"Is our teaching maximising its' impact on the learning of children? If not, how can we refine what we are doing? In these stretched times, carving the time to pause and ask ourselves these questions is more important than ever. By doing so, we can maximise the growth of the … [Read more...] about The Reflection Imperative
#WorldEdSummit 2022
Delighted to be involved again at Osiris Educational's World Education Summit. It's the educational equivalent of Glastonbury with hundreds of speakers across ten virtual stages. This year's event promises to be even better than last year's given the stellar line-up of … [Read more...] about #WorldEdSummit 2022
Growing teaching in Covid times
'Learning cannot flourish without the right conditions' "Seedling" by Kevin Doncaster is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The last two years have seen tough, tough times in schools. For many, finding the time and processing capacity for high quality professional … [Read more...] about Growing teaching in Covid times
Building Greater Agency
That Godfather of motivation theory, Frederick Herzberg, has a powerful quote about employee (and I'd argue it applies to our children and families too) engagement, 'If you want people to do a good job, give them a good job to do.' Agency is fundamental to this. Autonomy is … [Read more...] about Building Greater Agency
Learning Awards Gold Winner
The Learning Performance Institute (LPI), with thousands of members worldwide, is the global membership body for learning professionals, having continually led the field in workplace learning and development since 1995. Each year the LPI each year host their 'Learning … [Read more...] about Learning Awards Gold Winner
Keeping the remote learning circuit connected
This week I've been pondering a lot about remote learning in all its' various guises. Maybe it's because of the number of children and young people locally (more than 4,000 in Liverpool) who are isolating at home because their bubble in school has burst. Perhaps it's … [Read more...] about Keeping the remote learning circuit connected
Learning Awards 2021 Finalist
Delighted to discover today, that my work in partnership with Accrington Academy and educational charity Curious Minds North West on 'The Uncertainty Principle' has been shortlisted for the Learning Awards 2021 in the People Development Programme of the Year (Public Sector) … [Read more...] about Learning Awards 2021 Finalist
Teach Secondary Awards Winners 2020
Delighted that my work with Accrington Academy & Curious Minds designing and facilitating 'The Uncertainty Principle' has won the CPD category in Teach Secondary Awards 2020. Uncertain Times The trigger for this programme was 18th … [Read more...] about Teach Secondary Awards Winners 2020
WYSIATI A Thinking Tool For Stressed Times…
I had cause to recently revisit Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman’s profoundly important study of human behaviour, Thinking, Fast and Slow. Like all the best books in this field, it speaks to the reader in all of their many different roles including potentially … [Read more...] about WYSIATI A Thinking Tool For Stressed Times…
Finalist for Teach Secondary Awards
The Teach Secondary 2020 finalists have been announced. It was great to discover that my professional learning programme with Accrington Academy staff during lockdown, 'The Uncertainty Principle', has been selected as one of the finalists in the CPD category. The … [Read more...] about Finalist for Teach Secondary Awards