3 steps I took to narrowly avoid burnout
“With my tight chest and shallow breaths I wondered, is this what an anxiety attack feels like?”
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We can’t all be outliers but we can learn to have influence
High profile examples of breaking the glass ceiling don’t mean permanent change for all of us. Learning the techniques of influence may be a way to continue to push things forward.
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8 things professionals in any field can learn from the artist Jean-Micheal Basquiat
Jean-Micheal Basqiaut was a self taught American artist. After attending an exhibition of his work in London here are 8 things I realised that professionals in any field can learn from him.
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Are you a bad teacher if you don’t want to eat lunch with your pupils?
Some schools expect teachers to eat with students at lunch but what if the teachers just need a break?
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People who write or talk specifically about race – and why you should contact or read them instead of me
Why I’ll usually say no if a mainstream organisation asks me to speak or write specifically about race.
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How thinking about design can help leadership and teaching
You may not have the job title of designer but every day you create a product (your lesson) or a service, or you interact with other people. Design impacts all of us, even if we aren’t aware. (4 min read) About a year ago I started a job that wasn’t teaching, it was at a […]
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Break (your) rules
Sometimes we create rules for ourselves that used to serve a purpose but now could be holding us back.
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The Universal Panacea? The number one shift in UK education I wish to see in my lifetime
“Britain was a society run mostly by cliques and groups of friends who had first met at public schools and Oxbridge. Public school education remained the key for anyone hoping to make a career in the City, the civil service or the higher echelons of the army. Schools such as Eaton, Harrow and Winchester might […]