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Keven Bartle

@kevbartle.bsky.social

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Former headteacher offering reflective supervision for school leaders that is normative, formative, and supportive (www.mind-your-head.net). Senior Education Lead for SSAT focusing on attendance, behaviour, headship development, and student leadership.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Delighted to share the new Student Leadership for IMPACT webpages. @ssatuk.co.uk has a rich history of supporting schools in enhancing student leadership. We have now updated that offer in light of recent research. Join us for a free briefing in September. share.google/724j2KAc0CAG...

SSAT | Student Leadership for IMPACT

Our Student Leadership team provide a huge range of resources and activities including school council training and the Student Leadership Accreditation.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Delighted to share the new Student Leadership for IMPACT webpages. @ssatuk.co.uk has a rich history of supporting schools in enhancing student leadership. We have now updated that offer in light of recent research. Join us for a free briefing in September. share.google/724j2KAc0CAG...

SSAT | Student Leadership for IMPACT

Our Student Leadership team provide a huge range of resources and activities including school council training and the Student Leadership Accreditation.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

If you're an aspiring, new or experienced headteacher, our Head Cases programme offers a case-based approach to exploring the complexity of the role. It's not too late to sign up for cohort 2 of this innovative and involved approach to headship CPDL. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

Why join the Head Cases programme? SSAT’s innovative Head Cases programme offers a ‘signature pedagogy’ (Shulman, 2005) to help you develop wisdom of

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

If you're an aspiring, new or experienced headteacher, our Head Cases programme offers a case-based approach to exploring the complexity of the role. It's not too late to sign up for cohort 2 of this innovative and involved approach to headship CPDL. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

Why join the Head Cases programme? SSAT’s innovative Head Cases programme offers a ‘signature pedagogy’ (Shulman, 2005) to help you develop wisdom of

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Books 21-30 of my 100 for 2025 challenge/resolution. Pick of the bunch was Muriel Spark's The Driver's Seat. Quite simply, I've never read a novella like it. Deeply moving, disturbing, confusing, and powerful. I'm still trying hard to process it and suspect that I will be for a long while.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I've been providing reflective supervision to school leaders for over a year now. Neither counselling nor therapy, case-based supervision has given them a space to share, reflect on, and rethink how they tackle the weighty challenges they face. It helps. Each of them has renewed for a second year.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Hi Beth. Thanks for the kind mention. The follow up chat about the limitations of NPQH is very familiar. It came up in our Rethinking Headship survey repeatedly last year. Which was why I developed the Head Cases offer, now recruiting for a second cohort. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

Why join the Head Cases programme? SSAT’s innovative Head Cases programme offers a ‘signature pedagogy’ (Shulman, 2005) to help you develop wisdom of

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Caroline Spalding @mrsspalding.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This looks excellent #EduSky

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I've been providing reflective supervision to school leaders for over a year now. Neither counselling nor therapy, case-based supervision has given them a space to share, reflect on, and rethink how they tackle the weighty challenges they face. It helps. Each of them has renewed for a second year.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Cohort 2 of Head Cases is open for delegates who are aspiring or serving headteachers from any setting. We will be using case studies and methods across five sessions to think deeply about complex challenges facing HTs, from complaints to HR, finance to exclusions. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

Why join the Head Cases programme? SSAT’s innovative Head Cases programme offers a ‘signature pedagogy’ (Shulman, 2005) to help you develop wisdom of

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In a recent blogpost, I asked what is happening with behaviour in Ofsted reports. Based on every need to improve comment in every inspection report since September 2023, this post has some uncomfortable answers. Not much and increasingly less would be the summary. www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/attenti...

Attention needed: What is happening with behaviour in inspection reports? - SSAT

This morning, I asked an AI tool ‘what are the recent trends in pupil behaviour in English schools?’. The response that came back said this:

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

As well as the DfE report on attendance (see earlier posts) March also saw this report from the Education Policy Institute. epi.org.uk/publications... Focusing primarily on the disadvantage gap between 2019 and 2023, it speaks volumes about the impact of attendance and outcomes.

Breaking down the gap - Education Policy Institute

The latest report by EPI investigates the drivers of the disadvantage gap and calls on the government to address the underlying causes of school absences, as it identifies higher levels of absence to ...

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SSAT @ssatuk.co.uk · 21/01/2025

SSAT has tracked every “need to improve” bullet point made in every Ofsted inspection conducted in schools and colleges since September. The results are fascinating. Find out more: ow.ly/76GM50UfBTq #EduSky @kevbartle.bsky.social #education

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SSAT @ssatuk.co.uk · 23/01/2025

Do you want to delve a little deeper into the five ‘best bets’ for improving attendance and punctuality? Find out more about our webinars: www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/school-i... #EduSky #attendance @kevbartle.bsky.social

Attendance: What works - SSAT

Deliver cost-effective training to staff in your networks and generate additional income for your school with SSAT's franchise models.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In case you missed it (you probably didn't) the DfE report about the impact of absence on 2023 outcomes at KS2 and KS4 is fascinating but not surprising. Improving from any lower 5% attendance band to the next one increases a student's odds of success notably. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Link between attendance and attainment

Report showing that school attendance is associated with higher average academic performance in an assessment year across all pupils from all backgrounds.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In a recent blogpost, I asked what is happening with behaviour in Ofsted reports. Based on every need to improve comment in every inspection report since September 2023, this post has some uncomfortable answers. Not much and increasingly less would be the summary. www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/attenti...

Attention needed: What is happening with behaviour in inspection reports? - SSAT

This morning, I asked an AI tool ‘what are the recent trends in pupil behaviour in English schools?’. The response that came back said this:

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Cohort 2 of Head Cases is open for delegates who are aspiring or serving headteachers from any setting. We will be using case studies and methods across five sessions to think deeply about complex challenges facing HTs, from complaints to HR, finance to exclusions. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

Why join the Head Cases programme? SSAT’s innovative Head Cases programme offers a ‘signature pedagogy’ (Shulman, 2005) to help you develop wisdom of

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Book 8 of my 100 for 2025 pledge. Poor by Katriona O'Sullivan (2023) Harrowing at times, with clear identification of the failings of the state in tackling poverty (without being preachy). Education is key but, sadly, so too are funded life-changing programmes that are now largely gone.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Fittingly, book 7 of 100 for 2025. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Betting Hughes - 2024 A revelation given my rather limited knowledge of ancient history. Beautifully put together as more than simply a history.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Book 6 of my 100 for 2025 resolution. James Barr - A Line in the Sand - 2011 An episode from modern history that I knew very little about. And, as the author's final line concludes, "a tale from which neither country emerges with much credit". But fascinating nonetheless.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Book 5 of 100 A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles - 2016 What a delightful gem. Made me laugh and weep in equal measure.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

4th of a planned 100 books for 2025, and the 1st of 20 in French. Albert Camus - L'Etranger - 1942 My first novel read in French.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

My umpteenth cake bake of the festive season (I should probably cut back on these in the new year). And a new recipe, a very classic ginger cake. With fresh ginger, golden syrup and treacle. Mmmmmm. Maybe one more slice, methinks.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Daisy Christodoulou - I can't stop thinking about VAR - 2024 Book 3 of my 100 target for 2025 completed. The challenges of complexity in sport, and especially football, laid bare. And then some intriguing suggestions about how/whether we might attempt to tackle (pun intended) these.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

New Year's Resolution #1 should always involve taking care of oneself in some way. It's that old chestnut about donning one's own oxygen mask first. If you're a school leader fighting the very good fight and worried that you might not be winning it, seek support. Supervision can help a lot.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Orbital - Samantha Harvey - 2024 Booker Prize Winner. A very powerful read at the ending of one man-made time marker and the beginning of another. Intelligently imagined and beautifully constructed in equal measure. Although brief, it is as full as a day with 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Reveillon meal, preceded by a 'gin fizz'. Bonne année à tous.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Murakami - The City and its Uncertain Walls - 2024. If you're a Murakami fan, and I am, you'll enjoy this. Can't say that I loved it as well as some of his others, but still snaffled it up in a little over two days.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Omigosh. I did it. After years of taking this quiz, I finally broke into double figures (just) with 10 out of 15. Elated. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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What links Blade Runner (35) and Gladiator (24)? The Saturday quiz

From brain rot and brat to “thumping a fellow in Wales”, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

New post on every published Ofsted report from inspections in 24-25 so far. Beyond the Big Listen, what has been changing in 'need to improve' comments and what impact has the (kind of) removal of overall judgments had? Some interesting early insights. www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/beyond-...

Beyond the Big Listen: What is happening with inspections (so far) in 2024/2025? - SSAT

I have been tracking every inspection carried out in England since the start of the 2023/24 academic year. The focus has been on what ‘need to improve’ comments have been made in inspection reports. T...

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Over halfway through my 'in order' reading of all of the George Smiley novels. Each one different (in a good way), but this is an incredibly good read. Two-thirds of the way through and loving it.

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East100 @leadeast100.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

We’re looking for our next cohort of east100. Leaders from the east of England ready to take the step into headship. Committed to eradicating the disadvantage gap. And excited about doing it as a team. Read more about it and apply here 👇🏽 www.reachfoundation.uk/insights/joi...

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Joining the x100 — The Reach Foundation

Do you aspire to lead a school within the next five years?  Do you want to lead a school in your community where all children thrive—especially those underserved by our current systems...

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

New post on every published Ofsted report from inspections in 24-25 so far. Beyond the Big Listen, what has been changing in 'need to improve' comments and what impact has the (kind of) removal of overall judgments had? Some interesting early insights. www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/beyond-...

Beyond the Big Listen: What is happening with inspections (so far) in 2024/2025? - SSAT

I have been tracking every inspection carried out in England since the start of the 2023/24 academic year. The focus has been on what ‘need to improve’ comments have been made in inspection reports. T...

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Coming very soon, a new blogpost about the first 1600 'need to improve' comments on inspection reports in 2024-25. Writing and adaptations are the big movers. Assessment and attendance continue to strengthen. More insights coming in a great value January webinar. www.ssatuk.co.uk/event/readin...

Readiness for Inspection: Lessons from 2023-24 - SSAT

SSAT has tracked every “need to improve” bullet point made in every Ofsted inspection conducted in schools and colleges since September. The results are fascinating. They indicate what leaders in diff...

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Coming very soon, a new blogpost about the first 1600 'need to improve' comments on inspection reports in 2024-25. Writing and adaptations are the big movers. Assessment and attendance continue to strengthen. More insights coming in a great value January webinar. www.ssatuk.co.uk/event/readin...

Readiness for Inspection: Lessons from 2023-24 - SSAT

SSAT has tracked every “need to improve” bullet point made in every Ofsted inspection conducted in schools and colleges since September. The results are fascinating. They indicate what leaders in diff...

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

A respectable 6/15 this week. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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What links Beetlejuice, Bloody Mary and Candyman? The Saturday quiz

From ytterbium and yttrium to Utopia, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Saw this and thought of you, @hgaldinoshea.bsky.social

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Always fascinating in his turns of phrase. Frequently razor-sharp in his analytical framework. Sometimes utterly glorious as a sociologist of sport. For me, today's offering from Barney Ronay has it all. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Hard-nosed Liverpool hold firm on Salah but must wonder if it makes sense | Barney Ronay

As Manchester City finally become interesting, Liverpool have been rescued from chaos by the likable Arne Slot

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Serving and aspiring HTs. Tomorrow is launch day for Head Cases. Using case methods to explore the most pressing challenges for heads, starting with parental complaints. Bridging theory and practice in five themed sessions. Last chance to join us. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

SSAT’s ‘Head Cases’ programme addresses the findings of our survey of headteachers with almost 2,000 years of experience between them. These findings

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Serving and aspiring HTs. Tomorrow is launch day for Head Cases. Using case methods to explore the most pressing challenges for heads, starting with parental complaints. Bridging theory and practice in five themed sessions. Last chance to join us. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

SSAT’s ‘Head Cases’ programme addresses the findings of our survey of headteachers with almost 2,000 years of experience between them. These findings

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Headship is increasingly complex. But HT preparation, induction and ongoing CPDL fails to effectively address this (according to research and our survey findings). @ssatuk.co.uk's Head Cases programme seeks to address this issue. Have a look. Get in touch. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

SSAT’s ‘Head Cases’ programme addresses the findings of our survey of headteachers with almost 2,000 years of experience between them. These findings

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

Places on this unique programme of Headship preparation and ongoing CPDL are limited and filling up. If you want to know more before committing, use the link at the bottom of this page to book a call with me. I'm available over half term and would be happy to chat. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

SSAT’s ‘Head Cases’ programme addresses the findings of our survey of headteachers with almost 2,000 years of experience between them. These findings

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Next week sees the start of a five part programme aimed at serving and aspiring headteachers: Head Cases. We will focus on case studies of events likely to shape the experience of HTs, before wrestling with the challenges they present. Want to know more in 5 mins? www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/an-outl...

An outline of the case method approach for SSAT’s Head Cases programme - SSAT

This is the third and final of a trilogy of blogposts about SSAT’s Head Cases programme, which uses case studies and case methods to explore typical challenges facing headteachers.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Next week sees the start of a five part programme aimed at serving and aspiring headteachers: Head Cases. We will focus on case studies of events likely to shape the experience of HTs, before wrestling with the challenges they present. Want to know more in 5 mins? www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/an-outl...

An outline of the case method approach for SSAT’s Head Cases programme - SSAT

This is the third and final of a trilogy of blogposts about SSAT’s Head Cases programme, which uses case studies and case methods to explore typical challenges facing headteachers.

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Adam Smith @mrsmithnorwich.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I submitted my evidence this evening. I mostly focused on the anachronistic, fragmented system for local RE curricula and the need for a National Curriculum for RE. I know this is not a priority for the DfE but, unless we take the opportunity to speak up, the current system will stagger on forever.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

With a week until the launch of the innovative Head Cases programme by @ssatuk.co.uk, I wanted to outline how the programme works. Whether a serving or aspiring HT, this research-informed offer is the perfect partner/antidote to NPQH. Happy to chat if helpful. www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/an-outl...

An outline of the case method approach for SSAT’s Head Cases programme - SSAT

This is the third and final of a trilogy of blogposts about SSAT’s Head Cases programme, which uses case studies and case methods to explore typical challenges facing headteachers.

Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

On the 30th anniversary of Coppola's version of Bram Stoker's Dracula. A fascinating piece that goes much deeper than the clickbaity title might suggest. I love this film as much as I love the novel, but in very different ways. www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Francis Ford Coppola’s very horny vampire epic

Thirty years before Megalopolis, there was Coppola’s other deranged, maximalist fable about love lost, starring Gary Oldman as the terrifying Count

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

With a week until the launch of the innovative Head Cases programme by @ssatuk.co.uk, I wanted to outline how the programme works. Whether a serving or aspiring HT, this research-informed offer is the perfect partner/antidote to NPQH. Happy to chat if helpful. www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/an-outl...

An outline of the case method approach for SSAT’s Head Cases programme - SSAT

This is the third and final of a trilogy of blogposts about SSAT’s Head Cases programme, which uses case studies and case methods to explore typical challenges facing headteachers.

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

If you're a DHT seeking headship and looking for CPDL that supplements the NPQH, then the Head Cases by @ssat programme might be right up your street. Here's why. www.ssatuk.co.uk/blog/making-... Get in touch if you'd like to know more.

Making the Case for Effective Headteacher Preparation: SSAT’s Head Cases Programme - SSAT

Contemplating headship? Concerned that the NPQH, for all its benefits, hasn’t quite given you the experiences that you know you will face in taking up the role? Considering how you might bridge the ex...

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Keven Bartle @kevbartle.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Two weeks to go to the first of five sessions on our case methods programme for serving/aspiring headteachers. Parental complaints is the first case we will be exploring, drawing on experience, theory, legislation and reflection. Not too late to book. www.ssatuk.co.uk/cpd/leadersh...

Head Cases: Exploring Complex Headteacher Challenges - SSAT

SSAT’s ‘Head Cases’ programme addresses the findings of our survey of headteachers with almost 2,000 years of experience between them. These findings