We feed back to colleagues to help them reflect and improve. It can be positive feedback (acknowledging strengths, efforts and achievements), or critical feedback (what could be improved in their b…

Making it easier to do the right thing

There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves. Lyndon Johnson As we begin our first few September meetings, we may experience two feelings. On the one …

There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves. Lyndon Johnson As we begin our first few September meetings, we may experience two feelings. On the one …

I’m one of four boys, who have just lost their father, very soon after losing their Mum. As a father myself, I have two sons in their twenties. And as a school leader for more than 30 years, a ques…

I’m one of four boys, who have just lost their father, very soon after losing their Mum. As a father myself, I have two sons in their twenties. And as a school leader for more than 30 years, a ques…

‘I’m spending all my time being operational’, is a common complaint I hear from school leaders. They are, in other words, too busy dealing with the day-to-day to be able to focus on the…

‘I’m spending all my time being operational’, is a common complaint I hear from school leaders. They are, in other words, too busy dealing with the day-to-day to be able to focus on the…

‘I’m spending all my time being operational’, is a common complaint I hear from school leaders. They are, in other words, too busy dealing with the day-to-day to be able to focus on the…

‘I’m spending all my time being operational’, is a common complaint I hear from school leaders. They are, in other words, too busy dealing with the day-to-day to be able to focus on the…

I’m spending all my time being operational, is a common complaint I hear from school leaders. They are, in other words, too busy dealing with the day-to-day to be able to focus on the the longer te…

I love that scene towards the finale of The Wrong Trousers where our heroes Wallace and Gromit are riding the runaway train and both realise the rails beneath them have run out. Gromit reaches out …

I love that scene towards the finale of The Wrong Trousers where our heroes Wallace and Gromit are riding the runaway train and both realise the rails beneath them have run out. Gromit reaches out …

First, I brought you petals from collapsing rosesAnd you would hold them, wet and full of dewAnd marvel face to face, each drop reflectingClouds across a clear and liquid view.You’d cup your hands …

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We have talk enough, but no conversation. Samuel Johnson  I’m working on having better conversations. I want to focus on how I listen, what I say and how I behave when I’m talking with colleagues. …

We have talk enough, but no conversation. Samuel Johnson  I’m working on having better conversations. I want to focus on how I listen, what I say and how I behave when I’m talking with colleagues. …

Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…

Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…

Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…

One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…

One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…

One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…

One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…

It’s November. It’s wet, and it’s getting cold. This morning I walked round a lake. It was pond-like, the air misty, even milky, and during the whole walk the sun promised to slip through, but neve…

It’s November. It’s wet, and it’s getting cold. This morning I walked round a lake. It was pond-like, the air misty, even milky, and during the whole walk the sun promised to slip through, but neve…

We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. Joseph Campbell There’s a scene in Star Wars – a New Hope that used to give me nightmares as a boy. Our heroes Luke Skywalker,…