Dame Kate Dethridge

Thank you to the wonderful Catherine Morley and team at Theale C of E Primary for welcoming me (in a socially distanced/face mask wearing way) to their wonderful new school. So uplifting to see the work they are doing in their beautiful new surroundings.

Happy Eid.

gov.uk/government/publicatio… Please see the Primary School Leaders planning guide 'Preparing for the wider opening of schools from 1 June' published today.

Huge respect to the amazing trust leaders,head teachers and school staff who are keeping our schools open.Extraordinary efforts in difficult times. Thank you.

Very much enjoyed the opportunity to speak at the NGA Clerks' Conference in Birmingham earlier this week. Good to hear from so many of you doing such a vital job. Thank you for the invitation.

Bake off competition today at Watford in aid of Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. Obviously all cakes had to be tasted....purely for judging reasons!

Huge thanks to Esther for organising and running our International Women's day tea. Shared some interesting statistics and facts which promoted great conversation!

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Look what arrived in the middle of our LGBT+ tea party in Watford this afternoon. Spooky!

Spent a wonderful afternoon at the 'outstanding' Avenue Special School with Symon and team. Many congratulations on a great inspection outcome. Enjoy your half term break.

Huge thanks to Bo from the BAME network who came to speak at our Black History Month team tea.Really interesting session and great to hear about the DfE Project Race.

Sunrise over the Watford office this morning.

Really delighted to welcome our DG Andrew McCully to the Watford offices today. Great all staff Q&A session. Delighted too that colleagues had the chance to share some of their really great achievements.Thank you for making the time to visit, Andrew.

Fabulous development day today. Thanks everyone for your brilliant contributions. So lucky to work with such a great team!

Best wishes to all those leaders,teachers and pupils returning to school today.Hoping you all feel energised and ready for a great year ahead.

Home!!

Wonderful venue for our Leadership Away Day. Really looking forward to developing plans for next academic year. Thank heavens for air conditioning!

Welcomed Dominic Herrington to Watford yesterday. Super proud of our great NWLSC team who were able to share so many achievements and good news stories from this year. The team really have gone the extra mile to support trusts and schools to achieve great things. Thank you!

Had our inaugural Team NWLSC coffee morning today. Wonderful opportunity to all get together and discover all sorts about each other on our Who's Who board! Thanks so much to all those who provided the goodies#oneteam

Delighted to welcome Jodie back to Watford for a cuppa and a catch up while she's home from California for a few weeks. West coast life clearly suits her!