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So... it is KS3 Takeover Day on Thursday. Students have applied for staff positions in the school, including mine! Yes, the student in this photo will be in charge! As for me? Iβll be a grumpy, moody teenager again! π€£π€£π€£. I always knew A level drama would be useful!
#careers
Thank you to everyone in the Newport Community for your support. The last few days have been very unique and some very difficult decisions have had to be made. I would like to thank all of my fantastic colleagues who have offered to help even if it has meant putting their 1/2
Abolish Ofsted and start again. No amount of training and guidance will help anyone in its current form. Accountability is needed but not by them.
#abolishofsted
#EnoughIsEnough
π
@Ofstednews
is reviewing its training for inspectors to include more guidance on managing headteacher stress during inspections, a senior official has told an inquest into the death of Ruth Perry
Read the full report from day five below
Very proud to receive this card of recognition from Her Majestyβs Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, Anna Turner, for all the hard work we have done throughout the pandemic. Everyone
@BurtonBorough
, this is for you!
#oneproudhead
First day back after lockdown with pretty much every one of our 1160 students today. Year 7s have been smiling from ear to ear and have settled in already - you little stars! βοΈ. It was brilliant seeing the
#bbsfamily
together again! The day went better than I could imagine π
My TEDx talk βBadly Behaved or Emotionally Strained?β is now available on YouTube! ππ» follow this link or go to YouTube and type in βTEDx Krissi Carterβ and it should come up! Over 500 views already!
#thankyou
#tedxnorwiched
@TEDxNorwichED
#TEDx
Merry Christmas everyone! What a term it has been! Thank you for everything - it is a privilege to work in Newport and be the principal of
@BurtonBorough
! Have a well-earned break. Bertie and I will see you in 2021!
#oneproudhead
#schooldragon
#bbsfamily
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I received this beautiful letter from one of my year 7 students on Friday - what a wonderful way to end the week. Now if youβll excuse me, I think I have something in my eye... π
#oneproudhead
#emotional
@BurtonBorough
@getintoteaching
π
Congratulations to AM for winning βMost Enterprising KS3 Boy at the National Enterprise Challenge
@_tnec
this year! 250 schools/20000 students participated! Wow! A huge well done to the
@BurtonBorough
team who came top 5 too!
#oneproudhead
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So... this happened at our Open Evening today! π₯. So good to know that there are plenty of prospective students, families and current
@BurtonBorough
students willing to set me on fire! π€£ it was fantastic to see so many visitors today! Hope you enjoyed it!
#oneproudhead
On Monday, he somehow found me and said thank you for changing his life. He is now doing really well as an area manager for a chain of pubs/bars. To say that I am incredibly happy and emotional after hearing this would be an understatement. 2/2
#vulnerablelearners
To everyone who works in education, no matter what role, sector or phase - good luck with the start of the spring term! We will do whatever we can, no matter how difficult and no matter what is thrown at us. We will continue to be flexible and adapt as we always have done. ππΌππ»
Maternity leave over, back at work and one exhausted little baby after her very exciting day at baby school! Was fantastic seeing everyone at work!
#BBSfamily
#oneproudhead
#oneproudmummy
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Well done to every single year 11 student
@BurtonBorough
who received their results today. You have been an inspiration through this unprecedented time. I am so proud of each of you! Congratulations and stay in touch! Let us know what you are doing in the future!
#oneproudhead
An absolute pleasure and privilege to be invited to speak at the Civic Sunday Service in Newport today! Thank you so much Mayor
@PeterScott2
for inviting me and of course, asking the amazing
@BurtonBorough
@bb_bands
to perform!
#oneproudhead
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Have to close the school on Monday. Received this message from a student showing their desperation to be back in school, as are all the staff who have had to isolate are. A proper plan please
@GavinWilliamson
@BorisJohnson
@Number10press
This cannot continue.
#COVID19
#covid
So proud of our Big Band and Concert Band! Concert band got gold and our Big Band was awarded Platinum at the
@NCBF_festival
in Manchester! Not only that but they were also received an outstanding consistent award for achieving platinum 3 times in a row!!! WOW! Well done all! π
Absolutely thrilled that
@BurtonBorough
is the first school in the country to be a signatory for the Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health and recognised for the work we do by Public Health England
@PHE_uk
!Well done to
@bbswellbeing
Mrs Heins in particular!
#mentalhealth
My one form of exercise (5 mile run) and essential shopping done in an hour! Boom! π₯ Now for a cup of tea βοΈ π
#veganrunner
#COVID19
#lockdown
Well done to our incredible Class of 2022! You are the most determined and resilient young people ever! So proud of you all - keep in touch!!! π
#oneproudhead
own families at risk. You are an amazing group of people and I am very lucky to have such wonderful people to work with! I feel very moved by the number of positive comments we have had as a school and also the kind messages from my staff to me. Thank you!
#oneproudhead
2/2
My daughter started the day feeling sad but there was a lot laughter on the last day at
@BurtonBorough
with the head leading the way and she came back happy! Thanks
@KrissiCarter
and all your team and good luck next week
#keyworkers
Officially Founding Fellow of the
@CharteredColl
!Received my certificate today!Very proud to have been nominated and successful for this prestigious status.I look forward to attending discussions and events that will help shape the future of the teaching profession
#oneproudhead
Thank you to the
@BurtonBorough
COVID and IT rapid response teams today! We have been on the phone and on Teams non stop since yesterdayβs announcement to change/adapt/create new plans to make the next few weeks work. We will always do what we can to keep our school running!ππ»
Received a lovely email from a parent about the draft plan we sent out on Friday - thank you so much! πThere are updates and amendments to be made yet but at least it has given everyone an idea on our thinking and the measures we will be putting in to ensure everyone is safe ππ»
I want to thank all of my colleagues for their hard work last week, particularly support staff who are working in school with our vulnerable/critical worker students so that teachers can focus completely on teaching a full timetable online. Not only that, we are at a stage /1
Goodbye year 11! I will miss you all so much - such a wonderful year group and my very first year group to see all the way through as Principal. Iβm not crying... youβre crying!!! π. Good luck for the future!!!
#oneproudhead
@BurtonBorough
A huge thank you to all my colleagues following the first week of changes due to
#COVID19
! You have adapted as well as you can and looked after our students, particularly those who are most vulnerable and those who are the children of key workers. I salute you!
#oneproudhead
One of my favourite days in the year - year 11 having their whole year group photo! There is always such excitement! Canβt wait for the official photo to come out! ππΌ
#oneproudhead
@BurtonBorough
It feels really strange to not have that βstart of a new academic yearβ feeling after 20 years in education and 7 as headteacher. I am so used to meeting colleagues, students, term times, bellsβ¦ Iβm not sure what to do with myself! 1/
Iβve got a better idea. Letβs fund schools properly so that Heads/Govs can do what they need to do,recruit who they need to recruit and have proper mental health provision for students,staff and families.Might help with retention too! Strikes wouldnβt be needed then, would they?
Education secretary
@GillianKeegan
has today set out proposals for new minimum service levels in schools during strikes
Here's your handy Schools Week explainer on everything you need to know ...
And the first week is complete! New procedures to prevent
#Covid_19
, different tutor groups, different systems... yet our students just got on with it. Young people are amazing at adapting to change - I donβt think we always give them the credit they deserve. Well done all! π
Very proud to receive this email from
@ChildrensComm
@Rachel_deSouza
to say that we were in the top 10 of schools to complete the Big Ask survey out of 1000s! Student voice work is incredibly important to us so being able to contribute at a national level is incredible. ππΌThanks!
That was incredible. Well done to everybody who was involved with our musical production
#sisteract2018
This is why it is so important that we keep the performing arts alive in our curriculum
@BurtonBorough
The dedication, commitment and teamwork...wow, just wow!π
#oneproudhead
And this weekβs excitement is... exotic animals! Gosh,
@BurtonBorough
is becoming more like Hogwarts every day... ππ§π»ββοΈone student said if we could keep all the animals in school, they would come in on Saturdays and sundays too!π€£
#excitinglessons
#wearebbs
#burtonborough
#proud
Coco and I greeted students at the gate this morning! It was lovely to see so many smiley faces when our students saw Coco (one student who had forgotten to tuck his shirt in before school apologised to Coco for being so careless... π€£)! πΆ
Our thanks to Rita Barton , Principal
@KrissiCarter
and the Burton Borough Catering Team for supplying Friday lunches to Audley Court.
What a community!!!!
Team Newport!
Over 1700 views of my TEDx talk βBadly Behaved or Emotionally Strainedβ so far! Thank you so much! If you havenβt seen it yet, here is the link ππΌ
#TEDx
#TEDxNorwichEd
#mentalhealth
#wellbeing
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So lovely to be watching a school Christmas concert again(even though it is a virtual one on Zoom!)π incredible to hear that we have international listeners from all around the world, as far as Australia!Wow!I miss you all so much!π
@BurtonBorough
#oneproudhead
#maternityleave
Todayβs face mask is a pink with spots. Itβs the first day of mandatory face mask wearing in shops (England)and I was pleased to see everyone shopping wearing one today! When I first started wearing one in March, I had some strange looks from people - glad itβs the norm now! π·
An exciting day yesterday - my article on inclusive education was featured in Leading Magazine and I was featured in βMeet the Headβ in the
@ShropshireStar
! More exciting news on our work
@BurtonBorough
to come!
#oneproudhead
#wearebbs
So lovely to see my lovely SLT colleaguesβ faces at the first ever
@MicrosoftTeams
SLT Meeting yesterday! Itβs been a while! Looking forward to all staff
@BurtonBorough
to use it and once the final classes/students have been set up, with them too! More exciting info to come!
Year 7s back from isolation receiving their bronze awards, our litter heroes helping to keep our school clean and tidy and loads of donations for the food bank. A heartwarming day and lovely way to end the week!
#oneproudhead
@BurtonBorough
I am very excited to be able to announce (finally!) that I will be speaking at
@TEDxNorwichED
on the 13th July! Tickets go out on sale today and there will be a Facebook Live session at 7:30pm tonight so you can meet the speakers!
#TEDx
#LookAgain
#TEDxNorwich
#TEDxNorwichED
What a brilliant
@Chetwynd_bbs
celebration evening tonight! Well done to all our award winners - you are such amazing young people! Congratulations! So lovely to see all of you this evening with your families. A huge thanks to the Chetwynd team too!
#oneproudhead
@BurtonBorough
Some good news at last! After only receiving 12 laptops earlier in the academic year for families from the DfE, we were informed that we would be receiving a further 46. Hoorah! Would be great to have more but better than nothing. Letβs hope they arrive by the end of the week!