After talking online to some school leaders and wellbeing leads over the past two weeks - I’ve noticed something. A lot of schools don’t...

>Family comes first. Imposing specific start/end hours doesn’t consider this. As long as I am seeing happy kids, good books, progress and...

1. I wish I could do it. 2. Maybe that could be me. 3. Maybe I’ll try. 4. I wasn’t very good. 5. I give up. 6. I think I could try again....

When we use the word WORK, we need to think about the other words and phrases that we use around it. Because it can have accidental and...

Wellbeing is a word thrown around a lot in education at the moment. But what is it? Wellbeing is NOT cakes in the staffroom, a day off...

Stay inside all day 🏠 Move as little as possible 🛋 Spend more than you earn 💰 Take yourself (and life) too seriously 😐 Look for...

Wellbeing isn’t a bolt on. It isn’t a set of nice things we do for staff. It isn’t something leaders can delegate. It permeates through...

Lesson observations aren’t helpful for teachers. There. I said it. The reasons they’re not helpful are as follows: 👉🏻The traditional...

The world has changed. Now, education must as well. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been far reaching and touched every part of...

In 1897, Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist noticed that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population. This same...

You can change the layout of your staff room. You can add expensive and comfortable furniture. You can regularly put fresh fruit out in a...

Something often missed from school development plans is a strategy for improving the culture. Culture isn’t really “the way we do things...

Day 1 There is nothing wrong with you. There is no one better at being you than YOU. You’re already brilliant as you are. When you...

Bouncebackability is your ability to quickly bounce back from disappointments and setbacks. The quicker you can bounce back, the quicker...

1. School culture isn’t fixed. 2. It is a set of living relationships oriented towards a common goal. 3. Everyone needs to know the goal....