Many people find talking about themselves awkward (many don’t!). If you’re someone who hides away from ‘putting yourself out there’, I hope that this month’s reflections might encourage you to share yourself more openly, and to enjoy the benefits this brings to both yourself and those around you.

Happy New Year! I‘m sure we’ll have all said and heard that phrase countless times by the end of the week. And it is the inspiration for these January reflections…

As the wondering begins about whether we'll see a white Christmas, I encourage us to also be curious about a different type of “snowflake”: younger members of our workforce who are often seen as challenging traditional working ethic expectations.

Education is one of the most judged professions: the behaviour and results of the children; the WhatsApp groups of their parents; the support & challenge of governors; the book scrutinies, lesson observations and classroom drop-ins; staffroom whispers, open days, results days, press reports, social media and of course the inspections, both for schools, and soon for trusts. It is high-stakes, high-pressure, high-profile.

This month, as the whirlwind of the new academic year starts to settle, let’s take a moment to reflect on the culture that remains around...

Welcome back! I hope that you were able to make good use of the summer break, enjoying rest, recreation and reconnection in whichever ways work for you. In the same way, transitioning back to our “work self” is a highly personal experience: some will be chomping at the bit to get back into routine and crack on with the fresh challenges and opportunities of the new academic year; others will be reluctant and low, sad to leave their “summer self” behind as they start to feel th

As the summer break approaches, education colleagues across the country will begin that familiar descent into the brief, but essential,...

As the academic year slips towards the post-exam reflection and planning space, many of us will be taking stock of  what  has worked,...

As we head into exam season, schools become focused, rightly so, on answers. For students, this is the time when their knowledge, recall...

Spring is here, sprinkling dandelion yellow by our feet, blooming soft pink blossom overhead and piercing bright sunshine through the...

If I asked you, "How many difficult decisions have you made so far this term?", I guess there would be too many to count, right? Responding to urgent student issues and parental complaints; challenging, appeasing and supporting colleagues; determining long-term strategy and short-term processes; judging the best way to communicate information and expectations to different stakeholders, and of course, allocating finite budget and resource to infinite requirements... the list g

It’s that time of year when line managers traditionally conduct mid-year reviews to assess staff progress against the targets set for...

Meet Hugo. We brought home this 12-week-old Bernedoodle on New Year's Day. Having not lived with a dog before, there’s a lot to learn,...

Christmas is often described as the most wonderful time of the year, a season of togetherness, celebration, and joy. For many, it is a...

We hope you’ve enjoyed your well-deserved half-term break and feel re-energised for the push to Christmas. As the year moves on, we invite you to pause and reflect - not just on the needs of others, whom you’re always serving - but on yourself, to consider a different perspective, regain a sense of control, realign with your purpose, and connect with your own potential. Before too much of the year gets away, let’s get intentional about your professional growth. Being forward-

And just like that, we are back into the thick of things! A never-ending to-do list, unexpected emergencies, tons of necessary admin...

Welcome back after your summer break! We hope you filled it with whatever brings you health and happiness. This transition from summer...

We’re all in the learning business, right? We all know that learning involves the discomfort of challenge, the fear of risk-taking and...

International Pride Month commemorates the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969: a pivotal event in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. On that...

As exam and interview season are upon us, we are starkly reminded of the vulnerability of our organisation: our children’s outcomes rely...