Championing SEND. Promotes ethical leadership. Care experienced. FED Council Member. @CollectivEd fellow. Serving HT. Tweeting in a personal capacity.
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I am proud to be Co-Chair of @GoldFSF Want to know what it’s all about? Take a look at @lemnsissay video youtu.be/0nESYSsyktM
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
🚀 The largest special schools attendance network in the country is trailblazing!
27 Birmingham special schools working together through a systems-led approach since September.
📉 5% drop in Persistent Absence
National drop in the same period: 0.2%
Collaboration.. Culture!
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
2026 is our national year of reading. This animation draws on real conversations with children in foster care, kinship care and adoption with a voice over by yours truly.
I am a proud patron of The Letterbox Club which reaches over 10,000 children in foster care each year, with strong evidence of the positive impact on reading, enjoyment, wellbeing and belonging. It's all under the umbrella of The Booktrust.
Stories connect us.
#BookTrust
#LetterboxClub
#NationalYearOfReading2026
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Delighted to have the opportunity to share the journey that resulted in positive staff feedback in our most recent survey. @Headteacherchat
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
Don't miss out! The draw is taking place this Sunday, December 7th, at The Mount Tavern Pub Fayre at 2 pm. Grab your tickets NOW at the Brays School reception or directly at The Mount Tavern. Good luck! 🎁
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
#EduAdvent Day 3
We’re turning up the festive sparkle today.
@TeachUsMaths has donated this gorgeous M&S Treats Hamper-the perfect way to unwind after a long term!
🥂Prosecco
🕯Festive candle
🏠Light-up decoration
🍫Swiss truffles
To enter:
✅Like
🔁Repost
🎄Reply with #EduAdvent
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
We're thrilled to partner with The Mount Tavern for our Winter Fundraiser! Come down to the Pub Fayre on December 7th to try your luck at the Tombola (£1 per strip) and win big in the Raffle (£1 per ticket). All proceeds go directly to new play equipment! #CommunityPartner
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
This is my 23rd post for National Care Leavers Month. Each day I post something from my archive relative to the subject. But today is different. Can you help me find someone. Please.
In 1972 a Scottish couple fostered a baby and saved her. She is now looking for the couple to thank them. It means a lot to her.
The birth mother recalls meeting them at The Red Cross Office in Edinburgh in 1972. She does not have any details about the foster mother BUT recalls that the foster father was a surgeon (possibly a neurosurgeon) AND that couple had a brown skinned adopted son, which would have been unusual at the time.
Please help me find them on behalf of my friend. Please share this post. Especially if you are in Scotland.
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Celebrating my three favourite men but also acknowledging many #heforshe who have helped shape my professional life @mattdechaine @dave_mcpartlin @ottleyoconnor @EdRoundtables @pkainsworth @Primary_Ent @lemnsissay
Humbled to have been nominated.
Huge congratulations to Kari Anson, finalist for Headteacher of the Year 🌟
Recognising leaders who inspire pupils & staff to achieve great things — that’s our Kari! 💜
#EducationTodayAwards #HeadteacherOfTheYear #TeamBrays #BraysBelonging
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
We marked #InterFaith Week with curiosity and kindness. Thanks to the Imam and mosque for hosting, and St Thomas Church for welcoming learners. #braysbelonging
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
The to-do list is endless. The pressure is constant. But belonging and joy shouldn’t be the first things to go, they should be the first things we protect.
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
🎉 Exciting news, Brays community! Our Autumn 2025 Newsletter is live! Dive into the latest updates and accomplishments at Brays School. Your feedback is important to us!
➡️ Take a look here: brays.fet.ac/newsletter-autu…
#Braysbelonging
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
🎨 Proud finalists for Creative School of the Year.
Celebrating schools that think outside the box to inspire learning through creativity & innovation. 🌟
That’s #TeamBrays! 💜
#EducationTodayAwards #CreativeSchoolOfTheYear #BraysBelonging
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
Today marks the start of National Care Leavers Month, led by @BecomeCharity – celebrating care-experienced young people.
The 2025 theme is “Rising as Me”.
Madlug is proud to support young people as they rise and thrive with #ValueWorthDignity.
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
FIRST UK Special School to achieve the Bronze Inclusive Attendance Standard! 🏆
Huge congratulations to Brays Special School and @anson_kari for this milestone!
7 months of embedding a culture of collective responsibility, professional learning & evidence-based practice!
Humbled to read this post.
#braysbelonging @GrandadWheels @Primary_Ent @EdTodayMag @IncAttendance @weareYESfest @KyrstieStubbs @HappyHead74 @birmingham_live @bbcwm @HTSchofield @mattdechaine @ottleyoconnor @LoveCityserve
Delighted to see that @Anson_Kari and colleagues at @BraysSchool1 in @Forward_Trust are finalists in the @EdTodayMag awards 2025:
- Primary School
- Creative School
- Headteacher
Proud to know and work with them
SEE FOR YOURSELF
Watch the STEAM Co. STORY film we made about this magical school community
See what #BraysBelonging is all about
This is the #ArtOfEducation, The #ArtOfLeadership, The #ArtOfCommunity
How #ArtConnects
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SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
🎉 We’re finalists! 🎉
Brays School has been shortlisted in 3 categories at the #EducationTodayAwards:
🏫 Primary School of the Year
🎨 Creative School of the Year
👩🏫 Headteacher of the Year – Kari Anson
So proud of our amazing #TeamBrays! 💜
#BraysBelonging
Fantastic that @BraysSchool1 is part of this. A great day to be with all of the #fetfamily for today’s launch. @forward_trust
@IncAttendance
🚀 Big launch today!
Inclusive Attendance + @BCFC_Foundation + Birmingham Special Schools Network = the 1st ever national Special Schools Collaborative Attendance Programme 💙
27 schools.
1 systems-led approach.
Game-changing for attendance & engagement!
SpecialEdHead FCCT retweeted
School visits? When school budgets are stretched they have to be affordable and great value for money. Teachers tell me that mine are and they cost less now than in previous years. Check me out! Please share! grandadwheels.com/schools