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Sam Strickland

@strickomaster.bsky.social

Principal/CEO, FCCT, author martial artist, historian

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SecEd@seced.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A two‑week October half-term? At Luminara Trust it cut absence by 50%, saved £45k in cover costs & boosted wellbeing. Parents backed it too. A structural win for #schools. Sam Strickland – @strickomaster.bsky.social – explains how they made the change: buff.ly/lbV6IeS #education #teaching #edusky

Why a two-week autumn half-term is a no-brainer – for schools and parents - SecEd

A two‑week October half‑term boosted wellbeing, cut absence and saved £45k at one school.

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Headteacher Update@headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A two‑week October half-term? At Luminara Trust it cut absence by 50%, saved £45k in cover costs & boosted wellbeing. Parents backed it too. A structural win for #schools. Sam Strickland – @strickomaster.bsky.social – explains how they made the change: buff.ly/XcqLXGN #education #teaching #edusky

Why a two-week autumn half-term is a no-brainer – for schools and parents - Headteacher Update

A two‑week October half‑term boosted wellbeing, cut absence and saved £45k at one school.

buff.ly

SecEd@seced.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A two‑week October half-term? At Luminara Trust it cut absence by 50%, saved £45k in cover costs & boosted wellbeing. Parents backed it too. A structural win for #schools. Sam Strickland – @strickomaster.bsky.social – explains how they made the change: buff.ly/lbV6IeS #education #teaching #edusky

Why a two-week autumn half-term is a no-brainer – for schools and parents - SecEd

A two‑week October half‑term boosted wellbeing, cut absence and saved £45k at one school.

buff.ly

Headteacher Update@headteacherupdate.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A two‑week October half-term? At Luminara Trust it cut absence by 50%, saved £45k in cover costs & boosted wellbeing. Parents backed it too. A structural win for #schools. Sam Strickland – @strickomaster.bsky.social – explains how they made the change: buff.ly/XcqLXGN #education #teaching #edusky

Why a two-week autumn half-term is a no-brainer – for schools and parents - Headteacher Update

A two‑week October half‑term boosted wellbeing, cut absence and saved £45k at one school.

buff.ly

SecEd@seced.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A two‑week October half-term? At Luminara Trust it cut absence by 50%, saved £45k in cover costs & boosted wellbeing. Parents backed it too. A structural win for #schools. Sam Strickland – @strickomaster.bsky.social – explains how they made the change: buff.ly/lbV6IeS #education #teaching #edusky

Why a two-week autumn half-term is a no-brainer – for schools and parents - SecEd

A two‑week October half‑term boosted wellbeing, cut absence and saved £45k at one school.

buff.ly

Jill Berry@jillberry102.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"The real test of a headteacher is not how they lead on a good day but how they stand on the difficult ones." Love this, @strickomaster.bsky.social: samstrickland384843542.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/h...

Headship: The Reality of Sitting in the Chair

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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Cass & Anna - The Educakers@theeducakers.bsky.social · 10mo ago

When the challenges feel huge and we're just trying to get through the week, you’re spot-on: our unshakeable belief is the why that keeps us going. As many of us hit half term, or will do next week, it’s probably timely to revisit the ‘why’ to give us the energy for the rest of the term. #teaching

Piet Vervaecke@pietvervaecke.bsky.social · 10mo ago

“In #education, hope is a deliberate choice. One that we cannot afford to leave behind. As schoolleaders, teachers, we are not just transmitters of knowledge. We are custodians of culture. We are the adult in the room when everything else outside of school might be falling apart for a young person.”

Sam Strickland @strickomaster.bsky.social · 10mo ago

There are lots of issues within education but I think it is important not to lose sight of hope… samstrickland384843542.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/h...