Like many, I drive to work in the morning. I leave before the traffic gets too heavy. I use the drive to think, reflect, plan and learn. Recently I have been driving to work with Gayle Allen. Not in person, obviously, …
Coach Bruce Dehaven Originally this blog was tagged “Challenge and Inspire.” I was leading a Sport and PE Department in a Sixth Form College and much of teaching allocation was with the same group of students studying a Level BTEC course. As …
A Twitter bio offers a curious combination of infinite time (to compose and write) though limited words to describe oneself. It therefore offers an insightful glimpse to the self-perception of the author. Keven Bartle’s bio purports Daddy, Headteacher and co-conspirator with @hgaldinoshea Confidently humble & humbly confident …
This is just a short post. Or repost with a little added reflection. I have a huge amount of admiration for those that people that put themselves out for the benefit of their professional community. I can think of numerous …
I have previously written that, Good questions inform. Great questions transform. That led to a degree of self-reflection, and in turn self criticism. The questions I had been asking of myself were challenging, practical, pertinent, though nevertheless, rarely extending beyond “good” or at best “informing.” As a …
Is there collective noun for a group of coincidences? This is a post about four discrete coincidences, the respect for a colleague, a governors meeting, a conference presentation, an interview task, a blog post by John Tomsett, and a tweet from Assistant Headteacher Steve …
You can mandate adequacy, you can’t mandate greatness, it has to be unleased. – Joel Klein How can we make a sustained and profound impact on/in the schools through our leadership? Sian would suggest the impact we seek must come …
In a car, some five years ago, my then Headteacher Ian Knights, informed me I had to get a handle on political conversation. I sighed. Ever since, I have tried to respond to Ian’s call to action. This mornings Deputy …
