Why is school leadership like riding a motorbike?
This particular article comes from two places – a casual pub conversation and an (almost) perfect motorbike ride. The pub...
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Wellbeing: ‘Heads can be too good at shelving their own feelings’
Nobody can have missed the terribly sad story emerging from the Ruth Perry inquest in the UK over the last...
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Spotlight on a School: North London Collegiate School Singapore
Given the gift of foresight, would North London Collegiate School (NLCS) have chosen to open a school almost 7000 miles...
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‘Let’s support teachers every step of the way to leadership’
Teacher training is a strange beast. The moment a graduate decides on a career in teaching, there are a multitude of...
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Recruitment: ‘I love to see the fire in a teacher’s eyes’
Choice of subjects for sixth form and future study can be a tricky subject for schools to advise upon. When...
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Is the new ISI inspection framework too warm and fuzzy?
As the last cycle of inspections limps to an end amid delays and challenges due to Covid, the Independent Schools...
Read more‘Embrace absurdity’: Six ways to keep your head as an international teacher
Being an international teacher has many joys, and challenges. While the last two years have been difficult for all of...
Read moreResults Day: ‘Without exams, students have been able to show their best selves’
Every year, without fail, throughout my career in education, there has been intense discussion about the current year’s exam results...
Read moreEveryone’s Invited: why aren’t we modelling gender equality in schools?
The last few weeks have seen in-depth discussion of the sexual harassment of young women and girls in the UK....
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Is governance overloaded and overlooked?
Gwen Byrom reviews the critical role of governance in schools at home and internationally The title of this article comes...
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