The e-book of the three short novels came out towards the end of May, and the paperback in early June.  As many readers of this blog will… Read more “My three short novels – an update:”

I was externally promoted to my headship, and, when I completed my doctorate in which I researched the transition from deputy to head, I deliberately chose six… Read more “On internal promotion to headship”

This is a review of ‘Diverse Educators: A Manifesto’, edited by Hannah Wilson and Bennie Kara, which was originally posted on the Diverse Educators blog site. This… Read more “Review: ‘Diverse Educators: A Manifesto’”

…in both paperback and as an e-book. Those of you who are regular readers of my blog – if, in fact, I have regular readers! – may… Read more “My three short novels are now published…”

I have always enjoyed reading.  It’s one of the ways I relax and unwind.  I turn to books when I feel unhappy, anxious or in pain, too… Read more “Reading for pleasure”

For a number of reasons, I’ve been giving thought recently to the importance – and the challenge, in the current circumstances – of ensuring leadership, including headship,… Read more “Sustainable leadership”

I have written these #Nurture posts for a good few years, now. They encourage me to look back and to look forward – last year’s post is… Read more “Happy New Year? #Nurture 21/22”

As some of those who read this blog may know, I have kept a diary since I was a teenager in the 1970s. I still write a… Read more “Talking too much?”

I originally started blogging for the platform staffrm in, I think, 2014. I found it a helpful way of exploring my thoughts about elements of education that… Read more “The power of blogging”

I recently read this post from Bukky Yusuf, on Linked In: and I also saw this tweet from Martyn Reah, which references the ‘Reimagining the Diary’ project… Read more “On journals and diaries”