The only problem was that the primary headteachers had somehow been told that the meeting was at the St George's Centre while Colin Bell, Colin Richardson and I were waiting at South Leeds Stadium. We did all manage to connect eventually and the thing that aways hits you when you spend time with this group of headteachers is their energy, enthusiasm, passion and commitment. They work in one of the toughest parts of Leeds and they are simply the best!
These colleagues have a fundamental and unshakeable belief in what can be achieved with their children and their communities. We talked long and hard about what we still need to do to achieve the sort of outcomes we all want to see for little learners in South Leeds... it's the same three elements again and again...
- inspirational teaching;
- a brilliant curriculum offer;
- nurture, care, guidance and support.
We need to think carefully about three distinct and important pieces of the learning journey for our children...
- 0 - 7 years; the foundation years...
- 7 - 14 years; the middle years...
- 14 - 19 years; the pathway years.
Then we simply need to rethink our structures and our cultures and make it happen.
Chris
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