I have written elsewhere about the challenge of receiving feedback, but recently read Brene Brown’s excellent ‘Dare to Lead’, and … More
Author: jillberry102
Navigating emotionally-loaded conversations during the current difficult times
Kathryn Morgan and I led a Teacher Development Trust #CPDConnectUp session on this subject, using Zoom and ably hosted by … More
The benefit of tinkering…
I recently read this piece by Alex Quigley, of the Education Endowment Fund, in tes magazine: ‘Try tinkering, rather than … More
Adjusting to a different rhythm
I am a planner. I like to be organised. Friends laugh (fondly, I hope!) at my ’80s’ style filofax’ which … More
On the loneliness of leadership
One of the things I’m doing at the moment is reading Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light, the third … More
Control
Some of you may know that we live in a village which floods. The Trent, which is usually about a … More
Staffrooms, and making connections
When I posted my blog on Staff Training Days, in which I said, “A staff training day needs to be … More
On happiness
Is it just me? Whenever I read or hear someone saying how important it is that the pupils in their … More
Staff Training Days – what’s your experience?
As many of you may know, I started teaching in 1980. Over the next 30 years I taught in six … More
Motivation
On Sunday 12th January 2020, the wonderful Caroline Spalding led an #SLTchat discussion on the subject of Motivation, and this … More