Sam Strickland

An amazing opportunity. Huge thanks.

Creating lasting connections between teachers and employers | Gatsby Benchmarks

Using the updated #GatsbyBenchmarks The Duston School & South Midlands Career Hub have created new, lasting connections between teachers and local employers, increasing the presence of #CareersGuidance in the curriculum and boosting teachers’ labour market understanding 👏 @strickomaster.bsky.social

When the challenges feel huge and we're just trying to get through the week, you’re spot-on: our unshakeable belief is the why that keeps us going. As many of us hit half term, or will do next week, it’s probably timely to revisit the ‘why’ to give us the energy for the rest of the term. #teaching

This is a great read @strickomaster . Especially love the part about hope being a strategy, not just a fluffy feeling. I think it really hits home for anyone working in schools right now.

Huge thanks

What a fantastic and much needed dose of positivity from @strickomaster.bsky.social. It resonates because it is true!

“In #education, hope is a deliberate choice. One that we cannot afford to leave behind.
As schoolleaders, teachers, we are not just transmitters of knowledge. We are custodians of culture. We are the adult in the room when everything else outside of school might be falling apart for a young person.”

Thank you

I love this!

“Hope, in that sense, is radical. It is defiant.”

Hope ”We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Martin Luther King Jnr Hope is not some sort of flimsy sentiment. It is not naïve. It is not fluffy. It is certainly not the re…

There are lots of issues within education but I think it is important not to lose sight of hope…

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Inclusion, Inclusion, Inclusion Let’s cut through the noise. There is a lot of sabre rattling about inclusion. There are organisations, think tanks, consultants, local authorities and even educators in schools pushing an agenda t…

New blog on inclusion

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Worth a read!

Inclusion, Inclusion, Inclusion Let’s cut through the noise. There is a lot of sabre rattling about inclusion. There are organisations, think tanks, consultants, local authorities and even educators in schools pushing an agenda t…

New blog on inclusion

samstrickland384843542.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/i...

INSET twilight with our teachers today — reflecting on the Agreed Consistencies we have & want.
We revisited key work from our SDP journey:
📘 Running the Room — @tombennett71.bsky.social
📗 Behaviour Manual — @strickomaster.bsky.social
📙 Rosenshine’s Principles — @teacherhead.bsky.social

Authentic School Culture: A Second Slice Sweating the Small Stuff: Where Excellence Lives

Welcome to our second post on authentic school culture...can't believe it's been almost a year since the first one! Thanks to
@teachertapp.bsky.social
for making the original post the blog of the day.
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Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School: buff.ly/ITwNjN0

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School: buff.ly/NwHdXVS #edusky

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School buff.ly/ITwNjN0

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School buff.ly/NwHdXVS #edusky

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School: buff.ly/ITwNjN0

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School buff.ly/2M1eENX #edusky

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School: buff.ly/2M1eENX #edusky

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School: buff.ly/ITwNjN0

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School: buff.ly/ITwNjN0

Learning about behaviour management can’t only be theoretical – that’s why schools and universities must work together to give trainees real classroom experience. @strickomaster.bsky.social discusses an innovative #teacher training partnership at The Duston School: buff.ly/2M1eENX #edusky

Sam Strickland on X: "The benefits of phones in schools simply does not outweigh the issues that they bring. Why there isn’t a national ban on them is beyond me. People will disagree…. go walk in the shoes of a DSL." / X The benefits of phones in schools simply does not outweigh the issues that they bring. Why there isn’t a national ban on them is beyond me. People will disagree…. go walk in the shoes of a DSL.

@strickomaster.bsky.social raises a very important topic.
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Ideally agree with the proposal. Interested to know about the legal redress…….who gets convicted if law broken ?

Oracy: The Good, The Bad and The Potential Ugly There’s been a growing buzz around the implementation of oracy in schools. Sadly some present this as something new, almost akin to having discovered fire for the first time ever. The reality is or…

🔔 New Blog

Oracy: The Good, The Bad and The Potential Ugly

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Many thanks

Oracy: The Good, The Bad and The Potential Ugly There’s been a growing buzz around the implementation of oracy in schools. Sadly some present this as something new, almost akin to having discovered fire for the first time ever. The reality is or…

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I always find @strickomaster.bsky.social a voice of reason in education. Measured and thoughtful as always.

Six ways to reduce burn-out for school leaders - Headteacher Update This article by Sam Strickland offers practical advice for reducing burn-out for school leaders and headteachers

#Burnout is an ever-present & seemingly ever-increasing threat for school leaders as @strickomaster.bsky.social knows all too well. He discusses his own experience & offers school leaders six ways to reduce burnout: buff.ly/hIrFzIm #schools #teaching #education #edusky