Sam Strickland
@Strickomaster
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Principal/CEO, FCCT, Inspiring Leaders Trust Board Member and NITE steering group committee member, martial artist, historian, educational author & speaker
Northampton
Joined January 2018
The Behaviour Manual Released today Get your copy here: The Behaviour Manual: An Educator's Guidebook
amazon.co.uk
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I’ve seen some posts citing assemblies don’t support culture. I couldn’t disagree more. Badly done assemblies may not help but assemblies can be and are a powerful part of your overall messaging, culture & ethos.
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Absolutely this!! Thank you for highlighting this @Strickomaster . Currently , this is the thing that gives me the biggest stress and sleepless nights due to the intense scrutiny and secure fit measure of Ofsted around this.
Attendance goes beyond belonging. Schools can only do so much. Illness Unauthorised holidays Parental attitudes Truancy Lack of boundaries Societal factors All remain as key issues beyond the control of schools.
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@Strickomaster There are only so many phone calls, meeting, support plans, home visits, mentoring, etc that you can do. If a student doesn’t want to come in, and the parent has the wrong attitude you’ve got no hope.
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If there is truly a desire to fix education then the key has to be making teaching a highly attractive & financially competitive role. The job is relational, reliant on adults working with children. Lots of adults. Not screens. Until then it’s a case of rearranging the furniture
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Don’t let your classroom culture be the reason you’re super stressed this year…
Want a read to help you with classroom behaviour? Here you go…. https://t.co/zZsU4ZYhhh
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Behaviour remains a huge push factor for teachers leaving the sector….
Anxious about behaviour? Need a read full of practical advice? Here you go…. https://t.co/3Vnah7iEGs
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Attendance goes beyond belonging. Schools can only do so much. Illness Unauthorised holidays Parental attitudes Truancy Lack of boundaries Societal factors All remain as key issues beyond the control of schools.
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Want a read to help you with classroom behaviour? Here you go…. https://t.co/zZsU4ZYhhh
amazon.co.uk
Creating Positive Classrooms: 50 strategies for secondary and upper KS2 teachers: A Guidebook for Teachers
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Anxious about behaviour? Need a read full of practical advice? Here you go…. https://t.co/3Vnah7iEGs
amazon.co.uk
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BOOK GIVEAWAY! 'Succeeding as a Deputy Head' is out in 15 days time. We'll be doing a daily countdown with insights into the book as well as a giveaway! DAY 15 - simply like and share this post to be in with a chance to win a copy of the book. @BloomsburyEd @EduPulseCo
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Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.
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100 times THIS!! 👇🎉
I worry about the Ed Tech push, which is fuelled by financial self interest, not by what is right for children. Children don’t learn best from a device & endless evidence shows the negative impact devices have on the development of a child.
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I worry about the Ed Tech push, which is fuelled by financial self interest, not by what is right for children. Children don’t learn best from a device & endless evidence shows the negative impact devices have on the development of a child.
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Some people don’t like the idea that poor class behaviour needs to be addressed swiftly & often the only way to do that is to issue a clear & consistent sanction. Those same people have no viable credible alternative, more so when trying to manage 30 kids at once.
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Merry Christmas to one and all. See you in 2026. Have a good one.
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It’s the end of term and almost Christmas Hopefully, your out of office is on and you’re relaxing after a long and hard term. But if you wanted to read something to do with education then these are some of my recommendations. Running the School- Behaviour Management for Leaders
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At the end of a term that feels like it goes on forever this blog may be of interest… https://t.co/2K5iEfhBeK
samstrickland384843542.wordpress.com
There’s a moment, shortly after you first step into headship, when the building feels different. The corridors look the same, the bell rings at the same pitch, and the children buzz with the same o…
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Our advent attendance countdown had a big impact on Year 11 attendance. So many pupils with 100% attendance. 👏 @dustonschool
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What a wonderful end to the school term and year. Thanks to the legend that is @Strickomaster for inviting us into run a CPD session for his lovely staff. A great bunch of professionals who are already running a fantastic school. A standing ovation the icing on the cake. #CPD
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