Simone Beach
@simonebeach.bsky.social
Headteacher of the primary school I went to when I was little. Worked here for over 20 years and still love it. We were evacuated 16/01/23. Can’t wait to be back together as one school. Also love books.
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I believe it’s good to stretch avid readers, but it’s even more important to ensure that ALL children leave school as readers. Every adult should have fond memories of books they discovered at school.
November 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I believe it’s good to stretch avid readers, but it’s even more important to ensure that ALL children leave school as readers. Every adult should have fond memories of books they discovered at school.
I was late to the social media party.
This yr I joined Bluesky and Substack looking for expert advice and best bets. An act of desperation tbh when my school was evacuated.
I don’t know about the twitter glory days, they passed me by, but I am thankful for the generous educators who post on here.
This yr I joined Bluesky and Substack looking for expert advice and best bets. An act of desperation tbh when my school was evacuated.
I don’t know about the twitter glory days, they passed me by, but I am thankful for the generous educators who post on here.
I am very much enjoying Bluesky for news and analysis. But where has the education chat gone? I really miss this from Twitter days...where do you think Edu-chat is best represented now?
November 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I was late to the social media party.
This yr I joined Bluesky and Substack looking for expert advice and best bets. An act of desperation tbh when my school was evacuated.
I don’t know about the twitter glory days, they passed me by, but I am thankful for the generous educators who post on here.
This yr I joined Bluesky and Substack looking for expert advice and best bets. An act of desperation tbh when my school was evacuated.
I don’t know about the twitter glory days, they passed me by, but I am thankful for the generous educators who post on here.
Enjoyed every minute of this informative conference today.
Great conversations and even better company.
Really lovely spending time with governors from all across the Diocese of Lancaster.
Great conversations and even better company.
Really lovely spending time with governors from all across the Diocese of Lancaster.
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Enjoyed every minute of this informative conference today.
Great conversations and even better company.
Really lovely spending time with governors from all across the Diocese of Lancaster.
Great conversations and even better company.
Really lovely spending time with governors from all across the Diocese of Lancaster.
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NEW EPISODE
This week, we are joined by leadership maestro @mrarobbins.bsky.social, looking at the tensions and difficulties in leading schools and driving change. Not to be missed!
Tune in and share if you can 🙏🙏
open.spotify.com/episode/0320...
This week, we are joined by leadership maestro @mrarobbins.bsky.social, looking at the tensions and difficulties in leading schools and driving change. Not to be missed!
Tune in and share if you can 🙏🙏
open.spotify.com/episode/0320...
What's the key to unlocking teacher development? With Adam Robbins
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November 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
NEW EPISODE
This week, we are joined by leadership maestro @mrarobbins.bsky.social, looking at the tensions and difficulties in leading schools and driving change. Not to be missed!
Tune in and share if you can 🙏🙏
open.spotify.com/episode/0320...
This week, we are joined by leadership maestro @mrarobbins.bsky.social, looking at the tensions and difficulties in leading schools and driving change. Not to be missed!
Tune in and share if you can 🙏🙏
open.spotify.com/episode/0320...
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"Coaching should NOT be a punishment!"
Have you listened to Matt Stone and Oliver Caviglioli talking to Tom Rogers about Coaching WalkThrus? Catch up here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__N...
#coaching #schools #teachers #cpd #observations #accountability #trust #teachersoftiktok
Have you listened to Matt Stone and Oliver Caviglioli talking to Tom Rogers about Coaching WalkThrus? Catch up here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__N...
#coaching #schools #teachers #cpd #observations #accountability #trust #teachersoftiktok
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Coaching should NOT be a punishment!"
Have you listened to Matt Stone and Oliver Caviglioli talking to Tom Rogers about Coaching WalkThrus? Catch up here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__N...
#coaching #schools #teachers #cpd #observations #accountability #trust #teachersoftiktok
Have you listened to Matt Stone and Oliver Caviglioli talking to Tom Rogers about Coaching WalkThrus? Catch up here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__N...
#coaching #schools #teachers #cpd #observations #accountability #trust #teachersoftiktok
“Be kind to yourself during the slump”
When your professional life feels like a perma-crisis but you find a blog that gets it 💗
When your professional life feels like a perma-crisis but you find a blog that gets it 💗
New blog: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗽 - wp.me/p9tOLc-Ew
The disaster recovery graph is brutal but honest.
After the honeymoon comes disillusionment.
Only then can reconstruction begin.
Leaders need courage to face this curve.
#LeadershipInCrisis #SchoolImprovement
The disaster recovery graph is brutal but honest.
After the honeymoon comes disillusionment.
Only then can reconstruction begin.
Leaders need courage to face this curve.
#LeadershipInCrisis #SchoolImprovement
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“Be kind to yourself during the slump”
When your professional life feels like a perma-crisis but you find a blog that gets it 💗
When your professional life feels like a perma-crisis but you find a blog that gets it 💗
When did this happen??? My child is at a gig whilst I’m in my pjs with a share bag of crisps.
The tables have definitely turned.
The tables have definitely turned.
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When did this happen??? My child is at a gig whilst I’m in my pjs with a share bag of crisps.
The tables have definitely turned.
The tables have definitely turned.
I really enjoyed spending time with St George’s School this afternoon.
Vital we get the children’s voices about what they want for their community.
Vital we get the children’s voices about what they want for their community.
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I really enjoyed spending time with St George’s School this afternoon.
Vital we get the children’s voices about what they want for their community.
Vital we get the children’s voices about what they want for their community.
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#FridayFive is missing people.
1. Never Forget You. The Noisettes.
2. So Far Away. Carole King.
3. Maps. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
4. In My Life. The Beatles.
5. Half the World Away. Oasis.
1. Never Forget You. The Noisettes.
2. So Far Away. Carole King.
3. Maps. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
4. In My Life. The Beatles.
5. Half the World Away. Oasis.
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#FridayFive is missing people.
1. Never Forget You. The Noisettes.
2. So Far Away. Carole King.
3. Maps. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
4. In My Life. The Beatles.
5. Half the World Away. Oasis.
1. Never Forget You. The Noisettes.
2. So Far Away. Carole King.
3. Maps. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
4. In My Life. The Beatles.
5. Half the World Away. Oasis.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My baby is 16 tomorrow. He’s had a little bit of a rough ride with his health from day dot. A nasty injury in July has meant no sport, Alder Hey, missing school in year 11. So grateful to the teachers supporting him through this tricky time.
Not sure you can measure that but means the world to me.
Not sure you can measure that but means the world to me.
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
My baby is 16 tomorrow. He’s had a little bit of a rough ride with his health from day dot. A nasty injury in July has meant no sport, Alder Hey, missing school in year 11. So grateful to the teachers supporting him through this tricky time.
Not sure you can measure that but means the world to me.
Not sure you can measure that but means the world to me.
This week’s book of the week is Connor Allen’s inspiring poetry collection, “Miracles”.
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This week’s book of the week is Connor Allen’s inspiring poetry collection, “Miracles”.
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1/2 ⭐️SCHOOLS!
⭐️BOOK PACK #giveaway
Author @sophieanderson.bsky.social is kindly gifting 1 UK-based Primary School a Reflecting Realities Book Pack.
TO ENTER:
1] follow
2] reply “ ⛄️ ”
3] sign up to our quarterly newsletter letterboxlibrary.com/subscribers
CLOSES 5PM 26th November
#KidLitUK
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⭐️BOOK PACK #giveaway
Author @sophieanderson.bsky.social is kindly gifting 1 UK-based Primary School a Reflecting Realities Book Pack.
TO ENTER:
1] follow
2] reply “ ⛄️ ”
3] sign up to our quarterly newsletter letterboxlibrary.com/subscribers
CLOSES 5PM 26th November
#KidLitUK
…
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
1/2 ⭐️SCHOOLS!
⭐️BOOK PACK #giveaway
Author @sophieanderson.bsky.social is kindly gifting 1 UK-based Primary School a Reflecting Realities Book Pack.
TO ENTER:
1] follow
2] reply “ ⛄️ ”
3] sign up to our quarterly newsletter letterboxlibrary.com/subscribers
CLOSES 5PM 26th November
#KidLitUK
…
⭐️BOOK PACK #giveaway
Author @sophieanderson.bsky.social is kindly gifting 1 UK-based Primary School a Reflecting Realities Book Pack.
TO ENTER:
1] follow
2] reply “ ⛄️ ”
3] sign up to our quarterly newsletter letterboxlibrary.com/subscribers
CLOSES 5PM 26th November
#KidLitUK
…
This is great 👍
I’ve written my first post on Substack. It’s about ‘meeting the needs of pupils with SEND’.
(Well, it is & it isn’t):
open.substack.com/pub/ldonaghy...
(Well, it is & it isn’t):
open.substack.com/pub/ldonaghy...
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is great 👍
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Sometimes our teaching assistants need to take a more creative approach to help our children grasp the content.
What would we do without our wonderful TAs 💗
What would we do without our wonderful TAs 💗
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Sometimes our teaching assistants need to take a more creative approach to help our children grasp the content.
What would we do without our wonderful TAs 💗
What would we do without our wonderful TAs 💗
Yesterday was my great uncle’s funeral. The last surviving sibling. A final farewell to him but also to that entire generation.
My great grandad arrived on a boat destined for America but he ended up here in England. So special listening to family share stories from the past.
RIP Dominic Ruscillo
My great grandad arrived on a boat destined for America but he ended up here in England. So special listening to family share stories from the past.
RIP Dominic Ruscillo
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Yesterday was my great uncle’s funeral. The last surviving sibling. A final farewell to him but also to that entire generation.
My great grandad arrived on a boat destined for America but he ended up here in England. So special listening to family share stories from the past.
RIP Dominic Ruscillo
My great grandad arrived on a boat destined for America but he ended up here in England. So special listening to family share stories from the past.
RIP Dominic Ruscillo
I am super lucky to work with a staff team that prioritises finding opportunities to build a positive and supportive working environment.
Staff meeting cancelled. Walk optional. Some even used it as a way to squeeze in an extra weekday run with their work mates.
Staff meeting cancelled. Walk optional. Some even used it as a way to squeeze in an extra weekday run with their work mates.
Love planning wellbeing walks for staff complete with cute coffees!
Has anyone had any good ideas/events for staff wellbeing?
Has anyone had any good ideas/events for staff wellbeing?
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I am super lucky to work with a staff team that prioritises finding opportunities to build a positive and supportive working environment.
Staff meeting cancelled. Walk optional. Some even used it as a way to squeeze in an extra weekday run with their work mates.
Staff meeting cancelled. Walk optional. Some even used it as a way to squeeze in an extra weekday run with their work mates.
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🧵 First Responder: What school leaders can learn from emergency planning (4/4)
In a 'permacrisis,' trust your gut.
Ask the hard questions.
And never ignore the quiet signs.
🔗 substack.com/@pkainsworth...
In a 'permacrisis,' trust your gut.
Ask the hard questions.
And never ignore the quiet signs.
🔗 substack.com/@pkainsworth...
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🧵 First Responder: What school leaders can learn from emergency planning (4/4)
In a 'permacrisis,' trust your gut.
Ask the hard questions.
And never ignore the quiet signs.
🔗 substack.com/@pkainsworth...
In a 'permacrisis,' trust your gut.
Ask the hard questions.
And never ignore the quiet signs.
🔗 substack.com/@pkainsworth...
Watching The Beast in Me on Netflix. How good is Wave of Mutilation by Pixies
Also I need to stop binge watching like it’s a Friday night
Also I need to stop binge watching like it’s a Friday night
November 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Watching The Beast in Me on Netflix. How good is Wave of Mutilation by Pixies
Also I need to stop binge watching like it’s a Friday night
Also I need to stop binge watching like it’s a Friday night
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After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
Awwh this is so lovely and exciting!
I’m certainly in good company with my fellow finalists.
Anoushka teaches English at St Bernard’s High School. She really is a wonderful teacher who always goes the extra mile 💗
I’m certainly in good company with my fellow finalists.
Anoushka teaches English at St Bernard’s High School. She really is a wonderful teacher who always goes the extra mile 💗
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Awwh this is so lovely and exciting!
I’m certainly in good company with my fellow finalists.
Anoushka teaches English at St Bernard’s High School. She really is a wonderful teacher who always goes the extra mile 💗
I’m certainly in good company with my fellow finalists.
Anoushka teaches English at St Bernard’s High School. She really is a wonderful teacher who always goes the extra mile 💗
This Wednesday is #RedWednesday #ACIN
Last year we worked with the high school to make a video in support. It’s too long for on here but here’s a little clip.
The one good thing to come from our evacuation is that we get to work more closely with the children and staff of St Bernard’s High School.
Last year we worked with the high school to make a video in support. It’s too long for on here but here’s a little clip.
The one good thing to come from our evacuation is that we get to work more closely with the children and staff of St Bernard’s High School.
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This Wednesday is #RedWednesday #ACIN
Last year we worked with the high school to make a video in support. It’s too long for on here but here’s a little clip.
The one good thing to come from our evacuation is that we get to work more closely with the children and staff of St Bernard’s High School.
Last year we worked with the high school to make a video in support. It’s too long for on here but here’s a little clip.
The one good thing to come from our evacuation is that we get to work more closely with the children and staff of St Bernard’s High School.
👏💗
Also grateful to Waterpark ran by the Eric Wright Trust for their amazing charity work and huge subsidised prices they can offer us!
So vital our children can go on these trips for amazing learning outside the classroom!
So vital our children can go on these trips for amazing learning outside the classroom!
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
👏💗
Huge thanks to our staff on Y4 and 5 residential especially EVC @a-mymaguire.bsky.social
They were “on” 24/7 for a week so our pupils could try new things, develop skills eg independence, resilience, prob solving. Because of our amazing colleagues the kids have made memories they will never forget.
They were “on” 24/7 for a week so our pupils could try new things, develop skills eg independence, resilience, prob solving. Because of our amazing colleagues the kids have made memories they will never forget.
My favourite school week of the year! Always a pleasure taking the children to Waterpark at Coniston!
The growth we see in the children in 5 days is amazing! Lots of ‘I can’t do that’ to ‘wow look at me Miss’ 😍
Always thankful to our amazing team who give up their week for our wonderful pupils ❤️
The growth we see in the children in 5 days is amazing! Lots of ‘I can’t do that’ to ‘wow look at me Miss’ 😍
Always thankful to our amazing team who give up their week for our wonderful pupils ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Huge thanks to our staff on Y4 and 5 residential especially EVC @a-mymaguire.bsky.social
They were “on” 24/7 for a week so our pupils could try new things, develop skills eg independence, resilience, prob solving. Because of our amazing colleagues the kids have made memories they will never forget.
They were “on” 24/7 for a week so our pupils could try new things, develop skills eg independence, resilience, prob solving. Because of our amazing colleagues the kids have made memories they will never forget.