Executive Director @LiftSchools. Previously Director @theNSN Views my own, retweets not endorsements and all other relevant caveats apply.

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This week @AETAcademies has launched @ProjectHUK- our platform and approach to share insights, resources and reflections about what it takes to embed school improvement at scale. I've written about project here: projecth.org.uk/post/introdu… A quick summary 🧵
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Fantastic appointment, Meg will do brilliant things @theNSN
Meg Powell-Chandler has been appointed as the new Director of the New Schools Network.
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In the new blog on Project H, Matt Dunne and Mark Gregory reflect on the first 18 months of @LiftSchools' Instructional Excellence programme and explain our network-wide vision for classroom-centred leadership, coaching, and improvement. bit.ly/4h6faiK

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🏥Can @wesstreeting fix the NHS? @CalumAM & @KirstyBuchanan4 are joined by @EdPHJ11 & @IsabelHardman to discuss managers' performance and pay, league tables and what role the Health Service should have in our lives. 🎧pod.fo/e/282490🎧
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It was brilliant to welcome @BeckyFrancis7 to @GW_Academy yesterday to launch the Curriculum and Assessment review!
What would you change about the curriculum and assessment system? Earlier today @BeckyFrancis7 met staff and students at @GW_Academy to hear their views. Find out how you can get involved: gov.uk/government/news/natio…
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For anyone interested in rebranding a trust, I’ve written about the steps we took to launch @LiftSchools this year.
'While rebranding might be dismissed as a vanity project, your brand speaks to the people who matter most: your staff, young people and communities' 🛗 @LiftSchools director of advancement, Unity Jones buff.ly/3XxXEuV
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Are you passionate about shaping the future of education and driving change? We’re looking for ambitious leaders to join us as Regional Education Directors. Find out more: liftschoolsred.our-careers.c… #TalentDrivesPerformance #EducationChangesLives
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We’ve set ourselves the mission to eliminate barriers and create new opportunities, driven by the conviction that every child at a Lift School deserves the best education, regardless of their background. #LiftSchools #EducationChangesLives
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New year, new name! Incredibly proud to share that we have become Lift Schools, find out more ⬇️
AET is now Lift Schools! Lift Schools reflects who we are and what we stand for: an ambition to achieve what’s never been done before, a commitment to lifting standards, and a dedication to working with others to make generational change. Click for more: bit.ly/3yZLDX9
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An extraordinarily beautiful and important article by @MuftiPatel. After the riots: The role of schools in healing our communities schoolsweek.co.uk/after-the-…
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Excellent appointment @BeckyFrancis7
Exclusive: @BeckyFrancis7 has been appointed to lead Labour's curriculum and assessment review schoolsweek.co.uk/eef-boss-p…
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‘Now, more than ever, it is essential that young people believe in their individual and collective power. They need to believe that the future can be brighter’ @vianclark shares her thoughts on our national mock election: AET elects. tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge…
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We have published a new resource on our website that explains the process @AETAcademies went through to launch a new central operating model. This guide shares the key steps, offering insights for anyone undertaking a similar project. Click here: bit.ly/4bH9g4A
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🗣️"Being told you have cancer is like being hit by a tsunami. I can’t speak for the King, but that’s how I felt when tests following a routine mammogram revealed I had breast cancer in 2016, at the age of 57" Read @helenpgarlick's story here 👇 telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne…
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'Any new government should position itself as The Great Enabler, not The Great Enforcer' 🗳️ @vianclark writes about what policymakers should consider to better support and develop school leaders #thesectorsmanifesto schoolsweek.co.uk/three-poli…
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Yesterday we launched a *hugely exciting* national campaign to find the next generation of school leaders to come and work with us @AETAcademies .
Calling all tenacious leaders Today, we are launching a national campaign to find the next generation of high potential school leaders. Find out more at AETLeaders.org
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You’ll get to work in a high support, high challenge environment. We’re committed to evidence informed practice and have serious ambition for every AET student across the country.
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