Leadership has come at a cost for me and my family. I first wrote this blog over five years ago; recent events have led me back to it. I have updated it but the main messages are pretty much the same. The challenges of leadership seem to be increasing in a World that is becoming more and more frenetic. Continue reading
This Easter was spent visiting family in Australia. On our first day, after a coffee at the Corner Shop in Yarraville, Melbourne, we visited the Sun Bookshop. Browsing around I picked up a book by Bronnie Ware, The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying – A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing. Possibly not the most cheery title but I’m in reflective mood these days; more reflective than usual. Continue reading
A curriculum breathes life into a school’s or teacher’s philosophy of education; it is purpose enacted. Different philosophies of education – personal empowerment; cultural transmission; preparation for work or preparation for citizenship – place different emphasis on aspects of curriculum design. Curriculum design involves seven key principles which operate in tension with each other. Continue reading