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Posted on: 21st August 2020

Getting ready for re-opening

It has been a long time since I wrote here. This is primarily because there was so much to do and so much to read to prepare and plan for both the end of our first year and now the re-opening in September. When reflecting over the summer on my first year as Principal with students at the academy, I am reminded of how proud I felt as we looked back on all the things we cr...Read More

Posted on: 21st April 2020

I have been here before

This time last year we were busy making final preparations for opening. I remember sitting on my sofa, with my laptop on the floor in front of me, writing postcards to the new students about to join us. I have just done exactly the same exercise for our new students! I must admit, I had imagined that I would not have to hand write all the addresses again &ndas...Read More

Posted on: 20th March 2020

I feel really flat

We have just closed. The last student has gone home. Staff are just finishing off work before packing up for the weekend. It is really quiet in the building, as if no-one else is here. The road outside my office is quiter than normal. The school dogs appear to know, they seem sad. And even the building site opposite is empty. I just&nbs...Read More

Posted on: 13th March 2020

So much to do, so little time!

It has been such an incredibly busy time. I remember a parent asking me in September if I would continue to write my blog and I said "of course!" *kicks oneself realising it has been a long time since I last wrote* Last week a student came to me and asked me my date of birth....I'm not shy, so told him and he came bouncing back to tell me that I have...Read More

Posted on: 31st January 2020

1 year ago today....

Last January I sat in a conference in London listening to advice from the New Schools Network, Principals and the Department for Education aimed at supporting Principal Designates in their final preparations before opening. And here I am one year later, having been invited back, to speak about my experiences! What a privilege. I hope I can begin to get across ...Read More

Posted on: 10th January 2020

Can you keep a secret?

It’s the end of the first week of our new term and I would like to let you all into a small secret. Please don’t tell anyone though. I have an image to protect! I have to be strong. Sometimes I have to hide my emotions even though inside I really could do with letting them show. This week I had to use all my Ninja skills to prevent anyone from seeing my eyes well up...Read More

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Posted on: 01/12/20 Fantastic work by @worship_deanery to bring our Deanery values to life this #advent 💜🙏 Read more
Posted on: 01/12/20 Today we opened the first of our @deaneryacademy acts of kindness Advent calendar 🕯🎄 Here are the first week’s acts and the beginning of the Christmas story - how many acts of kindness can you achieve this week? #lifeinallitsfullness ✝️🤝 Read more
Posted on: 01/12/20 Only one person was tall enough to put the star on! Thanks to @DavidWilsonHome Wichelstowe for funding our wonderful trees! Lights from our friends at @jlpartnership last year😍🎅🙏#advent @DBAT_UK Read more
Posted on: 01/12/20 To mark the start of advent we have let in the light at the Deanery. Our lovely students will be filling the trees with wishes over this week. ELP were first on the Y8 tree #advent @DBAT_UK Read more
Posted on: 29/11/20 What a fantastic experience this was! ⁦@deaneryacademy⁩ Read more

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