Leadership

The 3Rs of Working with Disadvantaged Pupils

Statistically, working in a school with a large number of disadvantaged pupils of white ethnic origin isn’t likely to lead to many accolades or much acknowledgement. Blackpool is one such town; fortunately there is no all boys’ school; the hardest of the hard school improvement miles is raising attainment and showing good progress for white disadvantaged boys.

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Education Without Borders #Rohingya

For the last two years, The No Barriers Foundation has worked with schools and charities in developing countries, training teachers and sending classroom resources, as well as dual-language children’s books. We’re doing this because we believe that education is the surest route out of poverty and a child’s chances in life should not depend on geography or gender. Continue reading →

The Expert Leader’s Top Priority: More Thunder Less Lightning

I ended #rEDBlackpool by challenging attendees to now go and “create the thunder needed to make evidence informed practice the norm in schools”; this after the lightning flash of a great event.  The idea of thunder and lightning was taken from The Salesperson’s Secret Code by Mills, Ridley, Laker and Chapman; it’s all about communication.  So much of great leadership is. Continue reading →