#lifeafter full-time work I met a former schoolfriend for coffee last week – one of the things I have time … More
Author: jillberry102
Making the most of your holidays
Throughout my 30 years in education, starting as a classroom teacher and ending as a head, I worked hard – … More
Workload – let’s get beyond the anger…
In the fourth year (I think it was) of my deputy headship, I went on an away day with all … More
The transition to headship
Since I finished as a head in 2010 I have completed a part-time Professional Doctorate in Education at Nottingham. It’s been … More
Having it all
In The Telegraph on 31 May 2015, Cristina Odone wrote, “I want my daughter to know that she can never … More
Why should anyone want to be led by you?
In April 2015 I was very pleased to be at #TMLondon, where I talked about leadership at different levels and asked: … More
Lost leaders
Having read Helena Marsh’s post ‘What glass ceiling?’ I found myself reflecting on the issue of women in educational leadership … More
Tech and me
Back in 2015, Mark Anderson posed a series of questions about our relationship with, and use of, technology. These were … More
Looking after yourself
In December 2014, Martyn Reah wrote this post in which he encourages us to set New Year challenges to look … More
A thousand years of educational experience
In December 2014 the wonderful Chris Chivers published this post about trying to capture the wealth of experience of education that … More