@talkingheadsoak.bsky.social
Talking Heads mission is to support children, young people and adults with care and support needs by offering supervision and supervision training to those who shape their lives. We are the leading provider of supervision in education.
The plan to give all teachers SEND training can’t ‘undo environments that continue to overwhelm, exclude and destabilise the very children they are meant to support’, writes Thomas Keaney, making the case for therapeutic education
18.02.2026 07:35 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
We are deeply disappointed to see media leaks this morning suggesting that the Government intends to impose a price cap on special school fees as part of the forthcoming Schools White Paper and SEND reforms. ⬇️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
SEND/EHCP is a nightmare for people bc it's hard to have a trusting relationship with the LA. You're trying to get your kids' needs met, & LA has no money. There's a big power imbalance & you feel vulnerable. There's so little provision, & the LA resists funding private. The whole thing is a battle.
06.02.2026 08:01 — 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0Delighted with how well the training is being received. The ‘setting the scene’ course I delivered yesterday received 5* (out of 5*). Take a look at the website if you work in #Schools and want to know more about #Supervision #EduSky and please ask Lisa and me any questions you have.
06.02.2026 08:18 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Fantastic that the 4hr "Setting the Scene" workshop with @supervisionmatters.bsky.social was so well received yesterday.
Thinking about how to embed supervision in your setting? Across your MAT? We have over 7 years experience of doing this. It's complex but utterly fantastic for staff/children/YP
The call for supervision in schools is getting louder! @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social
talkingheadssupervision.co.uk
This podcast remains one of my favourites in explaining how #Supervision supports #Safeguarding in #Schools. How simply finding an hour’s thinking space , 3 times a term, restores school leaders to their sense of purpose and helps them feel reenergised and heard. @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social
14.01.2026 08:44 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks @supervisionmatters.bsky.social
That regularity is so key...noone takes themselves to someone in any vulnerability with whom they don't have a solid relationship. Even then it is hard!
Your latest book Lisa- I did start with @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social chapter at the back given my strong association with supervision, may be unsurprisingly. I like the way you have laid it out and am looking forward to reading the rest of it.
13.01.2026 08:15 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0I am really enjoying the rest of it! So easy to read but so much about real practice. Fantastic.
13.01.2026 15:55 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Worth a read - @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social certainly been aware of just how much heads carry from keeping the water turned on to keeping distressed children in school.
08.12.2025 13:35 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Love this! I'd like to be known for this posthumously! And in life!
05.01.2026 15:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Agree- the policy ramifications from abandoning thinking about every child between 2010 and 2024 are stark. Definitely recommended reading for those in education @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social @deputygrocott.bsky.social @moremorrow.bsky.social
29.11.2025 07:35 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Day offering supervision to heads and other school leaders. Management meeting with @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social and finishing off playing badminton. My badminton evening is a weekly highlight and has been for most of my life, always fun and laughter.
02.12.2025 08:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
There has also been a growing interest in supervision for safeguarding - Lisa from @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social gave a fantastic account of supervision for DSLs and school leaders in this podcast 3/6 open.spotify.com/episode/0K5s...
08.12.2025 11:57 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 2Both training courses have attracted 5* (out of 5*) as being courses meeting the needs of participants to develop skills and knowledge about supervision. @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social 6/6
08.12.2025 11:57 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Have you seen Pavilion publishing are offering 30% off until December 5th? As one of their authors be a shame to miss it. The guide I have co-written to using supervision in schools genuinely does come recommended @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social
pavpub.com/educational-...
Foundation Course – Learning to Be a Supervisor in an Educational Setting
Our next Foundation Course taking place on 22nd & 23rd January 2026
💷 £700 + VAT per person
This course is designed for educators who want to develop their skills as supervisors within their own setting.
buff.ly/vtDZb9x
I have loved running this course and am looking forward to this next one. Great feedback too. The progress towards offering supervision more widely in education is really encouraging.
28.11.2025 07:35 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Foundation Course – Learning to Be a Supervisor in an Educational Setting
Our next Foundation Course taking place on 22nd & 23rd January 2026
💷 £700 + VAT per person
This course is designed for educators who want to develop their skills as supervisors within their own setting.
buff.ly/vtDZb9x
Having a strategic day with @talkingheadsoak.bsky.social looking at how to move our 50 associates forward in providing #Supervision in education settings. And a celebratory meal this evening acknowledging how far we have already come.
Happy Mondays
Brilliant day. Thank you @supervisionmatters.bsky.social
24.11.2025 20:31 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Really proud of the work I have been doing with Talking Heads to bring supervision training to education.
20.11.2025 22:13 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Feedback from Our Recent Courses!
We have just received some wonderful comments from attendees at our training sessions — including:
💬 “Really thought-provoking.”
It’s always great to hear how valuable participants are finding the sessions
Feedback from Our Recent Courses!
We have just received some wonderful comments from attendees at our training sessions — including:
💬 “Really thought-provoking.”
It’s always great to hear how valuable participants are finding the sessions
