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secondary transfer HEADS SPEECH. Useful? Or showboating?

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SpringHeeledJack · 01/10/2014 15:10

...or worse?

what do you reckon?

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ElephantsNeverForgive · 01/10/2014 15:37

Our old HT's speeches were very long and full of management speak.

The hall chairs are too uncomfortable to doze.

RaisinBoys · 01/10/2014 15:34

Sounds just like Graveney last year!

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SpringHeeledJack · 01/10/2014 15:30

nooooo BTM

I LOVE the school of which we speak

but have seen/heard some pretty awful head's speeches over the last few weeks (no, not that one)- including making snippy 'jokes' about other schools etc, which I thought Bad Form and just looks a bit desperate

also ofsted ofsted ofsted/results results results- no mention of enjoyment, engagement etc

still, I suppose this must be what people want?

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bigTillyMint · 01/10/2014 15:18

PM me if you want my thoughts SHJ, otherwise we risk this thread being pulled!

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SpringHeeledJack · 01/10/2014 15:16

Dipdab same here

was utterly convinced by one head- the Outsider- but usually just zone out a bit

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SpringHeeledJack · 01/10/2014 15:15

Grin BTM

the one we're thinking of is just

too

damn

loooooooooong

my kids were begging to leave

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bigTillyMint · 01/10/2014 15:14

OK, I know where you went to visit todayWink

Hope you saw the excellent PE scholars doing the Open Day!

Dipdababfab · 01/10/2014 15:14

One in particular put my right off - mix of arrogance and being disingenuous.

One managed to move an "outsider" to one of my top three choices - it was the first thing we expereinced at the open evening and set the tone really well.

The others, all a bit "meh" really.

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SpringHeeledJack · 01/10/2014 15:11

oh all RIGHT

head's

jeeez

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