Slight run of unwelcome events in the last 24 hours - puncture, bee sting, tricky class, torn trousers… Fab colleagues (including @vicki_hathaway and David Hibbert), fantastic cpd Historical Assoc #sldp and Mike Duncan’s Mexican Revolution on the walk home have been just the tonic!

Nice end of term present - do not recommend trying to do two different leadership/development programmes at the same time though! Nevertheless, thanks Historical Assoc #sldp and OTSA Professional Development

When you want to get the marking done and there is no internet to check a few facts…

One of the (many) benefits of going home to my parents for the weekend is that I get to raid the veg patch…

When you think you have a perfectly good lesson and find that this is the first slide…

Very much looking forward to this - the only problem will be choosing which workshops to go to. Fantastic line up!

On the way to #Soane24 with David Hibbert and Lizzy Diggins - broken out the good stationery. Really looking forward to it!

Donation number 50! Everyone who can, please consider donating to NHS Blood+Transplant - very little effort from me makes a huge difference to others .

I am stepping down (up?) from HoD at the end of this term. If you're interested in leading science in a fantastic school with: ✅ Professional autonomy ✅ Lemov/Rosenshine ✅ Supportive SLT ✅ Amazing staff culture ✅ MORE!! check out the link below! 👇 tes.com/jobs/vacancy/h…

The science department at The Totteridge Academy is genuinely remarkable. The quality of T&L is so high, but we know we still have loads to do. We love Rosenshine, cognitive science, feedback, Springboard, booklets and Carousel. tes.com/jobs/vacancy/h… If you want to be our next HOD,

At the hospital with a cannula in my arm, and yes feeling guilty about missing yr11’s last lesson, but the huge relief to work in a school where they won’t add to the guilt, and my HoF is taking yr11 so they’ll be fine, and I’ll set cover when I’m up to it, but won’t if I’m not…

I feel like Gollum, stroking it and lisping “My Precious…”

Beautiful summary of Connected Worlds, with strong advocacy for story and sources to be entwined with story.

🚨The award-nominated Historical Assoc Subject Leader Development Programme is back! 💁Open to aspiring, new & in-post SLs 📢RTs & referrals to colleagues **much appreciated.** 📆Starts 12th September, so book soon!

Absolutely fabulous CPD! Thought-provoking, useful, flexible, amazing people involved, subject specific… (valuable even if you aren’t actually going for leadership) - do it!!!

Excited for this!

Taking inspiration from Richard’s talk at Ark Soane Academy, tweaked a story on Matilda to include a pinch of discipline, stumbled down an online rabbit warren, and now ridiculously pleased with myself to find the line I wanted in the Peterborough Chronicle. Huge thanks all!