A teaching thought each week
I work for a community of schools. Each Monday I send each school a short 'teaching article' for them to share with their staff. They are intended to provoke reflection and hopefully give busy teachers...
Happy 2023
I look back to my message this time last year. I wrote: "The world is starting to anticipate a time when the worst of COVID has passed and the pandemic becomes an epidemic that we learn to live with,...
A teaching thought each week
Thoughts for the week I work for a community of schools. Each Monday I send each school a short 'teaching article' for them to share with their staff. They are intended to provoke reflection and hopefully...
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)
The death of national leaders can provide us with opportunities for deep reflection, not least on the qualities they exhibited which made them successful leaders. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader...
Beginning a new school year
How you begin is so important A new school year is about to begin in the northern hemisphere. How you begin is so important since it sets the tone for what is about to come. Key priorities for schools...
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Key issues for educators
Over my summer holidays several blogs and reports have helped to frame my thinking on important issues for us to face as educators. These readings provide great material for strategically thinking through...
Leadership tips
Over the holiday break I have been reading several articles on leadership. This blogs provides you with links and summaries. Steps in building a successful senior leadership team Building and developing...
How do we lead in a time of crisis?
The war in Ukraine reminds us of how fragile the world is, and the heartbreak of people having to live through a crisis. Yet schools must face all forms of crisis. I was reminded of this when speaking...
Reflection
We are about to move house and so am in the process of boxing up books and belongings. It is easy to get distracted! I have just spent a happy few hours reading through my reflective journals, which also...
A message of hope for our time
The world is starting to anticipate a time when the worst of COVID has passed and the pandemic becomes an epidemic that we learn to live with, as we have with other epidemics. We are looking forward to...