Heads' Roundtable

Three former senior HMI and three Professors have joined forces to create an independent post Ofsted inspection survey. We will be sharing our first report on 25 June at 4pm, and you can be part of the free conference discussing the findings. eventbrite.co.uk/e/198781445955…

An excellent comment from @vicgoddard passmorespedagogy.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/sel…

The Secretary of State should read this & hang her head in shame. She enabled Ofsted to do their own rebrand; she was content they disregarded professional responses to the “Big Pretend to Listen; and if tragedy recurs she will have, in my view, serious questions to answer.

A 🫳🏼 🎤 of a comment from @MoreMorrow

In the last year this has become extremely serious. I have supported headteachers under death threats, victims of social media hounding, and seen money that should be spent on children wasted on legal expenses. headrestuk.co.uk/blog/when-comp…

Intentional vexatious complaints take up a lot of school time and resources and increase workload and stress for staff and volunteer governors. They cost money too. Enough is enough. Read our latest blog below. 4/4 headrestuk.co.uk/blog/when-comp…

The negative impact on school leaders who receive vexatious AI-driven letters of complaint now seems to be getting out of hand. It’s dominating many of our calls. We seem to be at the tipping point. What advice can we give to colleagues? How can we move forward? Thoughts? ⤵️

ICYMI our latest @Headrest_UK annual report on the current state of play regarding headteacher wellbeing is out now. Guess what? Inspection features quite a lot.

@Headrest_UK @RosMcM @AndrewDMorrish @kennygfrederick @moonrakerteach @Julespg We provide FREE 24/7 wellbeing telephone support for headteachers Avengers Assemble have superpowers… …we’re more subtle, but we bring almost 2 centuries of education experience …from Headship to CEO & Executive Leadership to HMI Want to put faces to names? DM us to talk

2/2 The Headrest team: @RosMcM @AndrewDMorrish @kennygfrederick @moonrakerteach @ottleyoconnor @Julespg Details about how to contact us can be found on our website. ➡️ HeadrestUK.co.uk Please share 🙏🏼

It was great getting the @Headrest_UK team together for a catch-up today. Lots to discuss, but 5 key themes emerged based on calls received: 1. Ofsted 2. MAT toxicity 3. Finance 4. Parental complaints (AI) 5. Small schools Look out for some blogs to follow on these. 1/2

It’s been a busy day! So good to move from discussion to action with the #SchoolsWhitePaper - here is the HTRT initial thinking: headteachersroundtable.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/our…

📣 Out now! Our 2026 Headteacher Wellbeing Report. Download it from our website. Please share widely. 🙏🏼 headrestuk.co.uk/blog/2026-head…

‘Their resilience is not just necessary through circumstance; it is a reflection of a deep sense of purpose’: the determination of teachers in Ukraine is an inspiration to us all, writes Caroline Barlow of @HeadsRoundtable tes.com/magazine/leade…

The removal of the two-child benefit cap in today’s Budget is to be applauded – but Rachel Reeves' funding plans leave massive uncertainty over school budgets going forward, writes Caroline Barlow of @HeadsRoundtable tes.com/magazine/analy…

No Frank you’re not.

"It is critical that these reforms have the confidence of parents and schools – and it is sensible for the government to take the time to listen and get this right." Our comment on the DfE's decision to delay a white paper on #SEND reforms: ow.ly/nv1O50XgISV #education

HTRT Assemble! Today Roundtable meets to discuss what’s going on in the system, what’s not going on and where our energies are best directed. #education #leadership #HTRT

Colleagues - we have begun to hear some stories from pilot inspections: it is helpful for us in supporting colleagues to know how things are playing out, so please DM or email us any information you think we’ll find helpful.