Category: Management

  • Thank you Festival of Education

    Thank you Festival of Education

    Last week I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Festival of Education at Wellington College. It was such an honour to be invited by Shane Leaning to contribute to a panel discussion about teacher professional development and learning, and school cultures. I was sharing the stage with some real…

  • I appreciate the irony…

    I appreciate the irony…

    I appreciate the irony that I’m writing this on a Sunday evening, having spent my Saturday at the brilliant https://www.womened.com/ Global Unconference. But you don’t need to work silly hours just because I do, and nor should anyone feel obliged to. I’m really concerned about the state of education, and…

  • Leadership and Culture

    Leadership and Culture

    I’ve been reading (does listening on audiobook count?) this book, and it is fascinating. It is about businesses, but the analysis of leadership behaviours makes it it well worth a listen/read for those of us involved in leadership in the education sector. Here are my main takeaways from this book,…