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Chris Read
@chrisjread.bsky.social
Schools, teacher education, and governance.

Chair of Vantage Academy Trust. Manager at Teach First. Governor of a primary. Dad.

Was MAT Head of CPD, Manager at Ambition Institute. Secondary English teacher.
The Star under a previous editorial team attempted a Simon Cowell dead front page that was pretty stupid and tenuous (the actual story was a fellow X-factor host said "Simon who?" jokingly when someone mentioned his name
February 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"You see, writing words is a lot like..."
February 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Imagine turning up to a meeting like this 😎
December 31, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Watching series 2 of Wolf Hall (binged series 1 last week). Two thoughts
- It's good!
- I like the capes the men all swan around in. Bring them back.
December 31, 2024 at 1:39 PM
December 6, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Snow-dog has appeared in the garden this morning. Looks a bit like a rabbit but reliably informed it is indeed a dog.
November 19, 2024 at 9:24 AM
I hope of course that this succeeds. I can't help but think of these pages from the DfE's 'stuck schools' report though...
September 2, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Happy international cat day! This is Pablo
August 8, 2024 at 4:03 PM