🦑David at Nautilus

If reading is the most significant area of our provision, then why are we still relying on paper test scores and assessments to evaluate how well we do it?

A Headteacher Short Story about trying to say thanks to staff, but not really knowing how best to do justice their efforts.

'We may well have mistaken meaningful recognition, for biscuits, buns and other quick hits.'

A short and timely blog.
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Today’s wander from #NautilusHQ

The end of the year is a strange time for a head

Outwardly staying cool, but switching from serious meetings, complaining parents and grumbles - to holding court with sentimental and witty moments for everyone

The sheer intensity of shifting situations, trying to be all things, to all people

'This is inclusion in its finest hour.'

Read 'Sports Day', A Headteacher Short Story
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Got there before me. You can tell you work with kids.

Yesterday's post on Linkedin - such and interesting one.
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Enjoy the moment, expect the inevitable.
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Headteacher tip - never assess morale in the last 3 weeks of term.

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Sunday afternoon. First ride on the road bike for a while.

Just great to be outside. Such a tonic. #Yorkshire #holmfirth

I knew I was a proper Headteacher when the staff texted me at 6:30am to ask if the school was closed due to snow.

But do you spray them with a different fabric softener so they can’t be sniffed to identify the owner?

Little known secret. Primary Head teachers have a secret cupboard where they keep the nits, they release them every year, so that the parents have something to moan about other than the parking outside.

True. I also removed children’s name labels during lunchtime.

Yes. Requires improvement.

Yes. Lack of strategic planning

Yes. Poor leadership

You’re not a fully-fledged headteacher until you’ve been blamed for the heat in the classrooms.
#headteachers #teachers #school #education #edusky

Really pleased with our new PE Leadership toolkit. After using the Sport Premium to make some great improvements, it becomes difficult to find ways to sustain improvement, with your PE leader knowledgeable and supported.

An innovative use of the Sport Premium funding.

So the children arrive in September, and they can’t read or write.

And then they leave in July, and they can read and write.

How do those wonderful Early Years people even do that?

#teacher #school #EYFS #teachers #edusky #eduskyprimary #schoolleadership

Friday's #visual
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EYFS dust! ✨🪄🦄

So the children arrive in September, and they can’t read or write.

And then they leave in July, and they can read and write.

How do those wonderful Early Years people even do that?

#teacher #school #EYFS #teachers #edusky #eduskyprimary #schoolleadership

Sunday morning.

Happy Father’s Day.
#yorkshire #holmfirth

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A great visual to encourage a little bit of risk taking, and also to not dwell on mistakes.

A fantastic illustration for the classroom. The idea that errors and mistakes are a valuable part of learning. The fear of failure, appearances or not meeting their own expectation is common in classrooms.

Once you start being attuned to them, they spring up all over the place.

Something else to try - when you go to bed, mentally list all the things that you are grateful for/enjoyed/bought you joy that day. I always fall asleep before running out of ideas and it makes me wake up in a better mood too

I'm looking at this as we apply a little reset and start the term with fresh eyes.

It's the 'Look for Joy' I see.

All of those years driving home and trying to manage the negative bias.

Maybe a conscious effort to tune into all of the positives can be the way.