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Jill Berry
@jillberry102.bsky.social
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Former head, now a leadership development consultant, education writer & commentator. Interested in all things education! Now also writing fiction. See https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B01JSM9UXI
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 13h
"I absolutely love my job. It is the best job in the world. The relentless demands of the role are exciting… but they can also be all-consuming. So if you want to be doing the job happily, for many, many years, as I have, then you need to take your wellbeing seriously." @southgloshead.bsky.social 👇
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 1d
“We need to work together. We need to join up more, but then we need to pull the levers in the right direction. We need to reward and incentivise collaboration.” @jonnyuttley.bsky.social at the TES SEND Show. @johngroberts.bsky.social reports: @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Hyper-competition’ between schools weakens inclusion, leader warns
SEND reforms should leave behind the long-established ‘market system’ of competition, the Tes SEND Show hears
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d
#Dyspraxia is more common than we often think & can hold pupils back in a number of different ways. @pookyh.bsky.social offers some practical strategies for #teachers the classroom buff.ly/fMshamg #inclusion #SEND #edusky
Dyspraxia in the classroom - SecEd
Dr Pooky Knightsmith offers practical strategies for teachers to support pupils with dyspraxia in the classroom
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 1d
“What I’m absolutely clear about is that those of us that have led inclusively over the last 15 years have done so in spite of the system, not because of it.” @jonnyuttley.bsky.social speaking at the TES SEND Show, @johngroberts.bsky.social in @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Hyper-competition’ between schools weakens inclusion, leader warns
SEND reforms should leave behind the long-established ‘market system’ of competition, the Tes SEND Show hears
www.tes.com
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 1d
5th December 2025, a Resilient, Empowered, Authentic Leaders – Conference for Primary and Secondary Leaders in Huddersfield, featuring @hannahwilson.bsky.social. See: i.emlfiles4.com/cmpdoc/3/2/1...
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 1d
Join @hannahwilson.bsky.social who is giving the keynote at Plymouth University on 12/11/25 for the ‘She Lead Summit 2025’. The theme is becoming and being courageous: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/she-lead-s...
She Lead Summit 2025
You’re warmly invited to a day of inspiration, connection, and growth as we explore the journey of becoming, together.
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 1d
News from @rexburke.bsky.social: "W.F. Howes, the UK's largest audiobook publisher, has acquired the right to my Sci-Fi rom-com-mystery, 'Third Loch From the Sun'. The book sounds to be in great hands, & should be available worldwide on all audio platforms by Christmas." Good luck, Rex!
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 1d
"Having optimistic realism helps us be clearer, more focused & more equipped, so that we can get ahead of the brutal facts before they get ahead of us." I love this, @rachelpixl.bsky.social. In @schoolsweek.bsky.social : schoolsweek.co.uk/five-ways-to...
Solutions: Five ways to foster enthusiasm as autumn sets in
When excitement about the new academic year starts to wane, effective leaders turn to optimistic realism
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 1d
"..issue which has no good solution, only the least-worst one. So, as headteacher, you need to cultivate this relationship as you will rely upon it more than you think." @southgloshead.bsky.social is really good on governance, in www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach..., @bloomsburyed.bsky.social 2/2
Headteachering
The honest guide to the messy job of being a headteacher, including real stories of mistakes made and lessons learned, case studies and practical advice.These a…
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 1d
"A good Chair of Governors is part ‘work dad/mum’ & part priest. They are sometimes the only person outside your SLT with whom you can be professionally vulnerable. It is often they who you will pick up the phone to when there is a thorny complaint, or some other..." @southgloshead.bsky.social 1/2
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 2d
"..Governors offer a vital alternative perspective and are grounded in the communities which we seek to serve." @southgloshead.bsky.social in www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach..., out now from @bloomsburyed.bsky.social 2/2
Headteachering
The honest guide to the messy job of being a headteacher, including real stories of mistakes made and lessons learned, case studies and practical advice.These a…
www.bloomsbury.com
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 2d
"Whilst it is easy to sometimes get frustrated with a board of lay-people, it is worth considering that the governing body take on considerable amounts of work & huge amounts of responsibility & accountability for literally no money…" @southgloshead.bsky.social 1/2
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 3d
"..So when it comes to having to make that difficult phone-call, there is at least some trust and good will to draw upon." @southgloshead.bsky.social in www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach..., @bloomsburyed.bsky.social 2/2
Headteachering
The honest guide to the messy job of being a headteacher, including real stories of mistakes made and lessons learned, case studies and practical advice.These a…
www.bloomsbury.com
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 3d
On headteachers’ relationships with parents/their local community: "All headteachers, whether new or long-standing, need to be seen by the public they serve in order to build up social currency…We gradually accrue deposits in the Bank of Good Will..." @southgloshead.bsky.social 1/2
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 3d
"We as leaders need to know the mood in camp. Whether morale is good, bad or indifferent, unless we have access to this information we are forever working in the dark. So knowing this information is key to an effective & happy staff team" @southgloshead.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach...
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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 3d
As a #teacher, are you looking to take on your first middle leadership role? What do you need to consider? And how can you make the transition effectively? Leadership expert @jillberry102.bsky.social advises buff.ly/4qixuq3 #teachers #schools #teaching
Moving to your first middle leadership role - SecEd
What do teachers need to consider and how can they prepare when stepping up to a middle leadership role in schools?
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 4d
"A huge issue in many primary schools is that middle leaders are often over-stretched & have limited non-contact time...Thinking time isn’t prioritised." @southgloshead.bsky.social in www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach... OUT TODAY!
(I think this is true of many secondary schools too, Simon!)
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 4d
Inspiring Leadership Conference 2026.
Book your tickets at the reduced rate before 31st Dec.
🔹 When? 4-5 June 2026
🔹 Where? The ICC, Birmingham
🔹 Why book now? Save up to £40+VAT per individual ticket and £79+VAT per person in group bookings.
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 5d
"If you are flying high on great results then long may it continue.
But keep your feet on the ground." @southgloshead.bsky.social in www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach..., out from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social TOMORROW!
Headteachering
The honest guide to the messy job of being a headteacher, including real stories of mistakes made and lessons learned, case studies and practical advice.These a…
www.bloomsbury.com
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 5d
"I am increasingly of the opinion that the most dangerous moment for any successful school is the year after a successful Ofsted inspection. I am also of the opinion that the second most dangerous moment for any successful school is following a run of good results." @southgloshead.bsky.social 👇
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 6d
"I believe that a headteacher who still teaches from time to time sends out a powerful message to the staff, to the children and to the parents." @southgloshead.bsky.social in www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach.... I agree! I've written about it here: jillberry102.blog/2017/12/02/s...
Should heads teach?
A recent Twitter conversation about the advantages and disadvantages of heads having a teaching commitment made me thoughtful.  I was a teacher for thirty years, and a head for the last ten of thes…
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 6d
"There is no such thing as ‘best practice’, only ‘best bets’. Leaders need to carefully look at the available evidence to decide whether the proposed change will have the desired impact in their setting." @southgloshead.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach... @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Headteachering
The honest guide to the messy job of being a headteacher, including real stories of mistakes made and lessons learned, case studies and practical advice.These a…
www.bloomsbury.com
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 7d
"..when they are getting the new approach or technique more wrong than right." @southgloshead.bsky.social in www.bloomsbury.com/uk/headteach... @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 2/2
Headteachering
The honest guide to the messy job of being a headteacher, including real stories of mistakes made and lessons learned, case studies and practical advice.These a…
www.bloomsbury.com
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 7d
"For staff to buy in to school improvement, they need to know two things:
1. Why it is important to both the future of the school as a whole & to them as individuals.
2. How safe they will be (professionally speaking) during the messy early phases of implementation..." @southgloshead.bsky.social 1/2
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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 7d
"...and that this research has never been more easily accessible to educators." Absolutely, @southgloshead.bsky.social. I started teaching in 1980, so I feel this even more acutely! (And I remember my own secondary schooling in the 70s.) I think of this whenever anyone lambasts education today. 2/2
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