Notes on happenings and non-happenings:
​routine reports from a 50-year old comprehensive school

JANUARY

Root word of the month is vid or vis

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Week 16:

Tuesday 4th

​Second Covid for the HT, symptomless, off until 10th. Maddening. Testing in school.

Wednesday 5th

Doing it remotely, ten things to do today would be so much quicker live.

Thursday 6th

Thinking about where we are with leadership ethics. Intruder on site dispatched.

Friday 7th

Thinking about where we are with leadership ethics. Intruder on site dispatched.

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Week 17:

Monday 10th

Back! Meetings still virtual but walkabout is actual. Progress under scrutiny (from us).

Tuesday 11th

Training planning, unions meeting, HR issues, y13 mocks, call with Chair of Govs.

Wednesday 12th

Governors visiting maths department, meeting online with LA about partnerships.

Thursday 13th

Marking y13 exams then talking to Early Career Teachers about professional ethics.

Friday 14th

Staffing meeting for September! What do we need?  Who have we got?

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Week 18:

Monday 17th

A deep dive into Geography by a former colleague: lovely curriculum.

Tuesday 18th

Visiting a Huntingdon school.  Leadership and governors’ meetings online.  Fidgeting.

Wednesday 19th

Govs Deficit Reduction. Y11 parents online. LA KS4-5 group. Tallis Jury Service.

Thursday 20th

Applicants for DHT post visit. Call from a local colleague I’ve not spoken to before.

Friday 21st

More applicants.  More online meetings.  Flight socks required.

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Week 19:

Monday 24th

​Visiting a Leeds school. Thinking about maths teaching (not a career change for me).

Tuesday 25th

​Report launch: recruiting and retaining teachers through better CPD.  Who’ll listen?

Wednesday 26th

​Briefing on behaviour. Thinking about SEND.

Thursday 27th

​LA Children and Young People’s Board. 3 more DHT candidates! Tricky conversation.

Friday 28th

​Catching up on anti-racist journey progress. 

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Week 20:

Monday 31st

​Residential for school leaders, busy day at school, 2 ambulances.