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An adoptee: reflections on schools and leadership
Every one of us has a unique story, a set of circumstances and challenges that make us who we are, and we bring that part of us to school or work every day. I’ve always tried to visualise the hundreds, or thousands, of stories coming through the school gates every morning, and consider how we…
Bouncebackability: how educators keep moving forward
In education, every day can be a rollercoaster. You can be flying high all morning, only for something to knock you a bit in the afternoon. Your week can be a bit grim and then out of nowhere, an affirming moment turns it all around. Whether, the sudden change is positive or negative, we have…
How to make team debriefs your superpower in 2026
How many times have you sat in a team meeting where you are evaluating an area of the group’s work, and you walk away thinking ‘we just didn’t properly get to grips with that’, or where you question ‘did that actually help us move forward?’. It can be frustrating when you outlay time, say 30…
Budgets, Culture, and Nativities: End of Term Reflections from a new Headteacher
In the summer term 2025 I was a secondary school Deputy Headteacher, alongside being Director of Education across the secondary schools in our trust. All of a sudden, I took on an interim headship at a one-form entry primary school. In my hometown. Where two of my children attend. What could go wrong? Well, luckily,…
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