Thread by @_Leading_Edge

Executive head @ciranstapleton telling the story of the school #transformation

‘You have to love the children.. that’s our guiding principle’

‘We are not going to substitute the word OFSTED for children .. we are in service of the children not OFSTED’

‘You also have to cherish the staff’

‘Our leaders are the role models and they have to live our values in everything we do’

‘The staff have to be accountable and take ownership for everything we do’

‘We have to get the technical side right as well as the culture. You have to be able to teach! The more confident we get we encourage people to make mistakes.. give them real purpose’

‘We had to engender trust .. with our parents, our pupils and our staff. Small steps .. being willing to take the heat and fire. I wanted to make promises .. but I had to be truthful about where we were at’

‘We knew we were moving culture by asking external visitors to come and be brutally honest about where we are at’

‘The toughest call I’ve had to make? To exclude children .. I know what that means for their future and it keeps me awake at night’

@ciranstapleton

#transformation #highperformance

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