Dave McPartlin
@dave_mcpartlin
Followers
25K
Following
28K
Media
2K
Statuses
13K
Head Flakefleet Primary🇬🇧BGT Golden Buzzer📺ADHDUK/LancsMind Ambassador🚀 Fleetwood Regen.💙OPAL Platinum🛝Hartlepool⚽️@ITLWorldwide Speaker🎤BBC Bitesize📺
United Kingdom
Joined December 2018
I'll never forget my first Ofsted lesson observation, as an NQT, when they said I couldn't rely on this level of energy to engage and enthuse my class as it would diminish as I got older. I hope they get to watch this, 20 years later. 🤔
572
2K
13K
Time to talk about duty of care...?
It feels that accountability has stepped up another level. At a time when budgets are super tight, recruitment & retention is challenging & SEND is in crisis due to inadequate provisions (to name a few issues) I fear leaders will be under even more pressure.
3
2
28
Some thoughts on AI and school structure … @dave_mcpartlin @olicav @rupertwegerif @DonaldClark
https://t.co/iXIEFOGNMy
0
2
5
America needs you! Join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today.
2K
7K
32K
Interesting the impact of OFSTED on my heart-rate variability. It’s suddenly become unbalanced after the inspection and stayed unbalanced, which is weird. I train everyday. I’m fit. I feel fine and not in the least bit stressed.
4
10
32
New Blog..... Headship: The Reality of Sitting in the Chair.... https://t.co/2K5iEfh3pc
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…
24
37
153
Do some listening today
bbc.co.uk
Lucy Easthope is on a mission to find out how we can become better prepared.
0
8
11
Getting the whole school to the panto is a massive undertaking at the best of times and there've been moments this term when saying “no” would’ve been the easy option. But sometimes, when you’re tired, stressed and out of energy, that’s exactly when you need to say yes. Today
17
9
253
I had a few people message after my recent posts about Pioneer Cadets, assuming I was trying to give Laurence Davis and his team a quiet boost. And to be fair… I was. I’ve never done the paid-promo, freebie-for-a-review thing – it's not my thing. We paid properly for Pioneer
2
4
36
Second day of good old-fashioned school discos but with our first sensory alternative. Safe to say it was a roaring success - heart-warming, joyous stuff that puts a big, daft smile on your face. #MakeTimeForJoy
5
6
124
Anna faced a hideous onslaught from some on here when she broke this story. Thank goodness for people like Anna who put safeguarding before their own comfort. We all need to understand that, “it could happen here” and be open to that possibility.
Mossbourne federation faces extraordinary safeguarding review after Observer investigation exposes allegations of emotional abuse over two decades. Over 200 parents, students, teachers, local GPs and child psychiatrists have now given testimonials.
6
33
111
A fantastic piece. Headship is such a demanding & simultaneously poorly understood role, with often training in place that ill prepares you. The culture of a school is a manifestation of the Head; it’s anything but amorphous. https://t.co/wiboEvSRMf
2
9
43
I’ve been listening to school leaders today as they try to stay abreast of change while also managing extremely challenging environments. They are at saturation point; every margin full, every buffer used up. You can’t keep pouring pressure on people who can absorb no more.
1
5
30
I've had lots of requests to rerun my adaptive teaching webinar, so I'm hosting another one on 20th January. See the link below for details. Lots of practical advice on strategies for an inclusive classroom. Pay what you can to attend. Please RT. Thanks! https://t.co/EvZT6sJlHO
eventbrite.co.uk
Sue Cowley shares ideas about adaptive teaching and gives a range of practical strategies for creating an inclusive classroom
1
68
136
2 Christmas performances and 2 School Discos later and feeling very happy to see so much joy in one day.
1
3
75
“People are not afraid of failure, they are afraid of blame.”
0
1
5
"The headteacher role is the most critical in education: on that we now seem largely agreed. But we’re failing to do the hard bit of creating a system that is geared to reflect that." The Tes briefing this morning: https://t.co/5fqjVDNJEL Links to @vicgoddard @dave_mcpartlin
1
9
22
🚀 Excited to be hosting the Apple Leadership Academy with Select Education at Flakefleet for the first time - and it’s completely free for school leaders. A full day focused on strengthening digital leadership, shaping or refining your school’s Digital Strategy and building
forms.office.com
2
4
12
Research has demonstrated that when stressed, parents are less patient, more punishing and harsher with their young children. Stress impairs their capacity to be calm, responsive and attuned. As a review by leading researchers pointed out: “In more stressful environments for
theguardian.com
Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human development, says author and retired physician Gabor Maté
1
5
18
I hereby pledge to have as much fun and create as many moments of joy that I can over the next two weeks. It's what we all need right now - watch this space.
3
7
95
It's a week since our ballroom dancing/Hokey Cokey with local residents. Can't stop thinking about the importance of connections & a sense of belonging. Wholesome moments like this are good for the soul, our communities & society as a whole. It's the antidote our world needs.
2
2
60
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the whole Mindflick team for a fantastic event on Thursday. It was exactly what the doctor ordered and I’ve genuinely felt re-energised ever since walking out of the Etihad. After a few days of reflection, what keeps coming back to me is
2
3
29