School Improvement

Ofsted #MythBuster – Speaking Truth to Power

If you amend the title slightly – speaking truth to power, discuss – you end up with the type of question I might ask when helping some of our Sixth Formers prepare for a university interview. They tend to dive straight in rather than dissecting the statement and starting a discussion around the two axes of the question; truth and power.

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Time to Head for the Bright Lights?

Whilst Dr Ben Laker is currently sunning himself in Hollywood, California before walking the red carpet and bright lights of the Oscars, his latest piece of work authored with Alex Hill, Liz Mellon and Jules Goddard has been published in Forbes and Dialogue Review. Continue reading →

Focus on Getting Better at Getting Better

The standard school improvement process, certainly Blackpool’s default modus operandi; find kitchen sinks, ramdomly throw them with as much energy and passion as you can, have no impact then fall down exhausted.  Repeat ad nauseam. Continue reading →