Mike Fairclough

Mental Health and Wellbeing Psychology 

The Sit Spot

August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 johndabell 0 Comments Connection, Instinct, Intuition, Mike Fairclough, nature, Rewilding, Sit Spots

There is something we can all do that is really very simple and very powerful.

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Leadership Management School Culture 

An Alphabet Soup For School Leaders

January 30, 2021April 1, 2022 johndabell 0 Comments culture, ethos, leadership, management, Mike Fairclough, play, professional standards, responsibilities, risk taking, values

Teachers love an A-Z.

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Creativity Psychology 

Have You Taken Your Vitamin R Today?

December 31, 2020January 2, 2021 johndabell 1 Comment Ant Middleton, Dementia Adventures, flow, George Powers Cockcroft, grit, happiness, imagination, John Haden Badley, magic, Mike Fairclough, National Institute for Play, Neil Mapes, playfulness, playing with fire, resilience, risk, superfluidity, The Wildlife Trusts, Vitamin R

Crucially, vitamins like vitamin C and D are a cornerstone of an optimal diet.

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Resilience Safety Teaching and Learning 

Children Doing Dangerous Things

May 28, 2019May 8, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments danger, experimentation, Gever Tully, Julie Spiegler, Mike Fairclough, risk

How much danger do we have in our lives?

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Art Creativity Cross-Curricular 

Do You Have A Room 13?

January 21, 2019January 6, 2019 johndabell 0 Comments adventure, artist in residence, Caol Primary School, enterprise, Loch Linnhe, Mike Fairclough, risk, Room 13, self-learning, venture, West Rise Junior School

If you haven’t got a Room 13 already then your school needs one. We know how much the arts contribute

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In The News 

Newsround

June 1, 2018May 29, 2018 johndabell 0 Comments character, diversity, ethnicity, high potential, maths, Mike Fairclough, news, Parentkind, Sean Harford, Third Space Learning

What’s caught my eye this week?

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Teaching and Learning 

Head, Hand And Heart

April 10, 2018May 18, 2018 johndabell 2 Comments Abbotsholme School, Bedales School, Dr Cecil Reddie, John Dunford, John Haden Badley, Mike Fairclough, Montessori, Rowland Emmett, Steiner, West Rise Junior School, Whole Education

Who was John Haden Badley?

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Teaching and Learning 

Taking Risks

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018 johndabell 1 Comment challenge, grit, healthy and safety, life skills, Mike Fairclough, resilience, Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School, risk, West Rise Junior School

If learning is messy, why do we make it so safe?

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