During June I’ll be speaking at a few conferences including a mini-input via a back door route at the Wellington Festival of Education. A couple of the talks focus on what I’m calling Liminal Leadership and the others are about assessment. Continue reading
Pinging into the email box today was a letter from Nick Gibb MP about the recent High Court judgment involving Jon Platt and the Isle of Wight Council. Basically Mr Platt argued that despite taking a term time holiday his child’s attendance was still good and consequentially the fine that had been imposed on him was unlawful. The High Court agreed; Mr Platt’s happy but Mr Gibb is decidedly miffed. Continue reading
Christopher Logue invites us to “come to the edge”. It can be a frightening or exhilarating place to stand; it depends on whether you think you are about to plummet or fly. Continue reading