Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust

At ODST we have some brilliant #smallschools. @Ianfrost28 explains ten ways we can support them, plus some reflections for small school leaders and chairs.

We’re consulting on an exciting project to add new facilities and extend the age range of St Nicholas & Fir Tree schools, Wallingford. More info & have your say > odst.org.uk/consultation

A big THANK YOU to all the teachers and support staff across ODST schools. They make a difference to children’s lives every day 🤩

ODST Spring conference with our incredible school leaders and inspiring speaker @miss_mcinerney - a fantastic way to celebrate International Women’s Day

Fantastic world book day idea @BanburyStMarys 📚

Fourth ⁦@ODSTschools⁩ developing writers’ workshop of the year ⁦with the fab⁩ ⁦@Julie_Sargent1⁩. Such important work and such strong feedback from colleagues

It's #SaferInternetDay! 🤩 📣 Our #WakeUpWednesday guides are available to download for free, empowering your whole school community to keep children safe in the online world. 🙌 Explore hundreds of resources for parents, carers and educators >> bit.ly/3KPyuDh

It's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek! 💛 Join us, and help empower children and young people to believe 'My Voice Matters'. It's not too late to get involved, download our free resources 👉 bit.ly/2GdNXMa #PrimarySchools #SecondarySchools #Parents #Carers

Discussing the opportunities and challenges for our smallest schools today, with some of our fantastic small school leaders and governing body chairs. @Ianfrost28

Following our recent Ofsted inspection, we are delighted to share that the overall judgement finds that Kidmore End CE Primary School is a GOOD school and ‘The consistent and dedicated care, kindness and support for all pupils is tangible throughout the whole staff team.'

Fabulous @ODSTschools Inclusion Conference with our HTs and SENDCOs. Left feeling so inspired by the deep thinking and support for our children across all our schools

Standing room only (despite the flooding!) for both KS1&KS2 sessions @ day 2 of ⁦@ODSTschools⁩ Writing Strategy. The amazing ⁦@Julie_Sargent1⁩ taught us sentence construction. “One of the best CPD sessions I’ve ever had. So many takeaways.” said one colleague to me.

Fantastic to have writing from children at The Batt School, Witney, featured here ✍️🤩

Lovely to work with such a brilliant trust @ODSTschools @Ianfrost28 - the ethos is clear - creating writers, not writing!

💙💛What a wonderful thing! St John's aims to give the children the very best; great teaching, extra curricular opportunities, our nurture classroom, sensory space and underlying desire for all to flourish! Thank you so much, this puts a spring in our step! @PORawards 💙💛

Headteacher - Northbourne CE Primary School, Didcot at Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust @ODSTschools @otsacpd #teachingjobs jobs.otsa.org.uk/jobs/265346037…

We're recruiting! We're looking for a HR Partner to support our fantastic schools. Find out more odst.org.uk/vacancies #HRjobs #Oxfordshirejobs

Fantastic headteachers' conference today - thanks to our speaker @DrMJ93 on SIAMS, and leaders from John Henry Newman Academy & Datchet St Mary's CE Primary sharing their expertise on improvement in challenging contexts & developing staff talent.

Science leaders from across @ODSTschools met at @ChrisRawlinsPri this week to share expertise on assessment. Subject leader networks are such a valuable opportunity for teachers🤩

If you know someone looking for an apprenticeship for September please share. We believe in growing our own teachers and know how great the apprenticeship pathway can be! University is not the only option…@ODSTschools @OxfordSpiresAc @GreyfriarsOx @TheOxfordAcad @marnoldschool