Jobs have a bit of a habit of finding me. The opportunity to Chair the @HeadsRoundtable Group was one that proved a bit too irresistible. This powerful group of head teachers was established as a non-party political think tank to influence national education policy so that it centres upon what is best for the learning of all children. Continue reading
Followers of the blog may remember last year I asked for a bit of help in forming our new Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy. I’ve deliberately swapped the place of assessment around in the title to emphasis it’s pivotal point between tweaching and learning. As we all know; just because I’ve taught it doesn’t necessarily mean the pupils have learnt it. Continue reading
As the saying goes you never stop learning; though in reality learning is a choice not a certainty. The leadership learning curve tends to get less steep as the years go by and the pace of learning slows down, however, you have to start unlearning some of the bad habits and practices you have picked up over the years. If you remain open to change the learning goes deep. These are a few random reflections on the leadership challenges ahead for 2016. Continue reading