Careering Ahead - November 2024
We hope you’ve enjoyed your well-deserved half-term break and feel re-energised for the push to Christmas. As the year moves on, we...
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Oct 15 min read
Watch That Door! - October 2024
And just like that, we are back into the thick of things! A never-ending to-do list, unexpected emergencies, tons of necessary admin...
Aug 304 min read
Family First - September 2024
Welcome back after your summer break! We hope you filled it with whatever brings you health and happiness. This transition from summer...
Jul 14 min read
Messy Experiments - July 2024
We’re all in the learning business, right? We all know that learning involves the discomfort of challenge, the fear of risk-taking and...
Jun 34 min read
Speak Up With Pride - June 2024
International Pride Month commemorates the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969: a pivotal event in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. On that...
Apr 294 min read
Keep the Wheels Turning - May 2024
As exam and interview season are upon us, we are starkly reminded of the vulnerability of our organisation: our children’s outcomes rely...
Mar 314 min read
Gratitude - April 2024
"Rest and be thankful" - William Wordsworth As we break from the demands of school life, and the days get lighter, the air warmer and the...
Mar 64 min read
How Big is Your Umbrella? - March 2024
With Neurodiversity Celebration Week coming up on 18-24th March, let’s take this opportunity to reflect on not only how we create...
Feb 43 min read
Hate the way “self-love” sounds? - February 2024
“I hate the way “self-love” sounds. I hate that I need some right now. I hate this dumb self-love song. Cause I'm the only one I don't...
Jan 13 min read
Somewhere over the mountain - January 2024
We hope that amongst the piles of presents, mountains of food and gatherings of people, you have found space for health, happiness and...
Dec 4, 20233 min read
The True Gifts: What Do You Really Want? - December 2023
As we navigate the final weeks of term towards the yearned-for Christmas break, there's a fundamental question that we rarely give deep...
Nov 5, 20233 min read
A Culture of Belonging - November 2023
A half-term in, now is a good time to reflect on how much your colleagues feel that they are integral to something meaningful, that their...
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Spinning the Beachball - October 2023
I first came across the beach ball metaphor at a local TeachMeet back in the noughties. I’ve regularly revisited it since, with students,...
Aug 31, 20233 min read
Stepping Out, Stepping In - September 2023
Welcome to 23-24! We hope you have been able to switch off ‘work’ mode and reconnect with your ‘not-at-work’ self, and now feel...
Jul 2, 20233 min read
Running to Stand Still - July 2023
As we approach the end of term, the focus on “getting everything done” for a hard stop can feel like we’re approaching a brick wall at...
Jun 4, 20233 min read
Adventuring - June 2023
"The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.” – JRR Tolkein The educational landscape is continually changing. Each school is an intensely...
Apr 30, 20233 min read
Spotlight Director - May 2023
“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” – John Lubbock With exams, statutory assessments and report-writing approaching, our...
Apr 2, 20233 min read
The Time You Enjoy Wasting - April 2023
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” – Bertrand Russell And so we arrive at the Easter break. Two weeks to decompress....
Mar 6, 20233 min read
Make Do and Mend - March 2023
Ever feel like you’re scrabbling around for scraps of cloth to cover the needs of the school? You are not alone. We have been speaking...
Feb 6, 20232 min read
Ain't Got No Money - February 2023
“I ain’t got no money, but I am rich on personality.” - Prince As members of the largest UK teachers’ union strike to protest against a...
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