Curriculum Intent: Just the Tip of the Iceberg
It’s great that curriculum is currently taking centre stage in schools but caution should be exercised by school leadership in not turning their curriculum intent into a warp speed …
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Planning for school improvement: What’s actually working?
Too often when talking about school improvement, leaders will real off an impressive list of actions they are taking to improve pupil outcomes and rightfully so, helping pupils improve …
Thinking out loud: Absorbing the lockdown gap
As September nears, a big question facing my school is ‘How are we going reset the curriculum and close gaps? This is certainly a question that is becoming increasingly …
Foster a psychological safe school culture
Psychological safety means there is a shared team belief that it is safe to take interpersonal risks like admitting a mistake without fear of judgement or reprisal. This is …
What is your body language saying?
What is your body language saying? Probably a lot more than you think! The work of Dr Albert Mehrabiam suggests that our body language accounts for 93% of how …
Want to change the world? Start by making your bed: Questions for school leaders
Nearly four decades ago Navy Seal Admiral William H. McRaven graduated from the University of Texas but what he learnt in the first six months of Seal training set …
Driving the bus may not be the best way to lead a team
In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins pens his memorable metaphor comparing leadership of an organisation to that of driving a bus. He says that to move your …
5 ways not to improve teacher wellbeing
Teacher wellbeing is sweeping the education landscape with great cooking bake-offs, deep tissue massage sessions and staff sporting events. To be honest I see nothing against these as I …
Are you ready to start climbing?
A previous headteacher once said to me about leading on change that, “A plane crashed in the jungle and luckily all the passengers survived. They made a decision to …
Fear is a barrier to success
My recent study tour in the West Midlands reaffirmed my current thinking that one of the largest obstacle that stands in the way of school improvement is “fear”. Fear …
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