WomenEd 2016 – promo
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 …
Leadership
Outlining vision and leading strategy
More stars – more recognition
Twice in recent weeks I have heard and reflected on the term “discretionary effort.” First at @KevBartle challenging and galvanising leadership session at #TLT15 and second whilst considering the potential pitfalls of appraisals. The first post is here. Discretionary effort is invaluable to any organisation and …
Learning Observations at 10 Months
Grading individual lessons has been an unhelpful distraction – 4 June 2014 By June, The Wellington Academy were one series into their non-graded, peer led, lesson learning observations performance review cycle. A further four months on, we have no intention of returning to grades. …
Exclusion
There is a good deal of policy commentary following the new guidance updated in February 2015. There are numerous articles exploring the issues and complexities of exclusion. The protocol for exclusion featured as a agenda point and a lengthy, invigorated debate ensured and for good reason. …
Prevent, extremism and radicalisation?
Prevent is part of the government’s overall counter-terrorism strategy which is called CONTEST. The aim of Prevent is to reduce the threat from terrorism by stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. The Prevent strategy has three specific objectives: respond …
World Teacher Day
I not sure how, or when, I stumbled upon World Teacher Day. With five schools, here and in China, I took it as an opportunity to connect the Wellington Family of Schools and to celebrate and thank our staff. Cressida Henderson (Assistant Headteacher …
Unsuccessful at interview
Who is the man behind the machine? I would like to publicly thank Sara Spivey, Headteacher at Springfield School. The week following an unsuccessful the interview, Sara afforded me the time to offer sincere honest, challenging, supportive and evidenced feedback. That feedback has had time to percolate, …
Rethinking tomorrow
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 …