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@Headrest_UK
A free wellbeing support service for headteachers. Co-founders @RosMcM and @AndrewDMorrish. Our book ‘Beyond Belief’ is available here https://t.co/lYMLGXYEVb
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I’m sure you’ve read this powerful piece by now (unless you work for Ofsted).
Edmund contributed to our @Headrest_UK book called ‘Beyond Belief: Why school accountability is broken and how to fix it.’
@Ofstednews presumably never read that either.
Beyond Belief, and then some.
Edmund Barnett-Ward@Edmund_B_W
I’ve been away for a bit. We haven’t been having the best time, to be honest. I’ve noticed a few things happening with Ofsted and their supporters recently, and I’ve written about it. Ofsted, of course, are driving on regardless. difficultlessons.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/dri…
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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.
Edmund Barnett-Ward@Edmund_B_W
I’ve been away for a bit. We haven’t been having the best time, to be honest. I’ve noticed a few things happening with Ofsted and their supporters recently, and I’ve written about it. Ofsted, of course, are driving on regardless. difficultlessons.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/dri…
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@SiobhanParker11 @KensalRiseLady This is what we did in our recent book ‘Beyond Belief’. Some great examples from school leaders of how it could work. Sadly, Ofsted clearly never read it.
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Imagine a different future for education in England. No fear of Ofsted.
Just professionals opening their doors to each other.
Headteachers visiting schools, sharing practice, challenging, learning, supporting.
A network of trust, collaboration and improving schools together
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Dear Ofsted: asking school leaders, multiple times, if they are 'OK' is *not* looking after their wellbeing. As one HT said to me, 'I wanted to say no, I'm not OK, I'm finding this immensely stressful - but who's going to risk saying such a thing?'
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@RobertCushen80 Teachers are on £25k, TAs £15k, governors work for free. Maliciosuly named in letters and copied on social media. You’re welcome.
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@Headrest_UK Most school leaders are paid £100,000 plus now. Most trust leaders are paid upwards of £150,000. If you take that much salary, expect huge accountability and responsibility or get another job. Tired of the whinging.
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🧵In our latest blog we respond to headteachers’ concerns about how easy it is to weaponise the complaints process through the use of vexatious AI-generated letters to intimidate staff and leaders. These are sometimes shared on social media attacking individuals. 1/4
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@kennygfrederick @Headrest_UK theguardian.com/education/2026…
Most parents behave well, most schools try to do the right thing. The above article does offer a further insight on the issues raised in the Headrest blog.
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When complaint becomes coercion.
headrestuk.co.uk/blog/when-comp…
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‘Short tempers and legal threats. UK teachers report rise in problem parents’ in today’s @guardiannews
Read our blog from yesterday. Looks like we were right. (Link below).
theguardian.com/education/2026…
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Please read this and share. ⤵️
Headrest@Headrest_UK
🧵In our latest blog we respond to headteachers’ concerns about how easy it is to weaponise the complaints process through the use of vexatious AI-generated letters to intimidate staff and leaders. These are sometimes shared on social media attacking individuals. 1/4
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Please read. This is a huge issue in schools & is wearing headteachers, SENCOs & teachers down. If parents want to keep these people in their schools they need to treat them with respect. We are all on the same side. Yes challenge & question but find solutions together!
Headrest@Headrest_UK
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…
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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…
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@Headrest_UK I’ve dealt with heaps of complaints from parents as a Governor. Though I’ve seen ones that take resources and are confusing and sometimes aggressive, but I have NEVER seen one that has no other cause than maliciousness.
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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…
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Blog post incoming this evening written by a former special school headteacher ⤵️
Headrest@Headrest_UK
On this matter of AI-driven complaints, how do governors deal with this and support heads? It must take up so much of your time as volunteers. How can we support with this, if at all? #Governance @NGAMedia
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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? ⤵️
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There needs to be clear consequences, possibly financial, at a national level, for malicious, unfounded, vexatious or false allegations.
The unions need to take this up. The stress this causes and the time it takes is beyond description.
Enough.
@NAHTnews @ASCL_UK
Headrest@Headrest_UK
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? ⤵️
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