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moonrakerteacher.bsky.social
Retired special school headteacher. Football follower - Swindon Supermarine. Whisk(e)y lover. Centre left politics.
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Take a look at the @headrestuk.bsky.social blog. It contains all of our annual wellbeing reports as well as posts from a range of guest bloggers all focussing on wellbeing.

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Brilliant this from fellow Headrestian and former special school head @moonrakerteacher.bsky.social.

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Pete telling it like it is www.headrestuk.co.uk/blog/headtea...

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If you want to explore humane and intelligent alternatives to a high stakes accountability system, then this book from @headrestuk.bsky.social is a good starting point. Full of examples of how it could work, backed with international research, real examples and best practice. Out now. ⤵️

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Yay. Now available on Kindle.

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

I’m not sure I have the energy to go through another Ofsted framework change. The training, the buzzwords, Ofsted goons strutting about the place using terminology no one has previously heard of as if we should all know the meaning of, the expense. I might write my first ever blog about this.

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Already amusing myself with the "guess which of the descriptors is meant to be better" game for the new Ofsted toolkits.

submitted 25 days ago • 12 comments

#Ofsted has a new report card but Ofsted is still Ofsted and does nothing to change its awful impact on schools, teachers and children. It’s an antiquated system that needs to go.

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We are not happy with Ofsted. Here’s the follow-up to our response yesterday to the unworkable report card proposals.

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Our response to the latest Ofsted proposals. Part 2 tomorrow. www.headrestuk.co.uk/blog/missed-...

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Reading the article in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on the unhappiness in OFSTED and whistleblower letter to press - let’s be honest about this - putting OFSTED in charge of designing the change was always going to be a total disaster.

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Our book is out today 🎉

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Out this Friday. Beyond Belief. Why school accountability is broken and how to fix it. Not my thoughts but those of 30 or so others. Pre-order here. 🙏🏼 amzn.eu/d/0KmhHzA

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Trump has deployed active military to help round up migrants and put them into detention camps. The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years. History is repeating. Pay attention.

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The @HeadsRoundtable continues to be the public voice of the sensible, ethical majority in the profession. I know I am far from the only one who greatly appreciates their collective wisdom and leadership. 👏👏👏

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

10 days to publication. Thank you @johncattedu.bsky.social for todays delivery. #BeyondBelief

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All the royalties from this book go to education wellbeing charities. We need to nominate one. Any suggestions?

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Our 2025 Annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report is published today. It summarises the key stressors and issues headteachers are facing. We make a number of recommendations that are aimed at improving the wellbeing of headteachers. Please share widely.

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Absolutely superb stuff from the brilliant @headrestuk.bsky.social This report draws from a huge range of experience & evidence & accurately describes the reality of school leadership in 2025 Essential reading. Especially for senior leaders at Ofsted. www.headrestuk.co.uk/blog/headtea...

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Exclusive: The 2024 @headrestuk.bsky.social report reveals that the support service is still receiving "traumatic" calls from heads, leaving them "fearful" of further tragedies. It calls for better inspector training on "most serious situations”, such as suicide risk. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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Pre-order the new book from the @headrestuk.bsky.social team, along with 30 other amazing contributors. It’s all about how to fix our broken accountability system. We think you’ll like it. Published 31st January by @johncattedu.bsky.social. All royalties to charity. 1/4 amzn.eu/d/cGl2wSe

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

A Christmas present whisky from @rosmcm.bsky.social. Arran is one of my favourite distilleries - this is a very good and gently peaty wee dram.

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submitted 61 days ago • 119 comments

Keep protesting - The Observer is worth protecting.

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Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵 How can you support us? SHARE our posts WRITE to [email protected] JOIN US - there's cake!

submitted 86 days ago • 79 comments

Whisky Advent calendar day 2 - an Islay whisky. Lagavulin 12 year special reserve. Very peaty, very smoky, a good winter whisky.

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Advent whisky calendar - day one. A very good Talisker reserve. A lovely wee dram from Skye.

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