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Wellbeing Is Workload, Not Yoga
I was sitting in a CPD session three years ago—just before I went part-time—listening to a consultant explain how wellbeing is supported...
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Play-based Learning Is Not Unstructured
I spent twenty minutes yesterday reading a glossy, high-budget brochure about “holistic developmental frameworks” that seemed to suggest children learn best when...
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Task Switching Has a Real Cost
I remember sitting in a departmental meeting back in 2014, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain how we could...
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The Complete Guide to De-escalation
I remember sitting in a staff meeting three years ago, staring at a glossy, twenty-page PowerPoint titled “The Definitive Framework for Behavioural...
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Having the Conversation Early
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room in 2014, staring at a laminated “Conflict Resolution Framework” that had cost the Trust...
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You Learn What You Pay Attention to
I’ve spent the last two decades watching “engagement experts” descend on staffrooms with shiny new apps and colourful interactive boards, all promising...
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The Drop After Year Seven Starts
I’ve sat through enough CPD sessions to know the drill: some consultant in a slim-fit suit standing in front of a shiny...
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Decoding, Fluency and Comprehension in Order
I was sitting in a training seminar last Tuesday—one of those sessions with lukewarm coffee and a presenter who clearly hasn’t stepped...
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Appraisal That Develops Rather Than Judges
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room back in 2014, staring at a glossy PowerPoint presentation that promised to revolutionise our...
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Confidence Comes From Evidence of Success
I was sitting in a middle leadership training session last Tuesday—the kind where the air conditioning is too loud and the presenter’s...
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