I've never read this until now. Wow. What an honest, frank account of your experiences, Tom. Our profession needs more of this kind of openness and vulnerability. We have shaped much of our approach to managing behaviour around @tombennett71's Running the Room. It was a key text for us several years ago and underpins much of our work today. We also met Tom at researchED in September. His response? “Ah, you're the cake people!” Yep, that's us 😂 Thanks for resharing this. It's a reassuring reminder to keep doing less, better (our favourite mantra, thanks to @MaryMyatt) and, perhaps more importantly, to hold firm to the hard-fought decisions we've made over the last five years. Thanks! Cass @teacherhead

💯 Simon! 3 generations of one family, 2 of another - it’s defo a family affair here at Lingfield. Thanks as always to @HannahvWestern who pulls together all the pics and vids for our reels. ❤️

We bloody smashed it! Thanks to our teachers, TAs, governors, husbands and kids who gave up their Saturday to do this…🙌

Happy MAD Day! No, not what you think...It's Make a Difference Day 🥳 Today, the Lingfield Team will be in school unpacking, sorting, moving and building all the new resources and learning spaces for our LEAP (Learn, Explore, Adventure, Play) into Lunchtimes school priority. Let's crack on!

Thanks so much Ben! We’re planning on sharing more of our classroom practice, agreed consistencies and general life at Lingfield as we continue to work on our school priority - Purposeful Pedagogy - watch this space! Cass

A really valuable day with the @ReachFND creating some much-needed headspace to reflect on our school and community. A big focus for us was transition: from nursery into our school, and from Year 6 into our main secondary school. It was a great opportunity to think beyond our current transition events and consider how we can create greater coherence across phases. We've got some plans already in the pipeline we just now need to get diaries together. Exciting times! Thanks @jon_hutchinson_ @edvainker for a thought provoking day.

Thanks, @BenRiceTeach, lots more to share linked to our SDP - Purposeful Pedagogy - coming soon. Hopefully, my tech skills will improve along the way! Cass

I read this short blog from @adamboxer1 and couldn’t agree more, so I thought I’d share a few simple examples of what this can look like in Primary too. All too often, Heads I speak to are buried under admin, operational demands or firefighting. Teaching and learning, and the strategic thinking it demands, can quickly become the thing we get to when everything else is done. I absolutely feel that pressure too. But I’m determined not to let that become the job. It’s not why I became a Head, and I don’t want Anna to think that’s what headship has to be either. It's all about culture and capacity. Being clear about what matters most. Developing the expertise of the people around you. Creating routines, systems and agreed ways of working so that good practice is simply the norm. It’s easier said than done, but in this profession there will always be noise. Part of leadership is knowing when to turn down the volume and protect time for the things that make the biggest difference. So, nothing polished or staged here - just a sneaky peek into a Y3, Y4 and Y6 class, plus transitions around the school. Everyday examples of clear routines and shared expectations becoming simply how we do things. Still plenty to learn and improve, but for us, this is the work. Thanks for sharing a simple but essential message, Adam. Cass @Southgloshead @justoneoftheta1 @llewelyn20 @OhLottie @Mr_Raichura @BenRiceTeach @mradamkohlbeck

We agree, Simon, it's great to work with Kenny! Hope you had an awesome day. Cass @Southgloshead @KennyInclusion

Following our exciting morning, Anna and I got down to serious business... MINCE PIE SEASON HAS STARTED 🙌 🥧😋 Thanks @Mrs_LPrimary for supplying the first box 😘

Such a lovely morning with Cheryl and Hayley from @bearwoodprimary, who made the trip from Poole to spend the morning with us at Lingfield. We talked all things Primary Leadership, toured the school and popped into our Specialist Provision, The Willows, along the way. It was a pleasure hearing about their professional journey, discussing school priorities and sharing our top tips for sustainable school improvement when budgets continue to be stretched. We also talked about the importance of whole-school alignment, the power of clear routines, consistency and a culture where the way we do things is visible in the everyday. Lots of shared thinking, practical ideas and good conversation all topped off, as every good school visit should be, with cake and a cuppa! ☕🍰 Happy two sleeps until Traitors Tuesday 🥳 Cass @mradamkohlbeck @HughesHaili @Mr_Raichura @adamboxer1 @BenRiceTeach

Had some lovely feedback on various platforms about this Mini -Whiteboards blog, so if you missed it coming out on Friday, here it is...

Happy Monday Edutwitter! ☀️🥳 (I'm a morning person, can you tell?) Smashing September is the title I'm giving this little tweet (what else do we call them?) We've had an awesome month of celebrating best practice, professional learning, development and networking with this lovely lot! It all kicked off with @researchED1 London - what a day! @Mr_Crome @SCottinghatt @mradamkohlbeck Then, great chat with @Southgloshead Thanks for your pupil-progress top-tip, Simon (OG legend!) Next came an awesome chat with @bringmoredata as we prep to be on the panel at DISCO London in November - Josh, you're our kinda guy! @Databusting @jpembroke Followed by a brilliant visit from @justoneoftheta1 discussing all things Primary. This is the start of a beautiful friendship, Andy 😘 Add to that Anna talking SCITT with @BenRiceTeach - looking forward to meeting you soon, Ben 👋 whilst I talked all things Inclusion with Mo Abdallah, Regional Director @ReachFND Finishing off with thinking large scale school improvement with @i_padawan and @schoolsallexcel Bring on October, I say! 💥 See you Thursday @jon_hutchinson_ I'd call that a pretty good start 🙌 #bestjobever

This is 💯 me! Cass x

Some great blogs from brilliant educators all collated here by @BenCrockett1 . Humbled to be in included. Thanks Ben!