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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · 22d

Looking forward to seeing you there Caroline - we are in Edinburgh tomorrow and Belfast next week. Fascinating similarities and differences in leadership experiences & policy approaches among UK nations.

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · 22d

@patthomson.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social @headsup4hts.bsky.social @headsroundtable.bsky.social @ascl-uk.bsky.social @naht.org.uk @eleanorbernardes.bsky.social @vicgoddard.bsky.social @wholeeducation.bsky.social @kathrynmorgan.bsky.social @belmasoffice.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social

Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · 22d

We launched our UK Survey report from the #esrc Sustainable School Leadership research project today.

Big important findings on leaders' work (& workloads), well-being, career journeys & plans, professional learning, views on school contexts/ cultures & more!

www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...

Sustainable School Leadership: Comparing Approaches to the Training, Supply and Retention of Senior School Leaders Across the UK - The University of Nottingham

www.nottingham.ac.uk

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · 22d

We launched our UK Survey report from the #esrc Sustainable School Leadership research project today.

Big important findings on leaders' work (& workloads), well-being, career journeys & plans, professional learning, views on school contexts/ cultures & more!

www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...

Sustainable School Leadership: Comparing Approaches to the Training, Supply and Retention of Senior School Leaders Across the UK - The University of Nottingham

www.nottingham.ac.uk

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hi Nat - we'll publish the UK survey findings and country case study reports (England, Scotland & Northern Ireland) this autumn. Final report in Jan 26. Toby

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Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 5

Fabulous presentation from @tobygreany.bsky.social @mikecollins99.bsky.social @tomperry74.bsky.social and great to see a study of this scale, on Sustainable Leadership. I was also delighted to be respondent.
@belmasoffice.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Jul 6

Thanks so much for being respondent in our Sustainable School Leadership symposium @alisonmitchelluofg.bsky.social - & for coming to my keynote today. I talked about how the global polycrisis is impacting on children, and therefore schools/leaders - meaning they must focus on well-being & care.

Alison Mitchell @alisonjmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 6

Thank you @tobygreany.bsky.social (and colleagues) for centring the lived experiences of headteachers in your #Sustainable #Leadership project. A fabulous keynote @belmasoffice.bsky.social @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @seraethics.bsky.social @julie67.bsky.social

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UoN Education @uonsoe.bsky.social · Jun 27

Now available for download!
New report from @tobygreany.bsky.social, @marianmahat.bsky.social and Chris Bradbeer produced for Universitas 21.

doi.org/10.26188/29177357

Teacher recruitment and retention: Challenges and opportunities.

The overarching objective of this report is to develop a better understanding of the issues impacting on teacher recruitment and retention faced at national system level, and then highlight initiative...

doi.org

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · May 23

Really looking forward to this session with Dr Tom Cowhitt from Uni of Glasgow. Tom is a fantastic academic- he created the data dashboards in the Local Learning Landscapes research we did a couple of years ago. www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro...

Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · May 6

Really important not to let a narrow, cost-based procurement decision dismantle an effective and hard-won GP CIC model in Whitehawk ://sussexbylines.co.uk/news/health-and-care/if-it-aint-broke-dont-fix-it-wellsbourne-healthcare-gp-surgery-under-threat/

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it: Wellsbourne Healthcare GP Surgery under threat

Shock and dismay as much-admired GP practice in East Brighton set to be taken over by a profit-making healthcare company based in Leeds

sussexbylines.co.uk

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · May 2

Scarily prescient...

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UoN Education @uonsoe.bsky.social · Apr 30

@tobygreany.bsky.social will discuss rethinking leadership development through the lens of place - research findings from the Sustainable School Leadership study in this @ucl.ac.uk webinar on 19 May.

Visit UCL website for full event information:
www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...

How to build resilient schools: place-based approaches to supporting teachers and leaders

In this webinar, Toby Greany and Steph Ainsworth will discuss their research into developing place-based approaches to school leadership development and tools that schools can use to improve teacher r...

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Mar 17

I used my prize money to get some fab new books - just need to hide myself away for a week to read them! @ahargreaves.bsky.social

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thrilled to be awarded the Best Paper 2024 prize by the Edn Mgment, Admin & Leadership (EMAL) journal for this article I wrote w Annelies Kamp! We use complexity theory to explore the leadership of school networks. March of the complexiteers! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Mar 9

This is such an important speech by French senator Claude Malhuret... www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns

‘Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, because he will not defend you.’

www.theatlantic.com

Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Mar 8

Calling all thoughtful school system leaders! These one day events in London & Manchester - facilitated by @maggiefarrar.bsky.social @stevemunby.bsky.social & @marieclaireb.bsky.social - look like a fabulous opportunity to step back & reflect on your 'why'! web.cvent.com/event/0afaf4...

Leadership Mindset - Manchester. Online registration by Cvent

web.cvent.com

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Mar 4

Jon Hutchinson gives some lovely examples of how teachers & schools across country are working together to develop curriculum coherence, inc across primary / secondary - at the SAfE conf at beautiful RHS Wisley. @jonhutchinson.bsky.social @marymyatt.bsky.social

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Mar 2

This was such a powerful team thinking opp - time, space, beaches, wine, koalas, lots of data, iterative conversations & complementary perspectives on sustainable school leadership. Strongly recommended! @lizrobinson.bsky.social @billlucas.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social @headsup4hts.bsky.social

Pat Thomson @patthomson.bsky.social · Feb 23

The research road trip and thinking retreat … highly recommended patthomson.net/2025/02/23/t...

the deep research hangout

It’s been a very busy fortnight. I’ve been immersed in a very deep research hangout. So what is a deep research hangout I hear you ask, and why was I in one? Well, even though I am currently i…

patthomson.net

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Mar 1

theconversation.com/how-new-ofst...

How new Ofsted report cards could be improved – by giving parents what they want to know

Parents want external measures of a school – but also to get to know what it is like.

theconversation.com

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Feb 19

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

Ukraine latest: Trump calls Zelensky a 'dictator' as he hits back at 'disinformation' criticism

It comes after the Ukrainian president suggested Donald Trump was

www.bbc.co.uk

Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Feb 18

How the new Ofsted report cards could be improved- by giving parents what they want to know (& strengthening local professional accountability in the process) theconversation.com/how-new-ofst...

How new Ofsted report cards could be improved – by giving parents what they want to know

Parents want external measures of a school – but also to get to know what it is like.

theconversation.com

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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · Feb 17

What does value-based leadership look like across all teams in MATs/schools and for communities?

Insightful report from @tobygreany.bsky.social @eleanorbernardes.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

Really useful for edu-leaders and system-leaders

thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/news-resea...

News, research & insights

w/c 17 Feb 2025

thatpovertyguy.substack.com

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Feb 13

OK, we did have some fun as well - jazz, beers & cockatoos at #icsei2025 @lizrobinson.bsky.social @jamespope.bsky.social @billlucas.bsky.social

Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Feb 13

School leadership landscape, but not as we know it - fantastic pop-up event in Melbourne, with Andy Hargreaves, Tony Mackay, Deb Netolicky, Pat Thomson & me. Covered everything from Cheshire Cats, to reshaping the narrative, to kelp, class & populism @patthomson.bsky.social @ahargreaves.bsky.social

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Feb 13

Researching Sustainable School Leadership (ReSSLe) team - Pat Thomson, Tom Perry, Mike Collins & me - presenting at #icsei2025 in Melbourne today. Some great questions & discussion, thanks to all who came! @patthomson.bsky.social @twperry1.bsky.social

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Toby Greany @tobygreany.bsky.social · Feb 11

This from Gert Biesta's excellent keynote @ #icsei2025 - 3 domains of purpose for edn (qualification, socialisation & subjectification) must be held in creative balance. The point of ed is only what cannot be done without edn. Teachers can redirect students to pay attention - developing discernment

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