On Saturday 12th September 2020, #WomenEd ran a webinar on the subject of what it is currently like to be…
Online professional learning
Since 2011, Andrew Hampton, a serving independent school head, and I have run a 4-week online course for aspiring senior…
On resilience
Recently, the wonderful Jamie Thom contacted me to ask about my thoughts on resilience, as part of the research he…
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…
Professional Learning Part Two
Why should school leaders prioritise professional learning at this time – not only for their colleagues, but for themselves? In…
Professional learning Part One
Why should school leaders prioritise professional learning at this time – not only for their colleagues, but for themselves? On…
Courageous leadership
A few weeks ago, on Twitter, @jac060199 asked for thoughts on, and reading about, courage in leadership. I recently read…
Wisdom
On Thursday 11 June 2020 I was pleased to be invited to give the closing keynote at Priory Witham’s annual…
Giving feedback
I have written elsewhere about the challenge of receiving feedback, but recently read Brene Brown’s excellent ‘Dare to Lead’, and…
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…