Diary

School Therapy?

June 24, 2011

Who’d have known that my school reunion could prove to be such a wonderfully rewarding form of therapy? School was a time I had packaged up in my memory (and put away in my oubliette). On the whole, the strong memories that had remained of my time at school (11-16) were unhappy ones and I [...]

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The internet is an amazing tool for connecting like minded individuals.

June 17, 2011

I think the internet is amazing! On Wednesday I tried using my smart phone to update Facebook and Twitter for the very first time. I was at the National College School Leaders Annual Conference. While waiting in the main auditorium I whipped out my phone only to discover that the free wifi, that was everywhere [...]

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Want to know what TeachMeet is?

May 14, 2011

Press play below to get the low down on TeachMeet… See the list of future events all over the UK (and beyond…) here.

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TeachMeet Midlands

May 10, 2011

I’ve finally bitten the bullet and signed up for TeachMeet Midlands on the 20th May.   TeachMeet is an informal gathering of those curious about teaching and learning. The main part of TeachMeet is hearing stories about learning, from teachers. Real narratives of practice that make a difference. It is about being engaged and inspired by [...]

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Help! My Sat Nav is set to “Avoid Fun”

March 30, 2011

I believe that a Sat Nav is a fabulous metaphor for Vision both personal and professional. Yesterday I realized that I have spend the past 15 years with my SatNav set to avoid fun. In this month’s Wired magazine the letter from the Publisher, Rupert Turnbull, invites readers to send him a single paragraph detailing [...]

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Mummy I Love You At Your Size

March 8, 2011

Today, 8th March, is International Woman’s Day and as a tribute I wanted to share with you something that I was inspired to write by three amazing women and one little boy, wise beyond his years. You are the most important person in your life, so love yourself unconditionally. You can’t be everything to everyone, [...]

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Great Teachers

July 2, 2010

Teacher Support Network have launched an initiative to raise awareness about the important role that teachers play in our lives and in society: “In advance of our new ‘Great Teachers’ campaign, we’re collecting stories and statements from people who want to celebrate teachers. You can get involved by telling us about a great teacher who [...]

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Inspiring Purposes

June 16, 2010

I’ll start by saying “Thank you” to Andy Hargreaves for giving me a compelling purpose prior to attending the National College Annual Conference. I put my name down for his fringe seminar tomorrow morning, the attendance of which required I had read his book “the Fourth Way”. “This is a sales gimic”  I thought, but was [...]

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

May 23, 2010

For Danielle Hope, winner of ‘Over the Rainbow‘ this weekend, her learning journey continues towards eight shows a week on the West End stage. As a headteacher your learning journey is also in full swing. You can boost your leadership by seeing the world from a new perspective too. To find out how go to www.BoostLeadership.com where you [...]

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Are you making the very best use of your EHP?

May 13, 2010

Calling all Early Headteachers: All EHP Grant money must be spent by 31 March 2011 at the latest. …and if you became a head teacher before April 2008 then you will need to spend your EHP (Early Headship Provision) a lot sooner. If you don’t spend your money in time then you lose it. You [...]

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