Patrick Ottley-O'Connor
@ottleyoconnor
Not quite retired Executive Leader…🔸Coach 🔸Leadership Consultant 🔸Wellbeing Supermodel 🔸FCCT 🔸Ally 🔸Follow our travels on Instagram: travellers_tipsntrips
5 days out of his winter hibernation & Hurricane is getting into his garden lockdown football exercise this morning...he’ll be posting his boxercise routine & tomorrow! 😂🐢 #teacher5aday #exercise #notice
In recent weeks the majority of our calls have been from headteachers completely drained by utter nonsense from parents. Needs gripping: we know of three highly successful heads who have retired early due to this. If we know of three, imagine how many others! @educationgovuk
It’s the coordinated & sustained campaigns towards headteachers that my original post was about… …HTs often left isolated without any real right to reply, adequate legal response & in most of my examples, often poor LA & MAT support It is not okay!
I've grown my first patty pan squash on the allotment...question is, what do I do with it? I've got chorizo in the fridge...thoughts? @ottleyoconnor @pdLouiseP @sphoenix78 @mattdechaine @joanne_jobutts @ExHT_nowPhase3 @Artology @ms_williams100
Shouldn’t the governing body throw itself behind the Head in these situations? Vexatious complaints policy, joining the Head in any meetings, and ultimately blocking/banning parents if warnings about their behaviour are ignored?
The Information Commissioner’s Office needs to recognise that subject access and Freedom of Information requests are weaponised by some complainants. The ICO seem overly focused on the applicant’s rights and underplay the damage done by a weaponised complaint to an organisation.
Oh Wow, Hurricane loves playing rugby too!! My rugby (and football) mad family will love that! 😍🐢⚽️🏉
A lovely human who has a famous, football playing tortoise! ⚽️🐢
Yes, I have first-hand experience of this and it was awful. People going to Ofsted, DfE and the local MP with some outrageous claims (& obviously zero evidence because it was made up). Yet there are no consequences for this malicious behaviour. This needs to change.
Chairs can also be targeted by vexatious complaints and it can be very stressful!
Anyway. Let's take a look at Day 2's #EduGuessWho. Looks like a Londoner, not AI. Educated. Never far from a computer or tech! know him? @MartynReah @OonaghKelleher @9teaNinePercent @LeeBraganza @A_mcgeeney @anneg45738105 @Vividoutcomes @nourishworkplce @anniedor49 @K_Cauchi
This was of course the rather brilliant @ottleyoconnor. His initials in capitals & eyes for all (well @9teaNinePercent) to see! Thanks Pat x @LeeBraganza @A_mcgeeney @MartynReah @Vividoutcomes @OonaghKelleher @TsuiAllen @NKaravedas @kateowbridge @DeputyGrocott @nourishworkplce
Perhaps you know the 1st top class #EduGuessWho? Acrobatic chef, educator, traveller, coach. Total legend! @MartynReah @9teaNinePercent @LeeBraganza @A_mcgeeney @andrew_cowley23 @anneg45738105 @ms_williams100 @joanne_jobutts @KyrstieStubbs @mattdechaine @NicolePonsford @K_Cauchi
That’s another year done at the wonderful @AshtonParkSch @AshtonSixth . What a privilege to work with our #community, amazing students and families and incredible staff. Have a great break everyone! #rest #recharge #familytime! I will see you all in September!
Thank you Patrick, wish you the same. Always an inspiration, l look for to seeing the back flips appearing soon l hope! #MakeitCount
Reflecting on the year, the joy, the sadness, the change, and the growth. I've been teaching for over 20 years, and every day, l learn something new. Genuinely love teaching! ❤️ Have an amazing summer everyone, and thank you! 🙌🙌🙌 #MakeitCount #EverydayLearning #edutwitter
!00% agree, Patrick. I'd add that it's sometimes ex-employees who behave like this. I once led an exam malpractice investigation triggered by an ex-employee who complained to the exam board. She later admitted on Facebook that it was all made up! There should be consequences...
Oh my goodness, i was only wondering what had happened with your uncle's case last week. Sending you all much love. ❤️ x
It’s so attritional for heads, damaging in many ways. Agreeing with the calls for change and the need for us to look after heads. Will certainly endeavour to do my bit with the latter.
OMG that is just horrendous Patrick. So very sorry your family has had to go through this. Justice has been served, which doesn’t always happen these days. Hope that is a little comfort.
So sorry for your loss, Patrick. It won’t bring your uncle back or lessen the grief of losing him but hopefully it’ll bring some comfort to think that justice has been done and that particular individual won’t be able to put another family through the hell he put you all through.