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What does coaching in schools really do?
31 Oct 2018 Sometimes improving teacher quality is not about gaining new knowledge but about getting the old knowledge out.
Rural Business Awards: Shortlisted!
01 Aug 2018 Recognition. So vital and so important.
Difficult conversation: The fine line between collusion and challenge
09 Jul 2018 I find many teachers and educational professionals too scared to have a difficult conversation.
Online Coaching Course: In need of a leg up?
02 Jun 2018 Here I am, with a new revised website and an online coaching course, a platform for teachers and wider educational staff and schools.
Examinations Officers: In praise of the CEO
29 Apr 2018 Coaching the wider school professional includes Examination Officers.
My silver lining
24 Feb 2018 Taking the easy road. We all do it. Me included. Complicit to what norms?
Coaching: One of the greatest myths about it
16 Jan 2018 One of the greatest myths about coaching in schools still presents itself to me regularly, despite coaching for schools improvement since 2012.
Returning to Core Values
10 Jan 2018 "I am not sure who to get into bed with anymore". A colleague shared this quote from a headteacher who was feeling flummoxed about which companies, experts, charities and academy trusts that they 'ought to' be working with.
What are you listening to?
12 Oct 2017 I am not too sure why I remain so shocked as to the general competency level of most people to be really good listeners. In fact most of the time it is pretty shocking.
INSET Days: Lover or loather?
14 Sep 2017 An experienced colleague has boasted to me of their ability to avoid INSET days at all costs. My heart sinks at such a confession.
