Vic Goddard often says that school leaders “make the weather”. You certainly have a massive impact; your sunny disposition or stormy nature can set the tone for the rest of the school. Over time, for better or worse, the weather dictates the climate within the organisation. Continue reading
Over the years I’ve done a fair bit of decorating; a tub of polyfilla, bit of sanding and you’re ready to paper over the cracks. However, when it comes to structural damage and a huge crack up the wall you can’t paper over it and pretend it’s not there. I sense we are hitting the educational equivalent; the cracks are too big to continue papering over. Continue reading
It seems that students and schools might want to brace themselves for a significant down turn in results; that’s how the statistics may be read. This year the number of jumping, smiling, certificate holding straight 9s students may well be between 0-2. Continue reading