She showed me a piece of paper and, with tears in her eyes, revealed that she was Irish, […]
Category Archive: school culture
When I was training to become a teacher, one of my school placements was in a remote village. […]
Despite the best will and intent in the world, schools are often confronted by a tension between dilemmas […]
A couple of years ago I wrote a blog post about school awards. It is clear that this […]
Given continued advances in technology and the resulting ability to harness data to inform decision-making, new online recruitment […]
I asked some teachers who visited our school recently to describe theirs. “Our scores are in the top […]
Full disclosure. I spoke to someone last week who has been having a tough time recently. She is […]
A visitor to our school recently asked if I could recommend the three most inspiring books I have […]
“Modern learning is grounded in one important word that represents the present foundational shift: freedom.” – Will Richardson. […]
Our choice is between controlling and teaching, between creating an atmosphere of distrust and one of trust, between […]
