Deploying strategy, refining practice and reflecting on outcomes.
12 months ago I signed a petition that challenged a ‘Code of Conduct’ written by the GTC. It would appear that the GTC is now the walking dead with some quite firm criticism from Education Secretary Michael Gove and the …
Who gets my attention this evening? Reading about the demise of Becta or preparing for Ofsted? The immediate job at hand, Ofsted inspection tomorrow, or the immediate future of iCT, Becta? Ofsted have been expected for 3-4 weeks now but …
I am sure you have come across the decision making matrix / Covey’s quadrants in one form or another. For 3 years, whilst working at Tauntons College, I faced a copy the matrix when sitting at my desk, in an …
I am sitting in the garden, relaxing, watching my little boy ‘pottle’ and play (Saturday 24th). I have a Twitter conversation in the background talking and exploring Teach Meet Moodle and I am browsing my RSS feeds. Meantime I have …
BectaX is a one day conference which will congregate the very best thinkers and doers from education, digital media and policy. Together they will find pragmatic solutions to aid the transition towards 21st Century schools in a connected world I …
360 feedback, questionnaire this, leadership style that. There are many different tools to apply. On a recent course we were asked to complete a simple A4 sheet that outlined your communication / leader preferences. It was very simple and seem …
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. Japanese Proverb Next year I am taking on a new role at school. Not yet fully defined, but one that will involve coordinating the efforts of more than one …
Although I was at the SSAT conference to meet and present with Bob Harrison today, I also benefitted listening to two powerful presentations on the use of space within schools. The first from Ty Goddard and the second from Mark …
