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Thanks to ⁦Mrs Andrews⁩ for leading yet another trip to university with our scholars. They experienced geography, history, Japanese and engineering. Our scholars were courteous and engaged.

🎉 Delighted to share a selection of highlights from our annual concert at the Barbican Centre this April! 🎶👏 A huge congratulations again to all the incredible students who performed! 🌟🎻 youtu.be/4Dy9ptp-j3M #MiSSTConcert #MusicEducation #YoungMusicians #MusicMatters

We are a 50% FSM school in a constituency where children do not benefit from social mobility to the same extent as some other places. This year we have taken all Year 7 to Cambridge University and children from other years to colleges and universities. No child left behind.

Last year we received the first ever Ofsted “Good” judgement in our history. Doncaster has benefitted from our rapid transformation. This year we have delivered: - Musical instruments for all - Family Dining - Every child at actual reading age - University visits for all 💪🏻

Did someone say Zero Heroes?! Snow cones, hotdogs, rounders and films for those with great attendance and behaviour.

The “compliance is not engagement” trope is so tired. It was the theory of everything back in the 2010’s and earlier. It’s not profound, and at its worst it encourages teachers to eschew strategies that insist that 100% of students attend, think, and share their ideas.

Trauma is real, serious, and devastating for those affected by it. But the definitional creep it has gone through, from specific to vague circumstances, means that its usage in ‘trauma-informed’ school practice lacks clarity or precision. No one would wish to be ‘trauma

Really proud of what David Scales and Astrea Academy Woodfields have achieved over the last 2 years. Such an exciting transformation journey the school is on.

What makes Astrea Academy Trust great? Benefits of common approach + space to personalise. Astrea Academy Woodfields & David Scales have prioritised music and family dining. Astrea Ernulf & I have prioritised electives and trips. We collaborate & compare notes to help decide what’s next.

Richard Tutt David Scales Astrea Academy Woodfields All of us in the Doncaster SN agree 👏🏻👏🏻

What absolute drivel from the Liverpool Echo and these attention seeking parents. Schools up and down the country put their hands up to get attention and silence. It is fast, safe and effective. I suppose they’ll be complaining about uniform next. 🤷 liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

How the press works: -School gets graded Inadequate and -Requires Improvement for over ten years. Unions express concern over behaviour. -Local papers staring at shoes for decade -School closed because of problems, academised. -December last year: new head teacher to fix the

Are there exemplary secondary schools (especially those in areas of disadvantage) we can visit that have successfully implemented an oracy-focused approach and can clearly demonstrate its impact on student outcomes, particularly in developing articulate, confident communicators

Spurious articles designed as clickbait that divide communities and hamper headteachers who are in it to improve people’s lives. Neither is it a fair fight! As a head you can’t talk about the specific incident or people, and you risk damaging the school reputation. Enough of this

There is a population bulge, currently in primaries but moving into secondaries. That is going to leave vacant buildings and primary staff without jobs. Perfect opportunity to improve childcare for working families and estates for post-exclusion destinations.

Beautiful sign, and that indoor plant is still alive… only just…

Thanks to @neonfilter for this wonderful sign. New Pink Lines!

NEW BLOG: Stop Designing ‘Relevant’ Curricula for the Poor emaths.co.uk/blog/general-e…

Incredible achievement from an incredible service. Hats off to Jayne and her team for the work that they do.

Labour need to understand these arguments about the curriculum, and how teaching methods and school approaches are breaking cycles of disadvantage. There are a handful of schools at the top of the table, and notable turnarounds, that are achieving Labour aims of social justice.