Matt Hardman

Really proud to have had the opportunity to read and discuss this book with @RachelPiXL and @cmkhistory as part of the @PiXLclub Leadership Book Club. A great experience to be involved in. #LeadersAreReaders

@XpatEducator I’d love a copy, thank you! Merry Christmas!

🎁 Just published: Free Christmas Gift! ⚗️ DistillED Playbook → 30 page, printable A4 booklet → 6 high-impact teaching strategies → Strategy checklists → QR codes to planning resources → Built from the most-read DistillED posts this year. If you want a copy, comment below and I’ll DM you the PDF. ⏰ Free until Boxing Day.

@MrTeece_ @ThePiXLNetwork Well thank you @MrTeece_ ! What a totally unexpected thing to be tagged in and has made my day. I feel very fortunate to have connected with you via @ThePiXLNetwork and it is always good to hear about the great work you are doing. Looking forward to catching up in the new year.

Today's #awesome why is @MattHardmanHT who I'm lucky to know through @ThePiXLNetwork a genuinely lovely human, always happy to share, talk, ask and brings positivity. Also a great leader.

@vicgoddard This captures the constant balancing and juggling of responsibilities perfectly. I think those 5 points you’ve listed are spot on advice too. Thank you and look after yourself sir.

I wrote this for me - to try and help find the balance that is very challenging right now. Please share this with any leader that may need to read it right now. passmorespedagogy.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/bal…

@ThePiXLNetwork It was a great day. Thank you to all involved.

Thanks to all the delegates, speakers & exhibitors who made yesterday's #Secondary #PiXLNationalConference so energising and insightful! From motivation to innovative student-led initiatives & strategies, it was a reminder that precision, clarity & focus create real impact 🎯

@Strickomaster 🎯

@AJRAllModCons @SapientiaTrust @julian_axford @ChilternLT @HFL_Education @TeachLeadAAli @unleashing_me @TomRees_77 @LorraineHughe20 @RD_EofE @NorfolkCC @WymondhamCol @WensumTrust @OrmistonVenture @cotton_nadine @JeffoA28 Great to see you today. Looking forward to arranging a visit. 👍

Excellent day at the Norfolk and Suffolk Leadership conference. Thank you @SapientiaTrust for hosting! @julian_axford & the RISE team are up next! Good to be with my esteemed @ChilternLT @HFL_Education colleagues. @TeachLeadAAli @unleashing_me @TomRees_77 @MattHardmanHT

Making Every Lesson Count by Shaun Allison & Andy Tharby is without a doubt, a brilliant teaching & learning book. It's one I revisit & regularly recommend to others. Getting to the heart of expert teaching in every classroom! 👏

@KateJones_teach @PLI_SummitLT Totally agree.

@TeachLeadAAli North Norfolk awaits eagerly if you fancy a trip to the coast. I’ll throw in a bag of chips too!

Can anybody host me for a Teaching Assistants /HLTA training morning? 9-12. (I’ll repeat the same session then 12.00-3.00. £50 a TA. (£75 for 2 from same school.) Effective, practical strategies to support TAs with classroom support & intervention delivery.

@vicgoddard “And our surprise guest speaker is…!”

Ooop north visiting friends and watching my boy play sport. A bit of a shock to turn up to my hotel last night to see NEU banners everywhere. Yep staying in the hotel in Harrogate that their conference is in!

The costs of your good habits are in the present. The costs of your bad habits are in the future.

When was the last time you let yourself be a beginner? Most people think mastery is about talent. But the real secret? It’s about tolerance. - Tolerance for imperfection - Tolerance for the discomfort of not knowing - Tolerance for the awkwardness of getting it wrong before you get it right. Look at any skill you’ve mastered—reading, driving, even walking. You were once terrible at all of them. But you kept going. The moment you stop fearing failure is the moment growth accelerates. The best performers aren’t the ones who never fail. They’re the ones who fail, learn, and try again—faster and more often than anyone else. Mastery isn’t a destination—it’s a cycle. The sooner you embrace it, the faster you grow.

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Great stuff from @RachelPiXL on driving up Hope and Optimism within our schools. Great to be back at Central Hall this morning with @ThePiXLNetwork.

@stoneman_claire 👏👏👏

Years ago, when I was a senior leader, I was disparagingly called ‘bookish’ by my headteacher. He didn’t mean it in a good way. It was a dig at me beginning to read more about what works in education, and me questioning. I’m now a bookish principal and I wear this with pride

@Positivteacha You’re welcome to come and visit North Norfolk some time.

@mjpGibbs @MaximizeYP Jasper. Top man. 👍

So impressed with our Year 10's today. Listened, committed and focused to the advice and guidance from @MaximizeYP. Lovely to hear the positive feedback from our guests.

@Strickomaster Totally agree Sam. We have some terrific staff who have developed from UQT/Instructor to gain QTS and now into middle leadership. All excellent teachers.

@MrGoodwin23 @celtics Awesome. Very jealous. Happy 40th birthday too. 👍

The best 40th birthday present ever. My wife is taking us to the USA to watch a @celtics game in the TD Garden. A bucket list moment for me. I am so lucky.