Very early on, in headship, I developed a series of three touchstones that proved useful when faced with complex decisions. Was the decision I was taking legal and moral? Would it keep the wolves away from the door (read Ofsted)? And would it, when implemented, be good enough for my children? Continue reading
This summer was spent writing. Famous last words but I think I’m likely to be a “one book boy”; Liminal Leadership is my attempt to distill thirty years of working in schools into something that is hopefully enjoyable to read and useful to those working in schools. Continue reading
This was one of those six and a half week summers that comes around every now and again; where has it gone? The last academic term ended in an absolute furore over the new Key Stage 2 SATs and dashed hopes that the policy of retesting those pupils who had “failed” the SATs, at the end of primary school, was disappearing into the long grass. Continue reading