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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

It was great getting the @headrestuk.bsky.social team together for a catch-up today. Lots to discuss, but 5 key themes emerged based on calls received: 1. Ofsted 2. MAT toxicity 3. Finance 4. Parental complaints (AI) 5. Small schools Look out for some blogs to follow on these. Headrestuk.co.uk

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

📣 Out now! Our 2026 Headteacher Wellbeing Report. Download it from our website. Please share widely. 🙏🏼 t.co/9vAqtyW4Fr

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Thank you @tesmagazine.bsky.social for your support. Our 5th Annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report is an important read. Published on our website next week.

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Look out for our 5th Annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report coming soon. We make 8 recommendations based on the calls we received anonymously throughout 2025. You won’t want to miss it. ⤵️

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We continue to receive calls in regard to the new inspection framework. Call us in confidence if you need support and a friendly ear. It’s completely free.

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Colleagues - we are beginning to get some feedback on these pilot inspections. It is helpful for us to know how things are on the ground in order to support. Please send us any information you you have.

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Our Team know how to enjoy themselves @rosmcm.bsky.social and @kennyfrederick.bsky.social #Shetland2025 @moonrakerteacher.bsky.social still taking calls while Ros and Kenny are getting very wet!

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

We have written to the appointments commission jointly with @headsroundtable.bsky.social opposing the peerage nomination of Amanda Spielman. We’ve also sent a copy to No 10. You can download our letter and send it to your MP and the commission as well.

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Statement opposing Amanda Spielman's peerage

Headrest and the Headteachers' Roundtable have written jointly to the Appointments Commission opposing the Conservative Party recommendation that former HMCI Amanda Spielman be awarded a peerage. We o...

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Ros McMullen @rosmcm.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The HeadteachersRoundtable and Headrest are organisations who understand. Read their joint statement @headsroudtable.bsky.social @headrestuk.bsky.social headteachersroundtable.wordpress.com/o

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

We will be issuing a joint statement with @headsroundtable.bsky.social later this afternoon. We will also publish a letter for you to send to the House of Lords Appointment Committee and your local MP. It will be available to download on our website blog. www.headrestuk.co.uk/blog

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Welcome to the Headwell blog

Headrest is a free wellbeing telephone support service for headteachers and CEOs. As experienced ex-heads, we understand how challenging it is right now. We provide a sympathetic and confidential list...

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

We will publish details of the petition mentioned in this article in due course.

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

If you want to explore humane and intelligent alternatives to a high stakes accountability system, then this book from @headrestuk.bsky.social is a good starting point. Full of examples of how it could work, backed with international research, real examples and best practice. Out now. ⤵️

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Brilliant this from fellow Headrestian and former special school head @moonrakerteacher.bsky.social.

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Stella @stella-b.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Excellent response. Thanks @headrestuk.bsky.social

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This is brilliant from @headrestuk.bsky.social colleagues @rosmcm.bsky.social and @julespg.bsky.social. I think it speaks on behalf of many.

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Please ensure this is spread far and wide.

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

A very relevant chapter from the new book Beyond Belief by @headrestuk.bsky.social featuring @naht.org.uk and their 2018 Accountability Commission. ‘The way schools are being held to account was doing more harm than good.’ Sadly, it seems nothing will change.

Extract from chapter 20 (You bang the drums) from Beyond Belief, the new book from the team behind Headrest. It’s out now.

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Tonight our hearts go out to all affected by the tragedy in Sheffield. We are all those parents; we are all those teachers and students. Sometimes headship is an unbearable burden.

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Ros McMullen @rosmcm.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Looking at OFSTED’s ridiculous proposals (allowing them to come up with their own proposals was always going to be a car crash), I believe this is the first challenge for Bridget Phillipson: if she allows this, she loses credibility. @headsroundtable.bsky.social @headrestuk.bsky.social

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Ros McMullen @rosmcm.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Reading the article in @schoolsweek.bsky.social on the unhappiness in OFSTED and whistleblower letter to press - let’s be honest about this - putting OFSTED in charge of designing the change was always going to be a total disaster.

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

We are looking forward to sharing this with you on Friday when it’s released. It’s been a labour of love. A big thank you to all those who contributed. There are more than 30 of you, including Lord Jim Knight. 👏🏼 All royalties go to edu charity so please pre-order your copy today! 🙏🏼

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Don’t forget that we are here if you need someone to talk to who has sat in your chair. It’s free, totally confidential and entirely safe.

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A free wellbeing telephone support service for headteachers.

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

10 days to publication. Thank you @johncattedu.bsky.social for todays delivery. #BeyondBelief

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Absolutely superb stuff from the brilliant @headrestuk.bsky.social This report draws from a huge range of experience & evidence & accurately describes the reality of school leadership in 2025 Essential reading. Especially for senior leaders at Ofsted. www.headrestuk.co.uk/blog/headtea...

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2025 Headrest Annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report

Our latest annual headteacher wellbeing report is available to download. This is our fourth annual report based on the themes from the calls we have received throughout 2024. We make a number of recom...

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Yay. First review in. Thanks, Steve. (And thanks for your contribution too.) #BeyondBelief

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Our 2025 Annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report is published today. It summarises the key stressors and issues headteachers are facing. We make a number of recommendations that are aimed at improving the wellbeing of headteachers. Please share widely.

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2025 Headrest Annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report

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Cerys Turner @cerysturner.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Exclusive: The 2024 @headrestuk.bsky.social report reveals that the support service is still receiving "traumatic" calls from heads, leaving them "fearful" of further tragedies. It calls for better inspector training on "most serious situations”, such as suicide risk. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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Lack of trust in Ofsted ‘almost irreversible’

Headteachers’ support service warns that it is still receiving ‘traumatic’ calls from school leaders about Ofsted inspections

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Our annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report is published on our website tomorrow. @tesmagazine.bsky.social exclusively preview the findings and recommendations based on the calls we received from headteachers throughout 2024.

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Lack of trust in Ofsted ‘almost irreversible’

Headteachers’ support service warns that it is still receiving ‘traumatic’ calls from school leaders about Ofsted inspections

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Really happy to endorse this important piece of leadership research. Please complete the survey in the link if you are a school leader. It’s part of a major 3-year research project exploring contemporary school leadership across the UK by researchers at the Universities of Nottingham and Warwick.

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Introducing the UK Sustainable School Leadership Survey

In this post we introduce the UK Sustainable School Leadership Survey and why it’s important. What do school leaders in each UK nation spend most time on during their working weeks? What profession…

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Look out for annual Headteacher Wellbeing Report later this week. We’ll pop it on our website and post a link. It’s our fourth, and for once it’s not entirely dominated by Ofsted.

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

3/4 Plus: Ed Barnett-Ward, Maggie, Farrar, Narinder Gill, Malcolm Groves, Lorraine Hughes, Sean Lang, Ben Levinson, Alisdair MacDonald, Paulette Osbourne, Pater Radford, Elaine Rees, Nasima Riazat, Tracey O’Brien, Nikki Thomas, Steve Waters, Meena Wood.

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Andrew Morrish @andrewdmorrish.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Pre-order the new book from the @headrestuk.bsky.social team, along with 30 other amazing contributors. It’s all about how to fix our broken accountability system. We think you’ll like it. Published 31st January by @johncattedu.bsky.social. All royalties to charity. 1/4 amzn.eu/d/cGl2wSe

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Beyond Belief: Why school accountability is broken and how to fix it

Buy Beyond Belief: Why school accountability is broken and how to fix it by Morrish, Andrew (ISBN: 9781036004620) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Headrest @headrestuk.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Welcome to all our new followers! We are no longer posting on X so please contact us via the website in the usual way or DM us on here. Please share! 🙏🏼 HeadrestUK.co.uk

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