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A thread about @itvnews at @hackneynewsch I showed @RiaChatter & @JonMitchell_ITV around during their visit.They had the entire school open to them and offered to take them wherever they wanted to go.Although a classroom was filmed, @RiaChatter did not enter the classroom at all,
2. odd given she was leading a story on the school. @JonMitchell_ITV & I observed a class completely engaged with learning. Hands were up showing confidence to answer questions, teacher offering support with lots of modelling & clear routines in place with no disruptions at all.
3. This is only part of the transformation that has occurred following the leadership of the @CST_London but @itvnews failed to recognise and highlight this transformation, which has finally offered students the opportunity to learn. I offered to show them more classes and the
4.opportunity to speak to staff and students who have experienced both the old and new leadership to convey that we’ve nothing to hide.However, this offer was declined. They had no intention to offer a balanced and objective report. We also offered them the opportunity to film..
5. our BIR (behaviour improvement room). Guessing it was a disappointment for them to see only 4 students in there.The rest of our students were busy learning in classrooms with our committed teachers. I imagine this, along with the lesson that was (somewhat) observed, didn’t...
6. fit the sensational story they were after,so chose to turn a blind eye to anything that might just indicate that HNS is a safe & harmonious place for young people following years of failure, which led to an unsafe school. Where was the criticism and outrage when the school..
7. was considered as dangerous by Ofsted? Instead, a battle of semantics has ensued over the word ‘detainees’, which is not routinely used. @itvnews watched our students take part in our daily poetry recital where they recited poetry from memory...
8. Something we do to offer them cultural capital & raise their confidence so that they can succeed in this world. Something we also do to remind them just how extraordinary they are.Again, not reported.I’ve worked with all 3 schools across @CST_London & I continue to work with..
9. a committed group of people who wish only to raise standards to improve the life chances of young people. I represent the 60% of BAME leaders across the @CST_London and I’m proud to work for a trust that values the rich diversity evident in all 3 schools.
10. What’s clear is that the team at @itvnews had made up their minds well before their visit to the school and had brought the team down to @hackneynewsch merely to take pictures of the building to go with their story, nothing more..
We’ll continue doing what we do to ensure students achieve&are ready for the world that awaits them.We’ll have to make some tough decisions along the way,but as @charlottewhela says:we’re a small school with a big heart.We’ll continue to be guided by what’s best for our students.
