I don’t know about you but I feel the world is constantly trying to distract me in ways I don’t want. At work, at home, everywhere! I think of distraction as noise. The more of it there is, the noisier it is. And it’s not helpful or nice noise, it’s...
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The 4 reasons people seek legal advice when going through capability
Last week we held our annual capability conference: Tackle Under-Performance Quickly, Kindly And Legally Clare Fowler, Employment Solicitor at the charity YESS Law, shared the four most common reactions from people who are unhappy when you start talking to them about improving their performance: It came out of the...
Read MoreAre you proud of the displays around the school (inside and out of class)?
I love the phrase: environment is the third teacher. What is your environment whispering to your children and staff team about your standards? Let’s talk about display boards. They can be a chore. Especially if you have a lot of them. You and your team are busy and working hard....
Read MoreDo you know the 3 patterns of a school’s Ofsted history?
I look at school Ofsted history all the time. I know, I know; you don’t do what you do for Ofsted. But I find the majority of Ofsted judgements are accurate. Controversial, I know, and there are exceptions. So if we say 80% of judgements are right then what...
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