting for 💙

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@dsheadexec ECF is good or, if any of your staff are studying for the NOQLTD, there were good resources in there too.

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

This thread is absolutely spot on 👇

[Ashley Booth @MrBoothY6]

A small thread on live marking:

I've found, as many of us have, that marking in the moment has by far the most impact and reduces after-school workload. Me and any additional adults always circulating. But teachers say they find it hard, and it's almost always for same reason...

[Mrs T @talktotheHT]

@Sarah_Jayne1981 The only one I have ever done is the NPQH when I was Head of School. I don’t think you would need to do the NPQSL too.