Andrew Finney - Educationalist & Published Author

“This is the kind of leadership literature we need to support the development of staff in school. Well worth a read. Highly recommended” This means the world 😊 If you’ve read Codified Leadership, please can I ask you to leave us a star-rating and/or a review 🙏🏼 @fyn8

Stepping into leadership in 2026? Start strong with Codified Leadership - a practical, clear guide that helps all leaders cut through the noise and lead with confidence from day one. If you’re ready to build trust, make better decisions, and create real impact, this is the book that turns intention into action. Your leadership journey deserves a blueprint - and this one works. Still not sure, read these reviews… amazon.co.uk/Codified-Leade… @fyn8

My response to a DfE Behaviour Advisor’s comments on the #CSPR of #MossbourneVictoriaParkAcademy MVPA @educationgovuk @CSPR_Panel @Ofstednews @hackneycouncil @lscp_chscp chscp.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

In 2023 Ofsted rated Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy Outstanding in all areas. This week it discovers the "inflexible" behaviour policies it has encouraged and praised for years, harm children - as many of us have repeatedly pointed out. This dreadful organisation needs to go.

Ofsted rated Mossbourne Victoria Park "Outstanding". This week it was confirmed that the school's "approach to discipline" could "impact any pupil" and was "particularly harmful" for "a significant minority." Hands up everyone who expected anything better from our inspectorate.

'Achievement is measured in more than statutory outcomes and qualifications. It's about realising potential and helping pupils to thrive.' Read our Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver's, full speech from the @SAA_Show: gov.uk/government/spe…

🚨BREAKING🚨 The safeguarding report by CHSCP into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy has been published. It describes the school's practices as discriminatory, harmful, unsafe, bullying & unlawful. It also savages MVPA's leadership & governance, and calls for urgent reform. 🧵

The damning review of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy has wider implications for 'zero-tolerance' behaviour policies. Shouting at students was "routine", a "climate of fear" was created for staff & students, and SEND adjustments were "inadequate". tes.com/magazine/news/…

❗The success of one of the highest-performing schools in the country has been 'achieved at too high a cost for some pupils', a safeguarding investigation has found schoolsweek.co.uk/mossbourne-suc…

Exclusive: School leaders who volunteered for new Ofsted inspections said they were much more collaborative, but warned about the toll on staff of the 'far more rigorous' checks schoolsweek.co.uk/more-collabora…

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What does Ofsted’s school inspection toolkit mean for professional learning? "Ofsted’s move away from the term ‘CPD’ is more than just semantic. It signals a shift away from fragmented training days and courses towards a sustained journey of professional growth." In this blog @ProfKime unpacks what this shift means for schools, and how leaders can build highly effective cultures of professional learning and expertise. Read it here: hubs.la/Q03SC0K50

@MsRWalton @Caroline_Alice_ Ps thanks for saying what you did during the presentation. It meant the world to me.

@fyn8 and @Caroline_Alice_ thank you for the session today! Really great to hear about the use of ‘sight lines’ to make actionable improvements. Book sounds great! 👍

@MsRWalton @Caroline_Alice_ Thank you Robyn and it was lovely to see you. I must pop in for a coffee one day!

Here are the six leadership domains from Pendleton's Primary Colours model, sythesised from 150 years' of leadership research. . How is your balance across these six areas? . Read more in BASIC Leadership. . amazon.co.uk/BASIC-Leadersh…

Why do people trust us? It's not just our character. It's also our competence. Read more in BASIC Leadership. amazon.co.uk/BASIC-Leadersh…

Codified Leadership is holding its own in the Amazon rankings—and rubbing shoulders with some truly exceptional reads 📚 Get your copy here: amazon.co.uk/Codified-Leade…

DfE not planning for school closures 'was a dereliction of duty' | TES tes.com/magazine/news/…