Tableaux Vivants
johndabell As a child, our art teacher Mrs Montgomery, was ahead of her time. She took risks and dared to be creative whilst her colleagues tutted and ‘got on with the…
September 2021
We Don’t Have Five Senses
Ask most people how many senses we have and they’ll probably opt for the classical Aristotelian answer of five: vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell. But this is wrong. We don’t…
The World’s Tallest Mountain?
On the bucket list of many adventurers is climbing Mount Everest. They want to do this because they want to reach the summit and say they are on top of…
Two Head Are Better Than One?
They say that ‘two heads are better than one’ but when it comes to leading a school, does this work? When it comes to simplifying educational leadership then having two…
Maths Misconceptions: Probability
Tossing a coin isn’t as fair as it seems. The Khan Academy say this: And they are wrong. They aren’t alone in thinking the theoretical probability that a fair coin…
Eunoia
We all want a well mind and to be blessed with beautiful thinking. To be well-balanced where we exhibit kindness and goodwill is something we can all strive for. There…
Experiment House
Teachers are encouraged to be creative and experiment in their classrooms although not too much. Senior leaders and managers don’t mind if their teachers have a bash at some new…
Advice For NQTs: Don’t Read Blogs About Advice For NQTs
Normally at this time of the year NQTs are bombarded with click-bait blogs about surviving the year ahead. These blogs mean well, in some cases, but they really just say…
The University of Sexism
Every now and then I get an ‘alumni’ magazine through the post from a university I attended and it annoys me. It annoys me because they are always pushing me…
Misconception: Walking Down The Aisle
Brides spend forever choosing a dress and when they have found ‘the one’, they hear “You’ll look beautiful going down the aisle!” But they won’t. They’ll look beautiful going up…