LeadingLearner

Learning to Live with Leadership

I feel this might be one of those confessional moments which are sometimes part of group therapy for people who are struggling with an addiction. My name is Stephen, I’m fifty years old and I have been addicted to leadership since being elected Head Boy when I was eighteen. Leadership has come at a cost for me and my family ….. Continue reading →

5 Bridges Across the Primary and Secondary Divide

Seven or more years ago I visited Serlby Park All Through School with a question, “Why would we become an all through school?”  I met the inspirational Dave Harris (@bravehead) who was the Headteacher of Serlby Park at the time.  Five hours later I left with the question, “Why wouldn’t we become an all through school?”  Building bridges across the primary and secondary phases was Dave’s work and passion. Continue reading →

Ofsted – Shorter, More Frequent

I’m not totally sure how I feel about the latest announcements from Sir Michael Wilshaw about the future direction of Ofsted. I resisted the urge to blog about it at the weekend as I’m all Ofsteded out and I think many other people are to. However, the Ofsted theme and flavour of the month (though it might only be a week or a day before another change) is less but more frequent so here’s a little bloglet.

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