Yep! It’s almost the end of the school year. It always comes around so fast. Beginnings and endings are important; taking a moment to get these right pays dividends for your mindset and productivity. So here are some tips which I really hope help you, both in your role and on a personal level. Reflect […]

Last week I asked ‘how are you?’. Thank you for all of your replies. One theme stood out: well-being. Your team’s. And your own.   And it’s a theme that has been around for a while, but it certainly seems more pronounced than ever.   So here’s a nice activity (which lends itself to a […]

How are you?   I mean it, really, how are you?   If things are feeling hard right now, you’re not alone.   With just weeks until the end of term, uncertain budgets, recruitment being harder than ever, the day to day running of a school brings all sorts of challenges, it’s understandable if it […]

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 noise that interferes […]

Here’s how reactions look like in an RI, Good and Outstanding school. You’ve got an idea to improve an aspect of school, maybe it’s reading, maybe it’s maths, maybe it’s playtime. You’re excited to share it. And you do, at a staff meeting. Depending on the culture of your school you will tend to get […]