Headteacher, ex-squaddie, ex-swimming coach, dog lover!

Joined August 2011
First time in 7 years I started the new academic year without my sidekick. Flynn, the @ChilternA school dog, has retired. He no longer leaps up in the morning to go to work, he now lies on his back and goes back to sleep. Happy retirement Flynn!
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The calm before the storm!
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Back to work tomorrow. Shoes polished, breakfast and lunch prepared. Bring on year 29!
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It's Wear Red Day 2025!🟥 United in red! Today for Wear Red Day 2025, our students and staff showed their commitment to anti-racism. By wearing red and holding our "Show Racism the Red Card" signs to take a united stand against racism.
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Good Luck to our Y8, Y9 and Y10 performers who are singing at a Luton Council celebration for Black History Month!
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Wonderful to welcome so many families to our Open School Tours to this morning! Our Headteacher loved showing off what makes our school special. ✨ Don't forget to check out the flyer for details on our tours and the our Open Evening!
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Congratulations to our Y7/8 Boys, Y7/8 Girls and Y9/U16 Girls who were all crowned Table Tennis Town Champions!🏓🏆
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London Musical Theatre Orchestra, it is so good to have you back! !🎻🎺🎶
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Our first Y7 Attendance Mentor Sessions were a success this morning!
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Ian Douglas retweeted
What a FANTASTIC week at Chiltern Academy! So many highlights, from walking around and seeing some brilliant learning in action across all subjects, to observing the huge numbers attending our extra-curricular clubs! It's great to see so much energy and dedication.
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Our MMA enrichment trips are back! 🎓 
Year 10 More Able students had an inspiring day at Pembroke College, @Cambridge_Uni — with a college tour, student panel & academic taster sessions. A brilliant start to the year! #MMAEnrichment #Cambridge #MoreAble #FutureLeaders
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📢Calling all Year 6 parents/carers. Chiltern Academy OPEN EVENING. Thursday 23rd October 2025 17:00-20:00 Headteacher Talks | 17:15 & 18:15 Chiltern Academy OPEN WEEKS Monday 13th October 2025 - Thursday 23rd October 2025 Email [email protected] to book a tour.
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Congratulations to Mrs Reid-Nevard for winning the September CLT Employee of the Month for Chiltern Academy. Mrs Reid-Nevard has crafted a fantastic introductory program for Year 7 reading and established a wonderful summer reading challenge.
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Huge thanks to alumni Hakam and Lucas for delivering an inspirational assembly to our Y11 pupils this morning!
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A busy and brilliant day at Chiltern Academy filled with alumni! We extend a particularly warm welcome back to 3 of our former Berkhamsted Scholar students who left us just this summer.
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🗯️ 'If the promised guidance doesn’t deliver the “clear expectations” the education secretary has promised, we will rapidly reach a new state of overwhelm' @ChilternLT's Sufian Sadiq schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-mus…
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Please find our latest Headteacher Update Issue 002 | Autumn Term 2025 below. chiltern-academy.co.uk/docs/…
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Congratulations to our Chiltern Champions of the week!
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Thank you to all parents/carers who joined us for our Macmillan Coffee Morning!🧁🟢 Your contributions are greatly appreciated!
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