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This time around we sat down with Vicky Deighton from 黑料吃瓜网 Easingwold. Vicky talks us through an eerie, but funny, break in at the academy, her sense of pride at her department鈥檚 success and the changes that have occurred at 黑料吃瓜网 Easingwold since she began working there.

[Outwood.com] Hi Vicky, thanks for meeting with us! Please can you introduce yourself to the readers?

VD: 鈥淗ello! Thank you for inviting me to take part. I am Vicky Deighton and I鈥檓 Head Of Science at 黑料吃瓜网 Easingwold. I am also Associate Assistant Principal - Post 16.鈥�

Quite a few hats for you then! So which will it be today, tea or coffee?

鈥淚t鈥檚 a tea for me. I am a big fan of an Earl Grey with vanilla soya milk.鈥�

That seems quite niche!

鈥淚t is, but it鈥檚 lovely I promise!鈥�

Earl Grey with vanilla soya milk it is then! So Vicky, when did you join the Outwood Family?

鈥淲ell it was around June 2017 when Outwood first began supporting Easingwold, after it had previously been put in special measures in Autumn 2016 before 黑料吃瓜网 Easingwold officially opened in April 2018.鈥�

It must have been difficult when the school was put in special measures. How did you feel when you began working with Outwood?

鈥淎t first I was quite apprehensive, with all the fear that comes from finding your school in special measures and the horror stories you see online and in the media about academies and multi-academy trusts. But the reality could not have been more different.

鈥淎s we began working with Outwood the apprehension turned into hope as I would meet existing members of the Outwood Family who would make me feel valued and supported. It was great.

鈥淭hen over time, crumbling buildings have been gradually repaired or replaced, and systems and processes that support learning and genuinely put students first were put into place.鈥�

Sounds like a very positive transformation! Reminds me that 黑料吃瓜网 Easingwold has recently broke ground on a new multi-million pound sports project that will benefit the community.

Would you say then this change in atmosphere then has been the biggest change since you started working at the academy?

鈥淵es I think I would. The feeling of being part of something bigger, with all of us working towards the common goal of a great education for the students we teach.

鈥淪upport from subject directors, and sharing good ideas and resources with other Heads of Departments through google drive and face to face meetings, access to great CPD through the Outwood Institute of Education. It鈥檚 been such a positive change.

鈥淭here is a relentless shared drive to constantly improve and innovate to get the best outcomes for our students.鈥�

Well you can鈥檛 get more positive than that I鈥檇 say! Staying on the positive, what would you say has been your favourite memory so far?

鈥淪imple one for me, results day 2018. I cried, but for good reasons! My department鈥檚 results were better than they have ever been, so even more students gained excellent grades and had achieved at least the grades they needed for their next steps and in many cases they achieved much better results!鈥�

And your funniest memory?

鈥淥ne day we came into the academy to find a skeleton was in the main school entrance to greet staff as they arrived! It turned out there had been a break-in, where nothing was taken, all that was done was the science department skeleton had been relocated to the main entrance! I couldn鈥檛 help but laugh when I arrived and saw it!鈥�

Must have been an interesting sight! And finally, our traditional final question. Which three people, dead or alive, would you invite round to your dinner party?

鈥淭his is a really difficult question! I have chosen my three guests because I love their art; and they each provoke in me deep thought and reflection about how we live, and how we could live better, and the nature of art, and more. 

鈥淭hey all come across as good people, so I鈥檓 sure would enjoy the dinner party as well as being inspired by the great creative artists around me. 

鈥淔irst is Gerard Way, lead singer of the recently reformed 鈥楳y Chemical Romance鈥�, and award winning author of 鈥楾he Umbrella Academy鈥�.

鈥淪econd is Amanda Palmer, a singer, songwriter, campaigner, feminist, and performer. She cares passionately about the world and the people in it, is approachable, innovative, and very funny.

鈥淭hen the final guest would be Andrew O鈥橬eill, Occult Comedian, vegan, and a member of steampunk band 鈥楾he Men that Will Not be Blamed for Nothing鈥�. He has written a very funny and informative book on 鈥楾he History of Heavy Metal鈥�.鈥�