One of the first questions we ask friends and colleagues, when we see them after the long break is, “Did you have a great summer?” Thanks for asking but it was a rubbish. This summer was focussed on the conversion of three schools into academies as part of a multi academy trust. Continue reading
It’s the end of term. Mixed in with the euphoria of finishing and looking forward to a break is the moment of looking back and reflecting on what has been. Over the past fourteen years of headship I started every school day, with the staff, by sharing a prayer, thought or reflection. The other morning Jeremy led prayers with a reflection by Drew Dudley. You’ll need to like your reflections with a lot of cheese. I do, so here goes. Continue reading
It is with a certain level of dread that I’m approaching this weekend’s #SLTchat. I think I’m beginning to realise how nervous Sir Alex Ferguson must have felt at the end of each premiership season. #SLTchat is an adrenaline fuelled thirty minutes, on a Sunday night between 8:00 – 8:30 p.m., of quick fire twitter responses to two questions. Continue reading