How can you help student leaders make a real difference? Download SSAT’s practical guide for ideas to strengthen student leadership in your school. https://f.mtr.cool/6qljfx8k3b #Education
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A few moments from our week at SSAT 📸 School visits, webinar prep, planning, collaboration and a few laughs along the way. Here are some of this week’s highlights. Have a great Friday! #education
Leadership decisions rarely have straightforward answers. Join us to explore complex challenges, test your thinking and learn alongside peers who understand the realities of the role. https://f.mtr.cool/4xc9cu0ayw #education
Three leadership conversations worth having this September: What should we stop doing? Who is ready for more? How will we know we’re making a difference? Which conversation does your leadership team need most? https://f.mtr.cool/pmx63ic4ow #education
Some of your school’s most powerful change-makers may already be in the classroom. Download this guide to explore how to recognise, develop and extend their impact. https://f.mtr.cool/jx5emgr510 #education
What happens behind the scenes at SSAT? Planning, sharing ideas, preparing resources, rehearsing webinars and plenty of coffee. Here’s a glimpse at the team getting ready for the weeks ahead. #BehindTheScenes #SSAT #Education #SchoolsUK
A pupil keeps disrupting lessons. More sanctions, or look deeper? Hard Cases helps behaviour leads explore complex situations, challenge assumptions and learn from others. https://f.mtr.cool/u85p1hn6ze #Education
Behaviour is complex. Understanding what sits behind it matters. Look beyond the behaviour. Balance consistency with individual need. Talk through difficult cases together. What’s helping your school navigate behaviour effectively? #Behaviour #SchoolLeadership #SchoolsUK
How inspection ready is your school? SSAT’s Readiness for Ofsted Inspection audit tool helps you identify areas for consideration and plan your next steps. See how it works: https://f.mtr.cool/j8fnbh3aj0 #Ofsted #education
How far can one practitioner’s impact reach? For Verity Merryweather, Lead Practitioner Accreditation helped turn classroom expertise into wider influence across her school, trust and beyond. Read her story: https://f.mtr.cool/wrz5bdgltv #Education
Student leadership is more than roles and titles. It’s about giving young people opportunities to make a real difference. Explore what meaningful student leadership looks like in practice. https://f.mtr.cool/1w0ocav0p1 #Education
Student leadership is more than a school council. Give young people real responsibility, develop their skills, make their voice count and recognise their contribution. What does meaningful student leadership look like in your school? https://f.mtr.cool/84qyohv4fu #Education
Everyone’s talking about adaptive teaching. But what does it really mean? Our latest piece explores what schools should consider when putting it into practice. https://f.mtr.cool/fevfw6ovrm
Meet Dr Keven Bartle, Director of Education at SSAT and the expert behind our upcoming Ofsted session. Join Keven to explore the latest inspection insights and what they mean for school leaders. https://f.mtr.cool/knclfu5jhn #Ofsted #education
How confident are you that your school is inspection ready? Join our Readiness for Ofsted Inspection webinar to explore emerging inspection trends and what they mean in practice for school leaders. https://f.mtr.cool/ky2r10xu93 #education
What’s occupying school leaders’ thinking this term? Attendance. Behaviour. SEND and inclusion. Developing and retaining great people. There are no simple answers, but there’s real value in learning from what’s working elsewhere. What’s taking up most of your thinking? #Education
Welcome back from all of us at SSAT! We’re looking forward to another year of connecting with schools, sharing ideas and learning from our community. Here’s to a positive start to the new academic year. #Education #SchoolsUK #SchoolImprovement #SSAT
Join the free Aspiring Lead Practitioners briefing to explore how accreditation can recognise expertise, grow leadership capacity and support school improvement. https://f.mtr.cool/7ruwteou9u #Education
Where should school leaders focus this September? Five priorities: culture and belonging, attendance, teaching and learning, leadership capacity, and clarity of focus. What’s taking priority in your school?
What if your school’s next great leader of learning is already there? This download explores how to recognise expertise, develop leadership and extend its impact beyond the classroom. https://f.mtr.cool/j3w08obyev #Education
A new academic year brings new priorities, challenges and opportunities. At SSAT, we’re looking forward to working alongside schools and trusts, sharing ideas, learning from our community and supporting meaningful improvement. Here’s to the year ahead. #Education
What’s on your school improvement agenda this autumn? Explore SEND, leadership, behaviour, Ofsted readiness, attendance and more through SSAT’s autumn programme of online events and free briefings. Take a look: https://f.mtr.cool/uwl91chl0o #Education
September is a chance to reset, not just restart. Before the term gathers pace, ask: are your leaders getting the development, time and opportunities they need to succeed? Leadership development isn’t separate from school improvement. It makes it possible https://f.mtr.cool/0f9uzyvxux
Ready to turn leadership theory into action? Through the Leadership Legacy Project, Nuala Ryan gained the experience and confidence to lead meaningful change in her school. https://f.mtr.cool/2blwloss01 #Education
Four things for school leaders to check this September: Allergy safety. Flexible working. RONI and NEET risk. Protecting staff from bullying and harassment. Are they all on your leadership team’s radar? #education
Develop your school’s leaders of learning. Join the free briefing and discover how accreditation can recognise talent, grow leadership and drive school improvement. https://f.mtr.cool/q5mtyek9xd
Great schools don’t chase initiatives. They build habits. Sustainable improvement comes from what happens consistently: how teams collaborate, use evidence and develop practice. What do you want to become simply “how we do things here”? #education
How confident are you in your school’s readiness for Ofsted inspection? SSAT’s audit tool helps leaders review their current position, identify priorities and plan practical next steps. https://f.mtr.cool/gwlmfrvt16 #Education
Three issues to watch this term: Ofsted, inclusion and school belonging. Each raises important questions for school leaders. Our Inspection Insights webinar explores the latest inspection developments and what they mean in practice. https://f.mtr.cool/ly3585tydc
September is the perfect time to build strong foundations for student leadership. Give young people the skills, purpose and support to turn their enthusiasm into meaningful impact. https://f.mtr.cool/x971a2nh7f #Education