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Mike Power

@mike-power.bsky.social

Headteacher of St Helens Alternative Provision Service, author of the Head of Years Handbook & EdD researcher. Passionate about tackling disadvantage through education. #Inclusion #ThisIsAP

407 Followers  |  285 Following  |  17 Posts  |  Joined: 19.08.2024  |  1.8682

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πŸ“– I’m back in @TeachSecondary with a double page spread on measures that leaders and teachers can take to curb and manage use of abusive and offensive language within a school’s shared spaces - if you have a copy, let me know what you think!

10.01.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚝 I’m looking forward to joining a fantastic line up of speakers tomorrow at #IncludEd25 - join us in session 1 to discuss the important topic of reintegration from AP and what it takes to make reintegration successful

10.01.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heading to IncludEd in January and interested in reintegration?

Make sure you book a spot at this panel discussion!

sched.co/1shfm

#Inclusion
#AlternativeProvision
#Reintegration

28.12.2024 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you are a Teach Secondary reader, head to page 41 of the latest issue to read my views on unconditional positive regard and building connections with students.

#UnconditionalPositiveRegard
#Inclusion
#InclusiveEducation

06.10.2024 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,200,509, Mike Power β€ͺ@mike-power.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 19, 2024"

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,200,509, Mike Power β€ͺ@mike-power.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 19, 2024"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,200,509!

19.09.2024 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today some of our Launchpad tuition students arrived in my office with chicken flickin' which I'm rubbish at! - then students from our KS4 PRU made some delicious Pizza and delivered it to my office 🀩
Some great things happening across all of our provisions!
#thisisAP #PRULife

18.09.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Sarah, I heard you on LBC earlier today - thought you made some good points on such an important topic.

02.09.2024 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I had a lovely first day as Headteacher with the team at St Helens Alternative Provision Service. Looking forward to welcoming students tomorrow morning across all of our settings.

02.09.2024 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good luck to all the year 11s receiving level 2 results today!

Congrats if you do well, if you don't get the grades you are expecting - Remember that your school, friends and family are all there to support and advise you as you decide your next steps.

#GCSEResults #gcses2024

22.08.2024 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™‚

20.08.2024 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can be forgotten, overlooked or ignored by many but one of (the?) most important education sectors is AP. #thisisAP

15.08.2024 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I enjoyed reading this Lesley - I can see some possibilities for younger children who end up in the PRU/AP system, too. Definitely warrants more reading on my part!

20.08.2024 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you to everyone who has followed us! This account is monitored by @phoenixedsarah.bsky.social & will hopefully provide opportunities to share practice, provide information & support one another. #thisisAP

20.08.2024 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can I be added please Andrew?

20.08.2024 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Michael Power

I also very occasionally blog here michaelpower.org.uk

20.08.2024 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time to reintroduce myself
-I'll be Headteacher of the two PRUs in St Helens from September.
-My book was published in 2022 - The Head of Year's Handbook
-I am completing my EdD at the University of Chester focusing on the impact of government policy on inclusive decision making.
#EduSky #ThisIsAP

20.08.2024 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Sarah πŸ™‚

20.08.2024 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic, thanks for sharing πŸ™‚

20.08.2024 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really hoping that by joining @bsky.app I'll be able to discuss all things education, inclusion and alternative provision rather than having lots of bots taking up my feed.

Any suggestions on who to follow on here would be greatly received πŸ‘‹

#education #inclusion #alternativeprovision #ThisIsAP

20.08.2024 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

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