In planning for this week’s Headteachers’ Roundtable Summit I’m aware that funding is going to be a red hot topic. A combination of anger and despair might well sum up many school leaders, governors and teachers’ feelings at the moment. Continue reading
The school system seems to be more disparate; school leaders more fragile and worried. Headteachers’ Roundtable looks to light candles in the darkness; bringing forward positive policies and ideas based on our collective experiences, rooted in evidence, of what will enable all our pupils, staff and communities to thrive and flourish. Continue reading
The latest study on Mental Toughness sometimes termed grit or character) was designed to address the question “What is the state of “soft skills” development in Independent Schools and how did it compare with data from State Schools”. At this stage it doesn’t attend to questions such as, “Why is there a difference and what can both the independent school sector and the State school sector learn from the differences?” Continue reading