learning

Middle Leaders who are going places with BlueKiteCoach

January 6, 2012

I am looking forward to working again with an inspiring group of  leaders from the Henley Schools Partnership on the 31st January here. Between January and July 2011 I had the pleasure to work with eight of Henley’s very best leaders. Here is what they said about their experience: “Time to think about the bigger picture and to [...]

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Down with Boring Meetings!

December 30, 2011

I hate meetings where we are sent documents to read beforehand and then the documents are read out during the meeting. What is worse, when this is done and then no one has much to comment on them, what was the point? What would you do if you had made time to read it beforehand, [...]

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BlueKiteCoach Gets Top Billing

November 15, 2011

We were proud to be top of the bill in the Womens Business Clubs Newsletter this month with our new Eat That Frog Learning PlayTime on Prioritisation. This Learning PlayTime is part our brand new learning series designed to Grow Your Own Leaders launching in the Spring Term. Grow Your Own Leaders from BlueKiteCoach is a unique, [...]

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I’m learning with 40+ teachers and I haven’t even left my office!

November 2, 2011

I have just listened into a National College Live Online Seminar called The Impact of New Technology on Children’s Learning. It was well organised, attended my many more people than would have tuned up at a single venue and the speaker, David Mitchell from Heathfield Primary, was inspiring too! Above all David resonated enthusiasm about LEARNING and in a calm, [...]

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My Best Frog Recipe

October 18, 2011

Thank you to Charlotte Mannion and all the lovely ladies at the Womens Premier Business Club who I spent Friday afternoon with. Together we enjoyed the  BlueKiteCoach ‘Eat that Frog’ Learning Playtime. Here are a couple of short clips for you to enjoy from our PlayTime: More videos and learning on ‘Eating Frogs’  here.

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Leadership and Learning are Indispensable to Each Other

October 7, 2011

We believe that all school staff are leaders. Whether you are leaders in the classroom or staff room. We all have the potential to influence the mood and motivation of others, even when we don’t know we are doing it. We can choose our attitude and choose how we talk to others. Take the conversations we [...]

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Replace the Operating System in Your Head

August 12, 2011

As a visual learner I love discovering new ways that describe the previously indescribable. This is what my ‘Guilt Chip’ looked like. Three years ago I found an image to describe the feeling of guilt that was at my core. It was amazing! As soon as I found an image I was able to describe [...]

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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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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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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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