What Is Learnacy?
‘Learnacy’ is an unusual term that can be roughly defined as the openness to continually learn. As teachers we can
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How Observant Of You!
Take a look at this video. How did you react? I admit that when I first watched this I didn’t
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The 6Es of Organisational Success
The inner-workings of any successful school are fascinating. There are normally a complex mixture of ingredients that get the organisation
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The Great School Uniform Rip-Off
School uniforms are a rip-off in England. Despite years of being taken for a ride, parents are still forking out
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Level 5 School Leaders And Hedgehogs
Are your senior leaders level 5 leaders?
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9 Levels of Delegation for Senior Leaders
So is it better to be underled and overmanaged or overled and undermanaged? Neither are particularly great, especially in a
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The Real Three Rs
Everyone knows what we mean when we say “the 3Rs” referring to reading, writing and arithmetic. But in their purest
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Have You Got An ADDIE?
I once worked with an Ady and he was a thoroughly nice chap. Every school should have one. Every school
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Just Get On With It!
If I had my own shoe company then my bottom-line up front message (BLUF) would be ‘Just Get On With
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Naming The Months
Why are the months named as they are? A teaching colleague of mine used to say we ought to rename
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