How Observant Of You!
johndabell Take a look at this video. How did you react? I admit that when I first watched this I didn’t spot one difference and I consider myself to be observant!…
2021
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 humming, whistling and turning heads. But there are always some…
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 for bits of kit that are made for next to…
Level 5 School Leaders And Hedgehogs
Are your senior leaders level 5 leaders?
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 complex organisation such as a school. Flip the coin and…
The Real Three Rs
Everyone knows what we mean when we say “the 3Rs” referring to reading, writing and arithmetic. But in their purest form the 3Rs were considered to be reading, reckoning and…
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 should also have an ADDIE. So what is an ADDIE?…
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 It!. This is why Nike have made billions and I…
Naming The Months
Why are the months named as they are? A teaching colleague of mine used to say we ought to rename the months as follows: Snowy, Flowy, Blowy, Showery, Flowery, Bowery,…
Creating A Winning Mindset
The psychology of engagement gets messy and complicated sometimes but it really doesn’t have to be that way. In The Five STEPS to a Winning Mindset, Professor Damian Hughes, author…