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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Always, much more than compulsory performative belonging activity (no offence intended to anyone putting genuine effort into welcoming/welcoming back their students) #LTHEChat

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Much as we love bookshops, they need more than love to keep going. A bookshop can be the centre of a whole community. Bookshops support authors; organize events. A thriving bookshop teaches the next generation that literacy matters. So don't just love your bookshop: actually buy books there.

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As we're coming into autumn, my favourite season, I'm going to say Metal. In her keynote, @sandra-abegglen.bsky.social talked about this being about clarifying, refining, discerning; that hope isn't about uncritical positivity. I have questions! #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Could you say more? As in identifying and drawing on / leaning into your strengths or...? Thanks #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sharing is caring 😆 A pic or the recipe, perhaps? #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A3 More coffee! Actually, if I can, stepping outside - change of scenery, change of perspective #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ah, I misunderstood. So where would you like this exploration to take you next? #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tell us more! What gaps might there be and what works in person that you might adapt? #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Doesn't sound like AI is prompting curiosity for either of you. What makes you think, What if...? #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A1 I've only briefly met some of our new participants, so I'm curious about where their interests and experience might take us #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'm thinking that it's possibly not only others who don't fully understand governance. I know induction should help, but sometimes things drift. A good reminder on p7 about schemes of delegation, which "...contain vital information as to who makes which decisions" #ukgovsread

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I'm still on Chapter 1 and won't have time for another week, but I will enjoy the read when I'm back home. Just share any thoughts and we'll find them #UKGovsRead

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Nearly there! Hope you can pause and enjoy what you've achieved so far.

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Don't worry, it's a slow and asynchronous read. I am only on page 4!

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I think not only who makes the decisions, but how those decisions are made is key and then of course how we follow and respond to the consequences #UKGovsRead

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Then I almost disappeared into a whirlwind of questions prompted by the definition - who holds power, who is listened to and really heard, about doing our best to make sure power is used for good and more #UKGovsRead

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I started with some uncomfortable wriggling about the idea of power, which is almost certainly not what most of us got into governance for and yet here we are. #UKGovsRead

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Eek, I don't know how I missed your posts last week. Definitely want to get on and join in this weekend, hope others will too #UKGovsRead

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Same happened to us for luxury apartments, but after much protesting and coming together by the community Kensal Rise library lives on in a smaller space in the same fabulous building, run by volunteers kensalriselibrary.org/about-us/

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About us – Kensal Rise Library

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If you're interested in school governance, join this slow read of The Power of Governance by @emmakn.bsky.social

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Three strands of interdependent leadership: educational leadership, business leadership and governance www.nga.org.uk/knowledge-ce...

NGA - Strategic voices: the three strands of interdependent leadership

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Looking forward to this book by @emmakn.bsky.social once PGCert marking is done #ukgovsread

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Look! What a view we have to savour

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Now turn to your right a moment. You won't want to miss the spectacular full rice paper moon

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Listen carefully. Mermaids' tales linger within that frosted form

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

My imaginary shed enjoys dappled light, framed by a sturdy apple tree and a cherry tree covered in blossom. My real shed is rather more neglected, in need of reorganisation and repair, frowned on by an overgrown bay, but loved by neighbouring cats as a sunbathing spot. Breakfast, you say?

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Each of us sees a different hat, filled to the brim with the same pure rain

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Something's about to happen. It could be urgent and ugly or slow and sad. I'm not sure which way to look, but I can't look away, although I probably should

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I love this image. Aren't there unpredictable periods when the snow settles, but blizzard could begin once again with a careless shake of the globe? Sometimes life feels like that!

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I have a file called "Quotes to cheer us up" where I try to save what our students have said about the change we've made to them/their work. I find lovely mentions from our colleague-students on LinkedIn a little squirmy still, but I am grateful #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

How interesting, though, thinking about this. Is it too late for tea and a biscuit? #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Also, if those are for someone leading/facilitating, encourage students to do the middle two too. Refer to online contributions (Discussion Board, Padlet etc) when you all come together, online or in person #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Can I guess that the answer is Yes? Thanks for sharing #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A4 Hmm... Maybe, yes... It needn't be, in fact it shouldn't be. It should surely just be about being human (and humane) #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A3 All those unnecessarily complicated administrative processes that really treat students like a number #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I like this, although I fear it can still be fragile, so multiple and ongoing opportunities to feel connection, to feel relevant and relevance are important #LTHEchat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Agreed, especially if you can do this within class time rather than it being an extracurricular option that only some can take part in #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A1 To be fair, I think I see it framed as something we (staff) need to nurture and support, rather than it being the students' responsibility to feel or develop, but if that's not how it is elsewhere, colleagues could collaborate across a course and think together about what works #LTHEChat

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Expecting this to be even better the second night #veganstew #vegansky

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I hope we're going to take a break for at least some of it and do something we enjoy with people we like being with, or on our own if that's what helps us relax and recharge. #UKEdGovs

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

What might help? A buddy/mentor for newer governors to discuss what might be good questions ahead of a meeting; induction training, general and specific to the school; the option of questions in advance; modelling and acknowledging good questions during a meeting. Any other suggestions? 2/2

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I really support encouraging governors to ask questions, especially when it prompts us to question our assumptions. However, contrary to what's often said, I do think there are silly questions: when someone has not read the papers or has not been listening. 1/2

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Rosemary Hoyle @hoylerosemary.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

#UKGovsRead - this report from Leeds Beckett Uni will be the first subject for our summer slow read & chat - probs starting at weekend. Some interesting resources on their webpage too #UKEdGovs Look out for hashtag read along & join in 'Importance of values for governance' Leeds Beckett University

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The Importance of Values for Governance is a research project that commenced in June 2023 with funding from and collaboration between the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators...

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Always hoping for the very best for the young people and their future, for the staff, for the community. We have to work together ("something to do") to make some of our collective hopes possible

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

When it's working well, the Vice Chair and Chair are a team, playing to each other's strengths and learning together. This involves delegation, trust, reflection, succession planning and more

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Janet Maria Gordon @jmgordon.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Thinking about several schools, as gov and clerk, there are non-negotiables: induction and safeguarding, then it becomes looser, depending on the role(s) a governor takes and their prior experience. Some are proactive, some wait to be told, then nudged, then reminded again...

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