The 5 H’s: Hope, Hugs, Hunting, Humour, & Hendrix
johndabell Mental health is a work in progress and something we are always tinkering with. It’s not something that we ‘achieve’ because it is constantly changing. There are various models and…
Well Being
Cracking The Art Of Kintsugi
In her book Kintsugi Wellness, Candice Kumai reminds us that when we are broken, we can actually be more beautiful. Kintsugi is the Japanese art or repair related to ceramics…
Are Your Meetings Spent Bikeshedding?
You’re probably guilty of bikeshedding but didn’t even realise. We are all guilty of bikeshedding. But what is it? Bikeshedding, also known as Parkinson’s law of triviality, describes our tendency…
School Emails And The Napoleon Technique
When it comes to getting things done then sometimes it is better to not actually do anything. This might sound like a recipe for disaster but when we postpone things…
Let The Scanaxiety Begin
Scans are an essential part of cancer treatment and survivorship care. Every 3 months I have a Computed Tomography (CT) scan to assess how well my immunotherapy treatment is going.…
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…
Continuous Partial Attention
Have you noticed that everyone around us seems to be paying partial attention, continuously? We seem to be living in an age of interruption and hyperconnectivity where no one seems…
Do You Follow The Leader?
How many school staff just play the game of ‘follow the leader’? Following a senior leadership team mindlessly (or just letting them ‘get on with it’) is a dangerous thing…
Is Your School An ARA School?
The pandemic has made a mess of education. It has taught us that nothing is certain and it has been the ultimate Black Swan disruption. Living in an uncertain world…
The Post-Lockdown Staffroom
Many schools have stayed opened throughout the pandemic and their staffrooms have stayed open too. But there are plenty of staffrooms that haven’t. These have been out of bounds because…