learning

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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What is the biggest goal you have set this year?

March 31, 2010

I have just set my self a HUGE new goal.
Read my latest blog post to find out more…

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What is the difference between a Headteacher and an Entrepreneur?

March 15, 2010

Within teaching there are some teachers that adamantly believe that they can’t learn anything from a primary school teacher if they work in a secondary school, or from an english teacher if they are a maths specialist. Frankly, I think this is rubbish! And I would go even further by saying that there is much [...]

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What could you do with mind mapping in your school?

December 30, 2009

I have just realized that mind mapping is alive in my son’s primary school classroom. Yesterday I created a mind map of the things that I wanted my boys and I to achieve by the end of the day. I drew the mind map on my 5 year old’s white board just after breakfast and [...]

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Who is taking responsibility for your learning?

November 2, 2009

For many teachers, performance management reviews have come and gone for the year. Consider your responses to these questions: Who is in control of your learning choices for the coming year? If not you then who is and what can you do to regain control? I learn best when I am control and I chose what I [...]

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