I remember at an early stage of my career, when I was a relatively young leader, reading Winifred Holtby’s novel,…
Stepping up…. Advice
I have been delighted to provide resources for Mary Myatt’s CPD platform: ‘Myatt & Co’ – short videos on managing…
Which teachers inspired YOU, as a pupil?
And what did that teach you about what matters most in teaching? A couple of years ago, I recorded a…
Showing appreciation
Just before Christmas I read an interesting article in TES magazine entitled ‘How to say a proper thank you to…
#Nurture 20/21
As we reach the final days of December, writing the traditional ‘nurture’ post provides me with an opportunity to reflect…
The Power of Connection
This is the script of my keynote for #TMUKEduStories on 10th December 2020. I chose to talk about The Power…
Heads and Senior Leaders: are they welcome in the staffroom?
Last weekend I posted a short poll: ‘A young woman who was a pupil at the school where I was…
Heads – how many hats?
On 30th October 2020, tes magazine featured an article by Stuart Lock, former head, now CEO of Advantage Schools. I…
Challenging Conversations
This blog post is based on a #LeadMeet online presentation I gave for Haberdashers’ Aske’s Schools – the Boys’ and…
“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.…