Not 1 to celebrate personal triumphs, but 🐝 to hear that I passed my Masters in Educational Leadership, today, made better with 🏴🇩🇪 tonight ⚽️
Not bad for a guy who struggled in both primary and secondary schooling
#ificanyoucan
To my wife, kids and
@NovaLauderScott
🙏 🤩❤️
I will certainly miss these views but most of all, the committed colleagues in
@SBCEducation1
. Thank you for welcoming me to be part your team.
@GlasgowCC
I am delighted to be working with you to improve the lives of all children and young people across the city moving forward.
Thank you to all the colleagues over the last 3 years who I have worked with as an Attainment Advisor
@SACEducation
. Today marks my last input to the local authority with a presentation
@Ayr_Academy2016
.
I am looking forward to now working with colleagues at
@SBCEducation1
Fantastic visit to
@KnightswoodP
to meet headteachers discussing various options of maximising pupil equity funding across
@EdISGlasgow
moving forward.
I also managed to get a quick tour of the school. The headteachers office was something else.
#santagrotto
What an absolute privilege to encourage, inspire and motivate our future leaders today in a way that I know how!
All four of the capacities in
#CfE
were evident for all to 👀.
Hopefully, I made you proud
@GGillHHam1
as your no 2 for today!
Happy birthday to this gorgeous girl - 7 today.
This little star was so grateful to have received such lovely gifts and appreciated the kindness from others.
Emotional 🥹 in returning back to where it all began today to deliver a professional learning session to yet more committed learners
@MorayHouse
.
Thanks to
@KJLBrack
for the invite.
Topped off by a catch up with my auld flat mate from the golden era of our time
@NmburgeEdu
.
Nice visual reminder about the difference.
#leadership
#leader
👍
#boss
👎🏻
Such a simple concept really!
I suppose, what you need here, is an effective leader in there as well! 🫶
Some slides from today’s presentation...
Equity vs Equality
Impact of COVID-19
@EducationScot
Getting It Right For All Learners during Covid-19
@JohnSwinney
Part 1
Thanks to the HT Miss Stewart, for welcoming me to
@BurnfootSchool
today,
@SBCEducation1
. It was lovely to finally meet all the staff and pupils at the school.
It was great working with both primary and secondary PGDE students
@StrathEDU
in the stunning Barony Hall today.
Fantastic engagement and thinking displayed by students today on ‘Making sense of data’.
#partnership
@EducationScot
This is one of the best bits of my job - visiting schools, engaging with staff, pupils, parents and community partners all in one trip - fantastic!!! 👍😃
@BurnfootSchool
@SBCEquity1
It was great to connect today
@DrZoeRob
and discuss future collaboration with
@EducationScot
and
@EdinburghUni
on strengthening links with ITE. Exciting possible engagement and projects to come from dialogue.
It was also nice to share our passion in using
#dataforimprovement
Dusted down the auld PE gear today to help out a good friend celebrate his sons birthday through 🏀 .
Great to see young people 🏃 and doing their thing.
Lie down time for me. 😴
Turning adversity into postivity.
I got poor Standard Grade results & was constantly in trouble which at the time left me feeling like no hope of success, then came the game changing moment. Scarily becoming a dad at 16👇🏿to now an Attainment Advisor
@EducationScot
#NoWrongPath
Thank you to all the presenters
@maureen0207
@YasminAshby1
Louise Ballantyne, Louise Stevenson, Zoe Inglis and
@ChrisChapmanGla
for making yesterday’s Scottish Attainment Challenge Team Day engaging and informative for Attainment Advisors
@EducationScot
Action packed, full day of back to back meetings with partners
@Dalmillingps
discussing excellence and equity and data informed practice. Congratulations again to
@ActiveSchoolsGG
on winning her latest award🥇
Dedication is an interesting concept when you really 🤔 about it…few sustain and little achieve it!
To all those who put in those tireless hours studying, practicing, refining, honing their knowledge and skills to be the best in their craft, in particular, whilst working 🙌
2nd last run in the bag before the October window closes. Over 50 miles complete - thanks to all those who have either taken the time to like, share or donate to raise awareness of
#prostatecancer
Equity Audit - deepening our understanding of the impact COVID-19 and school building closures had on children from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds and setting clear areas of focus for accelerating recovery.
Fantastic commitment by the senior pupils today to improving the culture and ethos of
@StAndrewsRCSec
by leading and managing a very successful coffee morning for colleagues at their learning, teaching and assessment conference.
Great to visit
@Gala_Academy
for the cluster headteacher meeting - love to see the wall or journey of fame for some ex pupils too.
Thank you headteachers for engaging with me on Pupil Equity Funding and for considering further outcomes and measures around planning and impact.
Lovely welcome today by pupils
@allsaintsrcsec
for the refresh of Glasgow’s tracking and monitoring tool.
Great to have colleagues from Renfrewshire Council and fellow Attainment Advisor
@Brendanduffy71
accompany us again today as part our collaborative working.
Beautiful ☀️ with some ☁️ to be visiting Dr Lauren Boath
@UofGlasgow
today with my lovely
@EducationScot
colleague Helen Friel, to further strengthen support for student teachers in having a better understanding of the impact of poverty on learning and achievement.
Fantastic day visiting Langlee Primary and
@Gala_Academy
, meeting SLT and colleagues across both schools in
@SBCEducation1
discussing COVID, attainment, nurture and collaboration with
@EducationScot
.
Thanks to Pauline and Malcolm for the insightful presentations and to both HTs
POWERFUL!!!!
Molly Wright: How every child can thrive by five | TED via
@YouTube
If you have not seen this - a must watch (7.42mins)!!!
🎾serve & return
@TED_ED
@EducationScot
Excellent collaborative meeting between key leads
@SEICollab
and
@EducationScot
colleagues today on developing our strategic goals.
We even got a thumbs up and a 😀 on a Friday from colleagues.
Returning back to the place it all started.
I can’t believe the range of emotions I have for this place! Incredible…who would have thought it. A bit early for this but
#nowrongpath
Delighted to be here as an Attainment Advisor collaborating
@MorayHouse
@DrZoeRob
@JacWard7
Heads is full of information and learning from the final 3 days of learning at
#EST
with
@learninglogs
@Gord_Bo1
.
Great cohort of postive people and fantastic relationships made.
Thank you to Mr McCulloch
@KnowetopPrimary
for making Siennas day during the class Teams call.
Sienna was delighted to be recognised for her alphabet sounds and super story writing sentence this week by receiving the weekly wonder award.
Impressive presentation by
@stpaulwhiteinch
on ‘measuring the impact of Family Support’ this morning.
Session focused on:
- importance of understanding your gap
- a clear and inclusive vision
- having the right ingredients for success
- family support worker @ the ❤️ of the🏫
Another useful session and time spent with
@SimonBreakspear
today!!!
Loads of knowledge 💣, experience shared and space for strategic reflection.
‘Find you’re cadence’, the notion of ‘begin again’, ‘pursue less, design better and sharpen iteratively’ completely resonated🙏.
Extremely powerful and engaging input by all today.
Delighted to be part of the journey going forward and building on the collaboration with our headteacher colleagues.
What an inspiring day meeting with our
@SBCEducation1
headteachers & colleagues setting out our improvement priorities & vision for the academic year ahead. A great energy & buzz in the room. Thanks for the engagement with our Stretch Aims session.
#SBClearns
#SBCequity
#OneTeam
Thought provoking session delivered by
@MelAinscow
. Important messages on the crucial role Attainment Advisors have to play in working with Local Authorities.
Great to see
@EdISGlasgow
Sharon McGeevers input with HTs on Assessment and Moderation today 👍.
Thanks also to
@Jane2308_
for the photography skills 🤔 where HTs and I looked at attendance forensically across the city.
Lastly, in depth 💬 in the conversation cafe with HTs.
I am excited by the strong collaboration beginning to develop with
@StrathEDU
@EducationScot
on strengthening support for ITE students in equity.
Thank you
@emsosu
@Cather_Whitley
for the dialogue today on exploring approaches to maximise outcomes for children and young people.
Thanks
@Dalmillingps
for the lovely hospitality shown to me and the parents of P7 leavers today. Coffee and cake 🧁 were a treat.
Also well done
@JodieThomson12
on your first year as headteacher. Well deserved holidays lay ahead.
Fantastic engagement from the staff
@Dalmillingps
this evening.
Interesting feedback from evaluations ‘increased awareness of the effect poor attendance can have on attainment’, ‘awareness of
@EducEndowFoundn
’, ‘presentation manner-very easy to listen to’, ‘inspiring delivery’
Had the absolute pleasure of sitting next to this man today for lunch!
78 and still going strong - wealth of knowledge and experience.
Discussing education and social justice today with
@StephenMcKinne8
at one side and Walter Humes here on the other.
Taking some inspiration from
@GayleGgorman
the other day there and blowing off some of the cob webs at the beach today for a rare day off.
#beachlife
#sunsout
Thank you
@GL1718
for the invite to attend todays Secondary Headteacher meeting and to
@Doug_GCC
for the introduction to colleagues.
Useful insights, made some great connections and looking forward to working more with colleagues across Glasgow.
I could not agree more.
@trcarson1
was meticulous from start to finish today, considering every detail.
Colleagues were exemplary - engaging fully, being open and honest throughout.
Great way to finish a Friday.
‘Never stop learning because life never stops teaching’
Thought provoking afternoon
@HillheadHS
‘All Learners, All Thinking’ conference. Great opportunities to share within the school and the learning community primaries
@EdISGlasgow
Great motivational start by
@jsinclairSBC
for the cluster stretch aims session this morning
@SBCEquity1
. 👏
So important for leaders across the system to create time and space to ‘pause’.
Thank you to the team at
@glasgowcounts
@GlasgowLOL
for a tour of the programme of work in developing numeracy across
@GlasgowCC
schools with practitioners today.
Interesting framework which aims to provide a coherence across schools for improvement.
Fantastic meeting colleagues
@SEICollab
and collaborative working with
@EducationScot
on maximising outcomes for children and young people. Thanks to
@FionaRo77953822
and Jacqueline Price for the opportunity to review this forensically today as a team.
Thoroughly enjoyed working with new headteacher colleagues today at the Glasgow Improvement Hub on ‘Making sense of data’ and
@GlasgowCC
FOCUS tool for improvement.
Eager and willing participants in learning how to use data to inform practice focusing on the why, what and how.
Delighted to visit
@SelkirkHS
today to work with headteachers across the cluster on Pupil Equity Funding plans - outcomes, measures and working towards impact.
Fantastic twilight professional learning session led by Equity lead officer
@AnneDavidson64
at Glendinning Terrace Primary
@MccallNicki
for practitioners on data led enquiry.
@SBCEducation1
Fantastic learning shared today by Secondary HTs on curriculum, transition and IDL.
@olliebray
👀
@EducationScot
👀👀
Now that’s collaboration among peers
@Doug_GCC
👍
Very productive meeting with the headteacher
@BraeheadE
today.
Discussions included vision, values, data, transitions, partners, Scottish Attainment Challenge, website, school inspections and the journey he is currently on with pupils, staff and the local community.
Excellent engagement with our latest cohort of DHTs on Making Sense of Data 2 and Effective Tracking Conversations today at
@GIC_Glasgow
Deep thinking and forensic analysis of using data to inform practice.
Thanks
@NovaScottSQH
@StrathEDU
for a thought provoking session on ‘policy’ tonight on the final stretch of year 2 - Educational Leadership Masters Degree.