#lifeafter full-time work I met a former schoolfriend for coffee last week – one of the things I have time…
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 –…
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…
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…
Having it all
In The Telegraph on 31 May 2015, Cristina Odone wrote, “I want my daughter to know that she can never…
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:…
Lost leaders
Having read Helena Marsh’s post ‘What glass ceiling?’ I found myself reflecting on the issue of women in educational leadership…
Tech and me
Back in 2015, Mark Anderson posed a series of questions about our relationship with, and use of, technology. These were…
Looking after yourself
In December 2014, Martyn Reah wrote this post in which he encourages us to set New Year challenges to look…
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…
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