On 30th October 2020, tes magazine featured an article by Stuart Lock, former head, now CEO of Advantage Schools. I met Stuart several years ago, at the… Read more “Heads – how many hats?”
Challenging Conversations
This blog post is based on a #LeadMeet online presentation I gave for Haberdashers’ Aske’s Schools – the Boys’ and Girls’ schools – on Monday 9th November… Read more “Challenging Conversations”
“Only connect…” – in a global pandemic…
Today is the start of a week of #teacher5aday online slow chats, with today’s, hosted by @TeacherEmpower, focussing on #connect. To launch the chat, @KathrynGrice1 has written… Read more ““Only connect…” – in a global pandemic…”
The importance and power of strong leadership to create sustained change with respect to inclusion and diversity
This post is based on my contribution to the Boarding Schools’ Association online conference on Inclusion and Diversity on 14th October 2020. Thank you to BSA and… Read more “The importance and power of strong leadership to create sustained change with respect to inclusion and diversity”
Finding the balance
This post is based on a session I gave at the sixth #WomenEd unconference on 2nd October 2020 – this one online, for the first time (but… Read more “Finding the balance”
The reality of being a woman serving headteacher in the UK
On Saturday 12th September 2020, #WomenEd ran a webinar on the subject of what it is currently like to be a woman serving head in this country.… Read more “The reality of being a woman serving headteacher in the UK”
Online professional learning
Since 2011, Andrew Hampton, a serving independent school head, and I have run a 4-week online course for aspiring senior leaders and heads of independent schools. We… Read more “Online professional learning”
On resilience
Recently, the wonderful Jamie Thom contacted me to ask about my thoughts on resilience, as part of the research he was conducting for his forthcoming book. I… Read more “On resilience”
Writing II – the lockdown chapters…
Back in December 2019, when no one seemed to have heard of the coronavirus, I wrote a blog post about my writing. In it, I talked about… Read more “Writing II – the lockdown chapters…”
Professional Learning Part Two
Why should school leaders prioritise professional learning at this time – not only for their colleagues, but for themselves? In Part One I transcribed my presentation on… Read more “Professional Learning Part Two”
