Nickie Moore

“Success is moving from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Sir Winston Churchill

New type of training this morning. I have successfully completed a course in Preventing Bribery in Business. Phew!

@SamBish85821134 It’s as if the stars aligned!!

@MooreExploits Know you love a Womble!!😂😂

Last day in the office today before a new office in September. Guess where??

@Actionjackson Beautiful lady!

Heaven is being married to a woman who makes me laugh, think, and challenges me every day. Happy birthday to my amazing wife! Nancy 🎉🎉 💕

@teachingwrens @Headteacherchat @MrBoothY6 Hang up from Ofsted expectations a few years ago. WALT and WILF.

@Headteacherchat I always put it on the sheet (when there is one) to save time, but I prefer @MrBoothY6's school's approach of just not having one! I don't see the advantage of writing out/forming a learning objective compared to just telling the chn 'we are doing X today' verbally.

Just a thought: How much time could be saved if children didn't have to write out the learning objective or question?

@JamieGBarry @Ambition_Inst Congratulations buddy!!

Woo hoo. Just found out I passed my #NPQEL with @Ambition_Inst. Wasn’t sure I’d done enough in my final assessment so am over the moon. #AmbitionNPQs

@mrjrthomas Totally understand! I felt agitated and out of sorts all last week. But we also both know how much happier we are usually! It will pass.

Feeling it today. Son's leavers' assembly :-( and rumours of my previous school imploding slightly due to MAT take overs. So I'm currently with a beer at my fire pit. At least I'm not tight chested and stressed.

@beckie_happy Thank you. You too x

Reflecting as another school year ends. Memories have popped up on social media. 6 years ago I was described as a gentle leader and quietly assertive. With everything that has happened, I had forgotten those descriptions.

@MrsDickinsonDM @Headteacherchat Will DM. Of course

@MooreExploits @Headteacherchat Would you mind sharing some more info about how you got into your new role. Im an Ex head with lots of safeguard experience- 24 years working in underserved communities with 'challenges'. Im a bit career lost at the moment!

Anon post: Thinking of giving up headship, what options do I have? TIA

@JudeWillford @MsWarnersWorld Exactly my thoughts! Freeze it for another day.

@MsWarnersWorld Or freeze it and have a salad! Sounds delicious 🙂

I’ve got curry mutton in the slow cooker because I thought it was going to be a cooler, rainy day. Currently sat out in shorts and sunglasses so looks like it’s going to be a very Weather Inappropriate tea for us today!

Actually, really happy with those. I definitely lost myself for a while. I couldn’t be anything else and that was why I struggled so much. In my new role, I have reverted back to that version of me. The real me.

@petch_matt @scubasez71 Following on from a post elsewhere- at least it’s big!!

@StuartLock Thank you for this. So much to reflect on.

Just over 6 months. Never been happier. Spain, Italy, Canada and the USA. Really enjoying supporting schools with their safeguarding. Getting to grips with commuting and office life. Health improved. Strange how things can change so completely and unexpectedly.

@MrSteRobinson Enjoy!

Just over a week to go at my current school. Next week I'm running: 🔲 A Post-16 day for Year 10. 🔲 A Dragons Den themed day for Year 8. 🔲 A sightseeing tour of London for around 50 students. See you on the other side!

@RebeccaLeek_ Best of luck! How exhausting for you all!

Ding a ling. They've come a-calling. End of term treat. #Ofsted

Good luck to all Primary schools as the results come back today. Hope you don’t get the wheel of doom on PAG! Happy days!

I think the PM is a genuine guy. Great speech. A government of service. I hope so. Certainly feeling more hopeful than I have for a long time! Not going to be easy!!