Feb 24, 20232 min read#236 Storms and more ...I have, for a long time, found quotes about storms to be quite fascinating. I think this fascination is two fold and, perhaps, slightly...
Jan 26, 20233 min read#235 Wellbeing IIOver the last few months, wellbeing has been uppermost in my mind. This is, in part, due to: My job (Primary School Vice Principal of...
Jan 5, 20231 min read#233 2023 is here!I am, as we move from one year to the next, reminded of this wonderful Graham Greene quote. Whilst it seems to me that this quote is very...
Dec 29, 20222 min read#231 A personal reflection on relocatingThe reality of relocating and experiencing the excitement of being in a new city and a new country has been incredible and I have not...
Jul 7, 20223 min read#230 - The Promise of Giants by John Amaechi OBEAs a member of the Better Leaders, Better Schools Mastermind, I appreciate the opportunity to engage in professional development with...
Jun 9, 20221 min read#227 Being ...Mindful that we are human beings (and not human doings); what, if instead of to do lists, we kept to be lists? Rather than measuring our...
Mar 17, 20221 min read#218 Image source unknown One of the things I most appreciate about the Better Leaders Better Schools Mastermind is the opportunity to learn...
Jan 27, 20222 min read#213 ValuesI have always appreciated how themes - often emerging from a variety of sources - converge. Giving pause for thought. A push to explore...
Jan 22, 20222 min read#212 WordleMost recently social media has been awash with various configurations of grey/black, yellow and green squares (see above image). Whilst...
Jan 13, 20222 min read#211 FeedbackAs a member of the Better Leaders, Better Schools Mastermind, I value the weekly opportunity to engage in professional development with...
Jan 6, 20221 min read#210 Wise words ...I love the simplicity in these ten words. A philosophy encompassing the personal and professional. Apt for each and every day and not...
Dec 30, 20211 min read#209As 2021 draws to an end and 2022 beckons, it is inevitable to both reflect upon this past year and to look forward. As was the case in...
Dec 9, 20211 min read#207I am acutely aware that as an educated, white, English speaking, heterosexual, able bodied individual, I am afforded privileges. I am...