2023… it’s a wrap 🎬 💫
What a year - both personally and professionally! Forever grateful for the wonderful people who I get to ‘do life with’ and learn from & work with everyday!
My 2023 highlights; with a bit of life thrown in ✔️
Wishing you all the best for 2024 🤍 E x
And this, Ladies & Gents is how to incrementally shift and improve pedagogy in schools (IMO) 👏🏼
•Creating good habits
@JamesClear
•High Challenge, with Low Threat
@MaryMyatt
•Allowing time for deliberate practice and rehearsal in a structured/safe environment
@PepsMccrea
There’s no one who deserves this more… Congratulations
@KarenBramwell
on your OBE, we are all so proud of you & all you have achieved! So much more than ‘just a boss’ 💙🥂
#OBE
@ForwardAs1Trust
Not quite a 10-Yr transformation - more a month!
From a mentally, physically, drained and hospitalised version with Glandular Fever and then Bells Palsy (spot the wonk) to a refreshed, positive and energised version.
Mental & Physical Health is No1 - thank you
@purely_well
😘
2021-2022 Academic Year ✅ ✏️
An absolute pleasure to work alongside these two wonderful ladies each & everyday - blessed 🥰 🌟
@KarenBramwell
&
@MichelleRidsdal
The absolute true magic of teaching 💫
One of our HTs received this parent message on Dojo - I was model teaching a Y6 English lesson yesterday… it’s a reminder; whatever out position, leadership or not, we are all Teachers at our core!
⬇️ it made my day and made me smile!
Since Jan 2024, I’ve made a concerted effort to focus on my health & wellbeing.
‘I can’t fit it in - or - I’m too busy’ is just not good enough and is flawed.
Movement is the best medicine - it makes me sharper, more focussed and enables me to manage stress much better!
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I had the pleasure of leading our first
@ForwardAs1Trust
Department of Vision, Values and Ethos this afternoon. Joined by our children from our
#OneFamily
.
All thinking about Article 14: Freedom of thought, religion and belief. Thank you everyone!
On top of the world... My Mum & Dad were vaccinated today!! After many months of worry, stress and not seeing them as often as I normally would - today is THE first step forward!! ❤️👏🏼
...isn’t it a shame - after all these months in lockdown, they still can’t take a selfie!! 🤣
Kick-starting
#thankfulnessweek
@ForwardAs1Trust
with my
#Covid19
vaccine this evening! 💉💙
(My mother takes full responsibility for this picture - she is 100% serious when she says she’s making a vaccine photo montage containing all the family 😂😳)
So proud to have been involved with the
#ECF
with
@Ambition_Inst
from Day 1. To see the impact this has has on ECTs and Mentors is just amazing.
Thrilled with the ‘OUTSTANDING’ judgement 🌟👏🏼
@AmbitionFA1
@CarlyWaterman21
Join us with your ECT or Mentor for 22-23!!
With thanks to all our partners, participants and staff for their hard work and commitment to supporting early career teachers. We are pleased that our Early Career Framework programme has been rated ‘outstanding’ by
@Ofstednews
.
More here:
22-23 Academic Year ✅ and what a year is has been for
@ForwardAs1Trust
.
⭐️ 100% of our schools are GOOD or better! An achievement we have worked so hard for.
⭐️ Proud of the hundreds of Leaders/Teachers we have touched through our
@AmbitionFA1
partnerships!
Thank you all 💙
I dedicated this week to ‘getting through my list’ so I could fully relax knowing I was ready & prepared as can be for Sept!
List done ✅ now to enjoy the holidays:
•Amsterdam pride 🏳️🌈
•London to see Mrs Doubtfire 🎥
•Canary Islands☀️
What a summer! Have a good one all x
A wonderful evening for a very special man
@SimonTBramwell
such a poignant service - singing, prayers, memories and celebrations
@VantageAcademi1
@LizPeacock14
🌟
A wonderful Leader and person who has influenced & shaped the lives of so many. Thank you! 💙
@KarenBramwell
31 and feeling very blessed… 🍾🌟🎵
Lovely messages, gifts and posts - which have made my day!
Now for an evening with
@MichelleRidsdal
& Anna
@StPaulsBolton
on our NPQEL… that’s dedication 😉😂… Celebrations will be had at weekend!!
Honoured to be serving on the
@DbeManchester
Board of Education for the next triennium. Focusing on the CE Vision for Education that all young people experience ‘life in all its fullness’ in all the schools across our Diocesan family of Schools 🌟
@deb63smith
@KarenBramwell
What a wonderful Easter 🐣 ☀️
Feeling very fortunate & blessed to have spent time in lots of different places with people who mean a lot to me 👌🏼
Here’s to Summer Term 23’ - may it bring success, achievement and happy memories!
Family time is so precious.... picked my 90yr old Grandfather up this afternoon and have surprised him, bringing him for a weekend in the Lakes with the family.
🌈 Sometimes it’s the simple things....
It’s a privilege to lead alongside these brilliant Headteacher colleagues 🌍
Working on our Learning & Teaching strategy at Think Tank today 🌟
@ForwardAs1Trust
What a wonderful birthday... 🥂🍾
So blessed to have wonderful family, friends and colleagues! Last year in my 20’s - I’m going to milk it for all it’s worth!!
A Barbados themed, social distanced garden party awaits for bank holiday weekend ☀️🇧🇧
Your pupils were an absolute credit - so polite, courteous, generally interested in conversation and discussion and so
#PROUD
of their school & their learning.
An absolute credit Mat - you deserve to feel very proud!! 🌟🙌🏼 Thank you for welcoming us with open arms today!
So proud of friends
@Andyidone
and colleagues at
@MasefieldCP
and BASE Academy Trust - for showing their wonderful curriculum model.
Your children are so proud of your school & their learning. Wow! 🌟 🌍
Today we are hosting a
@ChallengePartnr
Curriculum showcase day for headteachers across the North West! Our senior leaders have been sharing your curriculum development and each class has been visited
@CWElliot
We’ve had a wonderful
@LEARNwithFA1
ITT Team Meeting this morning with our ITT Lead and Lead Mentors planning for Spring & Summer 2024 🤩
We are so excited to mobilise our programme and welcome our first
#ITTCohort
in September - find out more here: 💙
Happy 60th Birthday
@KarenBramwell
💫
Wishing you a day as special as you are to all who have the pleasure of knowing and working with you!
Enjoy your special day - here’s to many more happy memories! 💙
What a pleasure to facilitate
#NPQLTD
today
@Ambition_Inst
- such a committed group of Teacher Educators 👏🏼
3 Headteachers and 1 DHT on our cohort who have previously done NPQH - but passionate about Teacher Development & expertise! 💫🍀
Took some quality time out this weekend… (3 hours in fact) at a mindfulness Yoga session. Definitely what I needed - time to ‘just be’ 🧘🏼♂️🌟
@purely_well