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Liza Johns
@ljohns6.bsky.social
👩‍🏫 Head of Maths
📚 Educator
👩‍💻 Developing Middle Leaders
🐼 Panda Lover
Leadership isn’t about managing performance — it’s about making time for people. 💬

I’ve shared how our Learning Development Conversations at Penrice help us put people first and build genuine connection.

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#peoplefirst #educationalleadership #coachingculture #leadershipdevelopment | Liza Johns
💫 Performance improves when people feel heard I’ve spent the past few weeks at Penrice holding our Learning Development Conversations (LDCs) and I’ve been reminded how powerful it is to pause and ge...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay 💛

A reminder to check in, listen and show compassion — for our students, our colleagues and ourselves. Small moments of kindness matter. 🤗

Read more on LinkedIn ⬇️

#KindnessMatters
#worldmentalhealthday #kindnessmatters #education #wellbeing #compassioninleadership | Liza Johns
💛 World Mental Health Day 💛 Days like today are an important reminder of why conversations about mental health matter. They encourage us to talk with our young people about looking after themselves, ...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
💫 When we put people first and keep children at the centre, amazing things happen.

Penrice Open Evening was the perfect example — my biggest event yet, powered by an incredible team and inspiring students 🌟.

Watch the full video and story on LinkedIn ⬇️

#PeopleFirst #TeamPenrice
#teampenrice #peoplefirst #studentsattheheart #education #leadership | Liza Johns
💫 We celebrated Open Evening in style — and what an incredible team effort it was! This was the largest event I’ve had the privilege to organise, and it wouldn't have been possible without my amazing...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🌟 Active listening is a superpower — but most of us don’t truly use it.

In leadership, coaching, the classroom, and even our personal lives, it changes everything.

I’ve shared reflections + 3 questions to try next week on LinkedIn 👇

#Leadership #PeopleFirst #ActiveListening
#leadership #peoplefirst #activelistening | Liza Johns
🌟 Active listening is a superpower. Most of us don’t use it. 🗣️ Too often we listen to reply, not to understand. In leadership, coaching, the classroom, or personal life — that small difference chan...
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September 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
People first. Teams strong. Schools thrive. 🌿⚖️🌟

Strong teams create strong schools. Putting people first builds systems that cut workload ⚖️, lift wellbeing 🌿 and drive success. As Penrice turns 65, the next chapter is striving higher — for staff, students & community 🌟

#Education #Wellbeing
#education #leadership #schoolimprovement #peoplefirst #teamwork #wellbeing #coaching | Liza Johns
Strong teams create strong schools 🏫 ✨ A new academic year always feels like the start of a marathon – full of plans, projects and energy. But amid the pace, the most important work we do is with p...
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September 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Tea? ✔️
Tunes? ✔️
ICF book? ✔️
Sun? ✔️✔️

As a treat, I’ll be swapping research for the beach later 🏖️ — balance is everything, right?

Life begins at 40… and it comes with footnotes and highlighters! 😂

#ProfessionalGrowth
#LifeBeginsAt40 #Level5Coaching #SunshineAndStudy
#WorkHardRestWell
August 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🌟 Celebrating 15 years teaching 🌟
This year was the toughest — but also the most transformational.

✅ NPQSL done
✅ Promoted to Assistant Head
✅ Started L5 Coaching Apprenticeship

Huge thanks to the legends who got me through 🙌

Now… summer begins ☀️

#TeacherLife #ReflectToGrow #EduLeadership
July 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
So proud of Mya 🎓🏍️ – graduating with her BEng in Motorcycle Engineering and breaking barriers in a male-dominated field 💪👩‍🔧 She’s not just building bikes – she’s engineering change 🔧✨

#WomenInSTEM #BreakingBarriers #EngineeringTheFuture
Some milestones deserve more than a quiet celebration – they deserve to be shouted from the rooftops 📣🎓 | Liza Johns
Some milestones deserve more than a quiet celebration – they deserve to be shouted from the rooftops 📣🎓 This week, Mya Johns officially graduated with a BEng in Motorcycle Engineering 🏍️⚙️ – enterin...
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July 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
☀️ Soaking up the sun & my new book on Emotional Intelligence 📚🧠 Tea in hand ☕, trail mix at the ready 🥣 — here’s to #CPDinthesun

Here’s to recharging, reflecting, and remembering that investing in our emotional intelligence pays the best compound interest! 😉

#LifelongLearning #Gratitude
July 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
✨ Excited to share I’m starting my Level 5 Coaching Apprenticeship!

🗝️ It’s all about asking better questions, unlocking potential & helping people grow — at work & in life.

💪 One brave step at a time!

#CoachingForGrowth
#UnlockingPotential
#Level5Coaching
✨ New Chapter, Same Me — Just Braver! | Liza Johns
✨ New Chapter, Same Me — Just Braver! ✨ I’m so excited to share that I’m stepping into an exciting new professional challenge: I’ve officially started my Level 5 Coaching Apprenticeship qualification...
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July 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Four quarter circles. What’s the area of the orange one?

#geometrypuzzle
June 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Time to step up — literally! 👟 I’m taking on the One Million Step Challenge for Diabetes UK this summer. Raising awareness, boosting my wellbeing & giving myself a reason to step away from the screen. One small step for me, giant leap for my health! 🚶‍♀️✨ #OneMillionSteps
Liza's fundraising page
Welcome to my Diabetes UK One Million Step Challenge page! I’m stepping up for Diabetes UK this summer to support the 5 million people in the UK who live with diabetes, day in day out. And you can too...
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June 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Was interested in the responses to this so penned my own review
Please have a look
@schoolsweek.bsky.social

schoolsweek.co.uk/jamies-dysle... The Review: TV - Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution
The Review: Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution
Ignore the armchair sous-chefs on edu-socials. This programme is a searing commentary on education today
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June 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
4+ hour journey home after an amazing #Mathsconf38 🚆

Time to PLOT my next move and start crafting fresh questions. Let’s FACTOR in some thinking time… #x²−7x+10

It’s PRIME time for planning! 🤭

#interweavingmaths #sorrynotsorry
June 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Just delivered my first maths workshop at #MathsConf38 and I’m buzzing! Being 10% braver is HARD but so worth it.💪
Thank you to everyone who came along. Keep an eye out for resources and join the challenge! @nathanday.bsky.social has set the bar high! 🔥 #InterweavingMaths
#MathsForFun
#LoveMaths
June 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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I had a great time today at #MathsConf38.
I particularly enjoyed @ljohns6.bsky.social's workshop about connecting concepts.

At the end we were challenged us to come up with a question featuring the expression 𝑥² − 7𝑥 + 10.

Here's what I came up with.
June 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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3 WEEKS to go! This conference is a great opportunity for teachers and education staff across the South West to access high-quality PD. Join us for a great line-up of inspirational speakers on 5 July, secure your ticket now: tinyurl.com/ydjf63ch #InspiringSW
June 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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So, now that my #MathsConf38 session is done, and the announcement has been made, I can reveal... a brand new website!.
The website is front-loaded-feedback.co.uk and contains 100 (to start) questions and tasks designed with front-loaded feedback in mind.
Want to know more; check out the website.
June 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Notebook ready, coffee hot and raffle entered!!! Today is set to be an amazing day!! 🌟🌟🌟

#mathsconf38
#MacmillanCancerSupport
#MathsCPD
#LoveMaths
June 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
One day to go!! So excited! 🌟🌟

Check out my post as I start my travels to #MathsConf38

Looking forward to sharing ideas and talking maths! 🗣

Safe travels to all attending tomorrow! See you there!!! 👋👋

#MathsCPD #LoveMaths
Starting my travels to the Complete Maths Conference for tomorrow! | Liza Johns
Starting my travels to the Complete Maths Conference for tomorrow! 🌟🌟🌟 Feeling a mix of nerves and excitement – but I guess that’s just a SINE of the times 😅 The train is fast approaching and with t...
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June 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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🚀 Just 5 Days to Go Until #MathsConf38!

🕐 The countdown begins -are you ready? Just 5 days to go!

🎟️ Still need your ticket? There’s still time to secure your spot! Don’t miss out - grab yours now:

👉https://completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Aqa level 2 Further Maths practice papers and worked solutions

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Paper2 FM RMO 2025 upload.pptx
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June 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Only ONE WEEK to go until #mathsconf38 and I’m buzzing! 🔥

Just finishing up my workshop on interleaving, interweaving & making meaningful connections 🧠➕🧵

Let’s do some maths & leave with ideas that really add up 🧮

✅ Check out my post on LinkedIn

#mathsconf38 #interweavingmaths #mathsforfun
🕰️ Spent the day weaving ideas together (pun fully intended! | Liza Johns
🕰️ Spent the day weaving ideas together (pun fully intended! 😉 ) as I finalise my workshop for the Complete Maths Conference next weekend — and I couldn’t be more excited! 💡 My session, “Weaving M...
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June 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
💫 My #MathsConf38 workshop choices:

✅️ 1 - Ian Andrews
✅️ 2 - Greg Thomas & Anna Berry
✅️ 3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social
✅️ 4 - @mathsjem.bsky.social
✅️ 5 - @ljohns6.bsky.social

Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38
Complete Mathematics - MathsConf38
Mathematics tuition for primary, secondary and FE. Home schooling. Math improvement.
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June 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM