School communities are made up of many different groups of people – students, their parents, teachers, support staff, leaders at…
Holidays in term time – what do you think?
I know this is a sensitive subject and that not everyone will agree with my take on this, but when…
Twitter – “awful, polarised, adversarial”?
I have great respect for Sir Kevan Collins, at the time of writing the Chief Executive of the Education Endowment…
Confident leadership and its impact on teaching
It was a pleasure and a privilege to be asked to speak at #TLCWorcs18 on Saturday – many thanks to…
Taking the step from Assistant Head to Deputy Head
I have been asked a couple of times recently if I have any advice on, or know of anything which…
My shero
There are many women who have inspired me in the past, and who continue to do so today – and…
Will a good teacher automatically make a good leader?
Have you known excellent classroom practitioners who have failed to make the transition to successful school leadership – as Middle…
Because of you…
The wonderful Jaz Ampaw-Farr speaks in a compelling and moving way about the difference teachers can make to the lives…
#Nurture 17/18
I have written #nurture posts for the last few years, and love the opportunity to reflect on the year which…
Having a break from Twitter
I was interested to read this post from Mark Anderson (@ICTEvangelist) in the summer on the subject of taking a break…