Summer Days…
The perennial media cries of 'all' the school holidays and teachers working daylight hours, not ...
Reflecting on your successes this year
December 1 is the 335th day of the year and the first day of Summer. ...
21st Century Learners
"Everything changes and nothing remains still…and you cannot step twice into the same stream."Heraclitus Education ...
Take a moment for yourself
"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts ...
Term 4 is here! Professional learning, planning for 2023 and self-care
Racing toward summer holidays, rest, and recovery.Time to take a breath. Family, friends, and a moment ...
How often do you think about reading for pleasure?
“Reading is a joy, a desperately needed escape -- I don't read to learn, I ...
Reading for pleasure (why it is important)
Roberts (2010) argues that leisure is an important part of modern industrial societies. The time ...
Why I should leave the laptop at school this weekend?
Hewlett-Packard was one of the pioneers of portable computers, releasing a laptop in 1987. Soon ...
Term 3, but who is counting?
It is almost unimaginable that the school year once spread across 2 and then 3 ...
Accreditation v Compliance
Colin Thompson tells the story about the Puzzle duck who was once asked by a ...
Why does workload matter?
Schools are dynamic and ever-changing. Just when you think you are on top of one ...
How to handle difficult conversations in the workplace
Last month I had a phone call from a friend wanting my advice as they ...
Stop being busy and start being efficient
Our team of leadership coaches has the pleasure of spending time with 100’s of school ...
Why Perspective is Important in Building High Performing Teams
When I began our organisation I researched everything I could on high performing teams, both ...
High performing schools and their leaders: The secret we discovered!
Over the past 4 years I have worked with hundreds of schools and thousands of ...
How we started helping teachers with feedback
I made a decision to leave my tenured University job and join a start-up back ...