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Tomorrow I'm visiting the school where I'll be Headteacher in September. I've got a to-do list, but would love your top tips and suggestions for essential info I should gather while I'm there!

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Today can be summed up in one word, 'stinkbomb'!

At this point, I'm just adding it to a list of things I never knew prior to starting my first headship #sats #headship HeadteacherChat

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My school's wellbeing committee is meeting with the Head and SLT next week to advise on long-term, sustainable wellbeing activities. What has been embedded in your school that works for staff, and is sustainable?

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Hello, I became Head last year after it received its second Requires Improvement (RI) rating in a row. We're due an Ofsted monitoring visit soon. Has anyone been through this type of visit?

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Hello, I am being told by an Executive HT that Teacher Appraisal is changing from September. Do we have any evidence of this?

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How do primary schools manage handwashing before lunch without it turning into chaos in the toilets and wasting loads of time? Are there any clever ideas out there, or do some schools simply not bother? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Has anyone made a one-page KCSIE summary yet, before we all start from scratch?

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This is about as much SATs prep as needed.

No Easter holiday boosters.
No homework.
No after school “clubs”.

Just a trolley full of goodies for extra breakfast for the children and flowers for our wonderful Y6 teachers this week.

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Looking for a bit of help!

As part of my performance management, I've been asked to find some coaching and mentoring for myself. Has anyone used any coaching or mentoring services that they could recommend?

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