Ben Baines

First half term as a Headteacher complete and out fighting crime at night.

Jet and I are looking forward to welcoming all of our wonderful children back tomorrow. 💙 We are Montsaye 💙

Watching from Northampton, England #NFLonNetflix

Montsaye’s first ever proud table - loved every second. To see so many children turning up desperate to show me work they are proud of was wonderful to behold. 💙We are Montsaye💙

A brilliant curation of anything and everything Character related from last term. Another cracking edition of We are Montsaye from the fantastic Francesca George! 💙 We are Montsaye 💙 lnkd.in/dUYKUCqp

2 years ago this school was in deep special measures and today we are the most improved school in the county for attainment. But more importantly than that, a culture is emerging that is like nothing I have ever felt and today’s Wow day just summed it up. We are Montsaye

💛Fantastic ‘Hello, Yellow’ day supporting YoungMinds for World Mental Health Day. It’s okay not to be okay. 💛Started the day with SLT, making bacon rolls and breakfast for everyone! 💙We are Montsaye💙

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Crafting sentences on Macbeth douglaswise.co.uk/blog/crafting-… ⚔️

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A second booklet of modern fiction extracts for students to explore douglaswise.co.uk/blog/literary-… 📚

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Small one: a set of notes on imagery in A Christmas Carol douglaswise.co.uk/blog/notes-on-… ❄️

Went home feeling immensely proud after an incredible open evening last night. So much positive feedback about how warm the school felt and so many lovely comments about our wonderful staff and students. #WeareMontsaye

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10 x Q5 tasks for GCSE English Language Paper 1 douglaswise.co.uk/blog/10-x-engl… 🖋️

Phenomenal turn out for the Class of 2026 and even had a few parents joining in with the “We are Montsaye” choral response! Something truly special is beginning to coalesce and I’m loving every single second. #WeareMontsaye

I am in awe of the courage and confidence demonstrated by our new year 7 students as more and more volunteer to take on the pledge challenge! It’s been such a great way to get to know our new children We are Montsaye

@MontsayeSF Very proud!

Sooo many Praise Points earned last week - well done, everyone!

Our new Year 7s were all set the challenge of learning our 5 student pledges over the summer. It was a privilege to see the first 13 brave children come and meet with me 1:1 to attempt the pledge challenge. Each and every one of them showed immense courage! We are Montsaye

First week of the new year down and I loved every minute of writing this newsletter. We are Montsaye

After a very turbulent Year 10 experience, I could not be prouder of our Year 11s. Celebrating with them today and seeing so many happy faces was wondrous to behold. Sixth Form numbers have more than doubled for next year as a result! #WeareMontsaye.

Amazing work boys! Very proud of you both!

12 months ago, after a very turbulent year, I promised our then Year 12 students that I would ensure they got a great experience in Year 13. Today, I am so proud of each and every one of them as we celebrate the best Key Stage 5 results in many years. We are Montsaye

Loving summer running. Knee is holding up and hoping to go sub 25mins before the end of the holidays.