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@shelovesore The third day ✝️

I’m sorry, genuinely asking but i thought Jesus died on a Friday afternoon. Going by that and the fact that he resurrected 3 days after, aren’t we meant to be celebrating Easter on Monday and not Sunday?

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@SPSPAcademy Smiles in the last week of term for tired teaching teams are not to be undervalued! 🙂🎶

Our staff choir - many of us suddenly regretted not showing up for Mrs Lowe’s rehearsals over the last few weeks 😂

Governor duties/privileges. Always a joy to share Christmas with school communities. @SPSPAcademy

@AllisonPearson You only pay 40% on what is above £50K....

If you earn over £50,270 a year you will now pay 40% tax even if things are tight for your two-child family and the cost of living is horrendous. If you have six children, Labour will now give you £14,000 extra. What was that about Fairness? #Budget

I cried in our staff meeting tonight. Not for attention. Not to make a point (and I'm not doing that on here). But because I finally said out loud what so many of us are feeling - that this is the toughest time in education I’ve ever known and I need my colleagues’ help to get through it (so I can keep helping them too). I love my job, our community and the people I work with. I'm lucky because I really do. But the intense pressure and relentlessness… the growing SEN needs… the feisty world we live in... the funding cuts that force us to dismantle the very things we all know make a difference - it all takes its toll. It hurts. It keeps you awake at night. After 15 years as a head in two very different places, I’ve never felt pressure like this. I want to do more for our families, more for the children who need us most, more to support my brilliant colleagues who are running on empty. Their tears break me and I’m running out of wise words and clever solutions - and we’re not even in the Ofsted window yet. The daft thing? School is in a great place. We’re playing like we’re pushing for a Champions League spot while living in a relegation battle. It’s confusing and so bloody exhausting. So yes, I cried. And I’m glad I did. Because my colleagues were there for me - and vulnerability brought us closer and made me feel stronger, not weaker. If you’re feeling it too, please talk to someone at school. Make space for each other. Create safety. Create belonging. Make it deliberate. Things will improve. They have to. Until then, let’s be kind - to ourselves and to each other.

Always a pleasure and intellectual challenge working with @NCETM colleagues. Workshop 2 for ISP today. @MathsHubs @emsmathshub

Quite literally.... BRILLIANT.

Lucy Bronze loves maths! You heard it! @MathsHubs @emsmathshub

A headteacher once told me, You don’t truly switch off until the second week of the summer break. That’s how long it takes to unravel the knots of responsibility. Leadership isn’t just a job. It lives in your mind, your heart, your sleep. Take this as permission: rest

Reflections after a year in the role of trustee and local governor: servant leadership, professional generosity, and the power of positive relationships are so important.

Last governor duty/privilege of the academic year, joining @SPSPAcademy school family in celebration and awards in their church home. Beautiful singing, lovely words, and perfect behaviour. @Rise_MAT #schoolsout

Governor perks/duties... A day at #StonehurstFarm with 45 @SPSPAcademy EYFS pupils and their fabulous team of staff and volunteers. Amazing weather and brilliant pupils. 🐇🐐🐑🐖🐂🚜 @Rise_MAT

@cjshore Hallelujah. He is Risen Indeed!

Christ is risen! Hallelujah. Happy Easter

Really great day with these inspiring colleagues. Thank you, and well done to all who we've worked with this year. @LearnATPro @BoundlessLtd @moss_soph

Good to be back at @LeicesterArena with our #NPQSL cohort for their final face to face day. @BoundlessLtd @LearnATPro

🚨Interesting report published on how schools & Trusts have used their pupil premium & recovery premium funding. Also explores the impact of the spending. If you oversee pupil premium this is a must read. gov.uk/government/pub… #PupilPremium #Disadvantaged #PP #SchoolLeaders