Des Bird
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@_sallyjan @97SteveTaylor @Cabotfederation Love the article, Sal. It provides food for thought for a lot of trusts going through fairly rapid growth. I’ll be in touch!
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Very proud to work with the brilliant @97SteveTaylor at @Cabotfederation for more than a decade now.
Feel like I should probably learn the rules of chess, mind. #queen
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How can expanding multi-academy trusts manage the challenges of increasing in scale? @Cabotfederation found a model that has proved successful, as @97SteveTaylor explains tes.com/magazine/analy…
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@RogersHistory I was the (lucky) Head of a secondary school which improved from inadequate in every category to good in every category, in the space of 4 years. The teachers were largely the same teachers. Curriculum, approach to behaviour and the level of expectation changed. That is all.
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@_sallyjan Can’t believe you finish today! We won’t be having any final day feelings until Tuesday….
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@EldonPrincipal After eleven Ofsted inspections as Head, I’m struggling to be sympathetic
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@EldonPrincipal @HeadsRoundtable Love it. Gate duty is the answer to many questions!
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@EldonPrincipal That would be good! What’s the best way to get in touch?
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@EldonPrincipal It’s gonna be a challenge… wouldn’t mind knowing how they considered and weighted 2022 outcomes….
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@EldonPrincipal And also… well done again… that’s quite some achievement
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@EldonPrincipal That’s good to know, as I’ve got a new one which will need that to be the case!
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@EldonPrincipal I think it’s better this year. There aren’t as many occasions where there are two exams in one day. It allows for a bit of fattening the pig on market day (or trying to)
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@EldonPrincipal @fmccarron1 Wish I could’ve joined you! Maybe next time…. Leave Manchester standing!
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