SueP
@sparkes66.bsky.social
UK Headteacher NPQH. Working on NPQEL Moved from IT 18 yrs ago. Mum to 3. 1 engineer, 1 History teacher & 1 History undergrad. Passionate about inclusion. Interested in education. Hobbies include crafting, hiking, singing, reading. #UKTeaching
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Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
Agree with every word of this. Inspectors can follow the guidelines but this framework has no room for empathy and compassion. It will cause more mental health issues in more Headteachers. Are we really going to wait for another tragedy before we refuse to engage?
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Can an Ofsted Inspection show Compassion and Empathy? And does it really matter?
The NEW Ofsted window is open and post-Ofsted feedback is trickling in before any reports are seen. So far, I have heard nothing positive about the overall experience. This got me looking at Ofsted…
oldprimaryhead.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Agree with every word of this. Inspectors can follow the guidelines but this framework has no room for empathy and compassion. It will cause more mental health issues in more Headteachers. Are we really going to wait for another tragedy before we refuse to engage?
oldprimaryhead.com/2025/11/28/c...
oldprimaryhead.com/2025/11/28/c...
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A very still & gentle #sunrise in #Ballarat this morning, a golden dawn spilling across Lake Wendouree.
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A very still & gentle #sunrise in #Ballarat this morning, a golden dawn spilling across Lake Wendouree.
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
Not such a bad way to kick off a day. Right?
#photography #iphoneography #landscape
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4 1/2 hours of rage drive, (not mine,) annoying. Perfect sunset priceless.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
4 1/2 hours of rage drive, (not mine,) annoying. Perfect sunset priceless.
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Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
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Speaker Mike Johnson is "crushed by his workload."
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Speaker Mike Johnson is "crushed by his workload."
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
Bitch, please! You've been on a self-conferred vacation the past few months.
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From school library books to scrapping the two-child benefit cap - here's everything schools need to know from today's budget
schoolsweek.co.uk/budget-2025-...
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Budget 2025: Everything school leaders need to know
Absorbing SEND costs, money for books, but no overall school funding boost
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
From school library books to scrapping the two-child benefit cap - here's everything schools need to know from today's budget
schoolsweek.co.uk/budget-2025-...
schoolsweek.co.uk/budget-2025-...
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Something for #WaterWednesday
#water #sky #clouds #sunset #trees #nature #reflection #rotarypark #kingston #hudsonvalley #newyork #mobilephotography
#water #sky #clouds #sunset #trees #nature #reflection #rotarypark #kingston #hudsonvalley #newyork #mobilephotography
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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🪵 2025/11/25
The sky is so much today.
The sky is so much today.
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🪵 2025/11/25
The sky is so much today.
The sky is so much today.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Something beautiful for this day: Bumblebee on a sunflower, Yakima, Washington (September 2024). #bees #sunflowers
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Something beautiful for this day: Bumblebee on a sunflower, Yakima, Washington (September 2024). #bees #sunflowers
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November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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You have to ask, why was Witkoff chosen for this critically important role of special envoy to Putin? He had no diplomatic or foreign policy experience. No education on those subjects. So of all people, why him? I think what we all surmised is clear - Putin wanted Witkoff.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
You have to ask, why was Witkoff chosen for this critically important role of special envoy to Putin? He had no diplomatic or foreign policy experience. No education on those subjects. So of all people, why him? I think what we all surmised is clear - Putin wanted Witkoff.
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Tis the season ❄️
Love this one by Pascal Campion.
Love this one by Pascal Campion.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tis the season ❄️
Love this one by Pascal Campion.
Love this one by Pascal Campion.
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Cue rich people moaning about how they can no longer afford to live in their castles.... God it's all so horribly predictable
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cue rich people moaning about how they can no longer afford to live in their castles.... God it's all so horribly predictable
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November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Our Final Sunset for this 4 week visit to Antigua ... (Yesterday @ 17.12hrs) ... will happily be back around the same time next year!
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Our Final Sunset for this 4 week visit to Antigua ... (Yesterday @ 17.12hrs) ... will happily be back around the same time next year!
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Morning clouds
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Morning clouds
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
Rereading the first 2 books of the Book of Dust trilogy by Philip Pullman. Ready to read the third one which is waiting. Such beautiful writing.
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Rereading the first 2 books of the Book of Dust trilogy by Philip Pullman. Ready to read the third one which is waiting. Such beautiful writing.
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Hume's Leaf Warbler was showing and calling well at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory.
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hume's Leaf Warbler was showing and calling well at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory.