Rob Halls

A warm welcome to @CHAChesham #ChilternHills, who join ODBST @BucksOxford trust today as our first secondary school - a milestone moment! #Welcome to the family!

Well done to all students receiving
GCSE, BTEC Awards and other Level 2 results today!

Hard work, determination, and resilience pay off - but these results are only one measure of what amazing things you can go on to achieve!

#GCSE #GCSEResults
#GCSEresultsday
@BucksOxford

Best wishes to all those receiving A-Level, T-level, BTEC and other Level 3 results today!

Well done on your achievements. Be proud of your journey & how far you've come.

“For all that has been: thanks;
for all that is to come: YES!”

#ALevel
#ALevelResultsDay
@CHAChesham

It's National #VolunteersWeek!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who volunteers in schools as readers, governors, trustees or in other roles: you make a difference to the lives of pupils and staff! #Thankyou

Having always ensured that lesson feedback is based on the evidence of what I heard and saw rather than what I think, this is a helpful piece from @ianfrost28.bsky.social on using a similar approach for framing difficult conversations.

Today is National Governor Awareness Day! Thank you to all those who volunteer as Trustees & Governors for their commitment & invaluable contributions to our communities - for your vision, leadership & dedication to making a difference in the lives of our children & young people.

Be someone who believes that anything is possible despite the odds, resources, or starting point.

Wishing a wonderful Christmas break & well-deserved rest to all the staff and pupils in our @bucksoxford trust schools.

It’s a lovely book!

Agree there needs to be caution. But I’d like to imagine a world where we’re all using the same evaluation criteria, and the inspector’s role is to QA school leaders’ self evaluation, judgements and impact of identified dev priorities…

Ofsted promises ‘sensible middle ground’ on report cards Ofsted's national director also signals move back to 'looking more at statutory outcomes'

Ofsted's national director promises report cards will be ‘sensible middle ground’ after alarm over leaked proposals, and signals move back to 'looking more at statutory outcomes'
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Oh sorry. I was going to say I don’t think you can bookmark (yet) here - but I’ve just seen your other responder!

Write and post the… post. Then use the ellipsis to select pin? Or is that not what you meant?

The key to great formative assessment is meeting children where they are, not where they 'should' be.
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Report highlights positive impact of moving away from inspection grades in Church schools | The Church of England The annual SIAMS inspection report outlines key recommendations to support continuous improvement in Church schools.

The national annual report on SIAMS inspections over the last year by @DrMJ93 was published this morning by @CofE_Education. Good to celebrate the positive, and draw together recommendations to improve impact on children, young people and adults in schools. tinyurl.com/57zbd7r8

Big news for the start of term…

Single-word overall school #Ofsted grades are scrapped with immediate effect. Also:

🔹 The end of ‘double RI’
🔹 Introduction of Regional Improvement Teams
🔹 New report cards from September 2025

Labour curriculum and assessment review panel named Academy trust leaders, a SEND consultant and exams expert among those appointed

Breaking: The 12-member panel appointed to review the curriculum and assessment for the new Labour government has been named

Here's the full list...

Thank you!

Is he a geography teacher?!

Belize-born composer is first Black woman to be Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen’s work includes 22 operas, and her pieces are among the most performed of living musicians

Belize-born Errollyn Wallen is first Black, female Master of the King’s Music. She succeeds Judith Weir, the first woman to hold the 10-year post.
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#1

Gorgeous!

Two British Paralympians to light the Paralympic Flame at Stoke Mandeville Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan will ignite the Paralympic Flame at Stoke Mandeville, UK, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement on Saturday (24 August) ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Yesterday at the Paralympic stadium, we saw a #Paris2024 branded, French, electric car and wondered if it was connected to the opening of the Paralympics… It was!
www.paralympic.org/p...

Well done to all students receiving GCSE, BTEC Awards and other Level 2 results today.

Hard work, determination, and resilience pay off - but these results are only one measure of what amazing things you can go on to achieve!

#gcse2024 #GCSEResults #gcseresultsday2024

Working together to improve school attendance Guidance for schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities on maintaining high levels of school attendance, including roles and responsibilities.

‘Working together to improve school attendance‘ from the DfE was updated today:
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A reminder about primary progress measures:

2024 (Y6): no progress (no KS1)
2025 (Y5): no progress (no KS1)
2026 (Y4): KS1-2 progress
2027 (Y3): KS1-2 progress
2028 (Y2): RBA-KS2 progress

But I’m still convinced this govt will scrap RBA and change everything.

I’m seeing a few posts from folks gearing up for their first headship in September. Here is a blog of a few tips that I hope you will find helpful. 😊

www.claireplattcoaching.co.uk/post/prepari...

#Edusky #Headteachersuk #primarysky #eduskyprimary #headteachers

Minimus All about Minimus Minimus is a Latin course for children, written by Barbara Bell and illustrated by Helen Forte. It's based on the lives of a real family at the Roman fort of Vindolanda. ​ On this...

I’m a middle school, we used to offer a Latin as an option block short course - it was popular!
@minimuslatin.bsky.social.
www.minimuslatin.co.uk

I’ve got those! They were bought for me by a leaver one year. (I find them a bit papery, but that might be because they’re so old now!)