Simon Kidwell

I spoke on BBC Breakfast about school readiness and the importance of education settings and parents working in partnership to access key services and support.

I spoke on BBC Breakfast about school readiness and the importance of education settings and parents working in partnership to access key services and support.

Former NAHT president, Simon Kidwell, spoke to ITV News about the impact testing can have on children's well-being.

Other assessment methods can sometimes be more appropriate and the government's curriculum & assessment review should look carefully at this.

Great from Simon

Not only is it wrong that schools have to subsidise catering from teaching budgets

But the quality of food being offered is unquestionably getting worse

No one can justifiably claim school food is nutritious

Which undermines any notion it brings health or attainment benefits

This week I spoke to BBC Breakfast about the important of providing schools with adequate funding for school meals.

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After three brilliant years serving as part of the NAHT Presidential Team, my Executive term of office comes to an end this August.

If you’re a member in the North West, please consider voting for me in the latest round of postal elections for our National Executive.

NAHT Ballot
After three brilliant years serving as part of the NAHT Presidential Team, my Executive term of office comes to an end this August.

If you’re a member in the North West, please consider voting for me in the latest round of postal elections for our National Executive.

NAHT past president Simon Kidwell appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning to talk about the challenges faced by schools in deficit over school meal funding and the risk that nutritional standards could fall as a result.

The Hartford 100 Bike Ride The sponsored bike ride is returning for the first time since 2021, and this time we're going even further! On Sunday 6th July 2025 Mr Kidwell, Mrs Diamond, and a group of parents, carers and support...

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We’ve hit 66 miles on our #Hartford100mile ride with 16 amazing Hartford Manor parents! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️
We’re at 95% of our fundraising goal — help us reach 100%! 🙌 using the link below:

Fantastic news on Labour extending FSM eligibility to everyone claiming Universal Credit

@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social making a bold and positive move that will unquestionably help address child poverty

This is long overdue and credit must go to DfE

But… there are still some details that need work

Three years ago today… the country was celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 🇬🇧

I celebrated with a wild camping trip to the Lake District. Just me, this view, and total silence.

The calibre of those chosen to advise the Government speaks volumes about its values and ambition for children and school communities — and in appointing Andrew, it has made an outstanding choice.

Maintained school head lands new DfE adviser role Andrew O'Neill will deliver 'frontline expertise directly into the heart of policy-making', government says

Great news!
Andrew is an innovative thinker and an authentic leader. His deep experience working directly with his school community will make him a powerful voice at the heart of education policy. schoolsweek.co.uk/headteacher-...

It’s a fabulous event that I attended for the first time last year.

The RNLI 100 km route with the Three Bromptoneers.

Thanks for the inspiration Andy.

It’s the #ThreeShires RNLI Sportive today. I’m hoping to finish the 100km route on my @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social

This a fantastic piece from @samgibbs.bsky.social. It’s so important to look at the brilliant expertise from within rather than assuming that paying someone on the outside to deliver an off-the-shelf approach is going to be your silver-bullet. It isn’t.

Talk of a reshuffle should have the sector worried Even the education secretary's detractors wouldn't benefit from another change at the top

Talk of a reshuffle may have the education secretary’s detractors excited, but it would be bad news for a sector in desperate need of stable leadership.

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Talk of a reshuffle should have the sector worried Even the education secretary's detractors wouldn't benefit from another change at the top

In my @schoolsweek.bsky.social OpEd piece, I argue why Labour must back Bridget Phillipson — and why stable leadership is key to real change in schools.

schoolsweek.co.uk/continuity-a...

A very personal blog: getting by with a little help from our friends When Ruth’s husband was diagnosed with cancer, friends she’d made via Sure Start rallied round. But what about today’s young families?

As the calls to reinstate Sure Start grow louder, @ruthswailes.bsky.social outlines the lasting effects it had for those who used its services in the 2000s; 'reducing services means reducing friendships.'

Agree entirely with this piece- we need stability, not a conveyor belt of ministers.

‘More than ever, what education needs is long-term strategy shaped by those on the front line. Only through sustained, stable leadership can we secure meaningful and lasting improvement in our education system.’

Talk of a reshuffle should have the sector worried Even the education secretary's detractors wouldn't benefit from another change at the top

In my @schoolsweek.bsky.social OpEd piece, I argue why Labour must back Bridget Phillipson — and why stable leadership is key to real change in schools.

schoolsweek.co.uk/continuity-a...

I was interested in two Cycling UK routes - The Rebellion Way and Wolf Way. GPX files available on their website. I searched Ride With GPS and someone had uploaded the route. @cyclinguk.bsky.social

I used Ride with GPS for this route.

Just about and I’m slightly broken!

What’s weekend! The Traws Eryri is one the toughest physical challenges I’ve experienced. 128miles, 14000ft of climbing and some of the most testing gravel trails in the UK.

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network Can Si Survive A 200km Mountain Adventure? | Gravel Bike VS Traws Eryri Route

Heading over to Snowdonia for my next cycling adventure tonight. The Traws Eryri - 2 days, 200km and over 4000m of climbing.

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Back from a fantastic @naht.org.uk National Conference where I met so many inspiring School Leaders doing amazing work in our schools.
A personal highlight was introducing one of my cycling heroes, and National Active Travel Commissioner, @chrisboardman.bsky.social