Rebecca Blackwood - Hands On Thinking

Sometimes we drown not because there’s too much noise, but because we choose to listen.

Step back.
Say no.
Leap.

Trust that the net will appear.

#headteachers #leadership #edusky #schoolleaders

Thank you, Penny - I completely agree about those echoes from national policy and how crucial that space for noticing and responding is.

The Hidden Force: Hands On Thinking | Rebecca Blackwood The most overlooked relationship in school leadership? The one between a headteacher and their board. I've spoken with too many heads who've been ready to quit. Not because they’d lost th...

Whatever's happening in the #boardroom echoes throughout the #school.

#Governance shapes the tone. And the tone travels.

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#headteachers #leadership #SchoolImprovement #edutwitter #governors #schoolgovernors #LeadershipDevelopment

Stop pretending you can outrun reality.

The truth will always find you.
And when it does, you’ll wish you had confronted it sooner.

Make it your currency, no matter how uncomfortable.

What truth is your board avoiding? What’s it costing you?

#uked #ukedgovs #edusky #leadership #governance

Strong #governance sometimes feels uncomfortable.

If your board never makes you squirm, never makes you reconsider your assumptions, never pushes you to justify your decisions - it's not doing its job.

#uked #ukedgovs #headteachers #governors #leadership

Hey, Superman...

Stop -

🚫 Swooping in with all the answers
🚫 Solving everything on your own
🚫 Shielding your board from the real challenges

You don't need to fly in to save the day.

#Governance is meant to carry the weight with you.

Drop the cape... 😉

#leadership #uked #ukedgovs #headteachers

The Powerfully Informal Are we missing out on effective CPD by focusing on more formalised methods of transmitting information?

There are some great questions in this article that we governors could use when discussing our school's CPD strategy with leaders #UKEdGovs #Governance
www.researchtoclassroom.com/post/the-pow...

#leadership #governance #growth #communication

Brain whirrs... if nothing else, you've reminded me that I never finished this... could be interesting, but it's quite long for Easter.

As governors, one of our greatest gifts is noticing the everyday magic in our schools and reflecting it back to our communities.

When we celebrate what works, we create more of it. 🌟

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Fear says, "Protect what you have."

Courage asks, "What could you gain?"

One keeps you safe.

The other makes you unstoppable.

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Good governance cannot be reduced to staying in lanes.

#governance #leadership #governors #schoolgovernors #edusky #uked #ukedgovs #education

I've reached about 50% of my target participants - please help me by sparing 10 mins to complete this anonymous survey - please lend your voice to my doctoral research (English state school system) #UkEd #UKEdGovs #Headteachers #Edusky

Extraordinary #governance isn't built on carefully managed updates

It's built on the foundation of absolute trust and total transparency.

#leadership #governors #edusky #uked #ukedgovs

#Governors can sit through countless meetings, look at endless data, but the moments they'll truly understand what your #school needs will be when they are in there, seeing the daily reality.

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#Governance fails the moment we start playing it safe

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Thank you Jo x

Ha, there's no room for margins on our minutes Rosemary 🤣

Thank you Rosemary, it just came out...... 🤷‍♀️😂

Well, over the last couple of days/nights (mostly between 2-3am...) I have written a poem. Who knew...
So I'm being brave and posting it on here. A few random reflections on being a chair of governors.
Be kind ❤️

#governance #leadership #uked #edusky #ukedgovs

What question are you not asking right now?

What truth are you avoiding?

What conversation are you afraid to have?

Your #questions are the architects of your future.

#leadership #governance #ukedgovs #edusky #eduskyprimary #uked

Your reality is shaped by the questions you dare to ask and the ones you dare not.

#leadership #governance #ukedgovs #edusky #uked

A poster asking for participants for a doctoral research study 'A partnership of equals: The relationship between the chair and the executive leader in the English state school system' the poster contains a QR code to access the survey

Call for Participants - can you help? Governing Board Chairs/Headteachers/CEOs for doctoral study focus 'An exploration of the relationship between the chair & the executive leader in the English state school system.' Detail on image #UKEd #UKEdGovs LINK app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/lincoln/a-...

One of the most beautiful things in life is the expression that comes over lots of elderly people when they see a small child.

Wisdom lives in the gaps between perspectives.

#ukedgovs #governance #edusky

That stirring inside when a new term approaches.
That mixture of anticipation and possibility that sits in your chest.

A reminder that we're part of something extraordinary.
And yes, that should make us feel something.
Always.

#governance #leadership #ukedgovs #edusky #uked

The best #governors I've met are not the ones with the sharpest critical eye.

They're the ones with the courage to see possibility where others see problems.

#edusky #ukedgovs #governance #uked #eduskyprimary #leadership #schoolgovernance

We’re restarting our bi-weekly coffee and careers mornings!
Come along to Starbucks in Lincoln, Sunday 11-12 from the 22nd September.
All welcome!

Whole Class Reading 2025 Hello – it’s been a few years since I wrote about the teaching of whole class reading, and I figured I would do it again, as it’s generally the thing I am asked about the most – plus in…

Hello - I wrote a new blog about the teaching of whole class reading, which I haven't in a while. It's over 9000 words so quite a read, but I hope the comprehensive nature of it comes across as helpful, rather than patronising. Anyway - hope it's useful!

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