CONTENT WARNING - Once again – this is a ramble – this topic is huge and I start to hit on issues that I could spend thousands of hours on (And still get nowhere!). That’s not the purpose of a... Continue Reading →
Hello, let me introduce myself. I feel the need to reach out because this week I have heard of colleagues quitting, I have seen terrible things that I can’t talk about and I have had enough of listening to lies... Continue Reading →
“Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming back and back and back to the same question and never get an answer.” Norman Mailer1 There seems to be an obsession within many parts... Continue Reading →
We could just sit and take this, or we can speak up… a simple choice, but a difficult thing to do. I often come across head teachers who believe they are heroes fighting the good fight against inequity and ignorance.... Continue Reading →
The outpouring of concern from head teachers and teachers this week has been rigorous and sustained (To use Ofsted terminology ). I have been a head teacher for almost twenty years and in truth it has always been like this.... Continue Reading →
I have been a head teacher for almost 20 years and therefore announcing that I was ‘retiring’ in a national newspaper yesterday because the job had become almost impossible made for a difficult read, especially for my wife. Firstly, did... Continue Reading →
Recently, I faced the fact that I had failed at something – quite publicly and dramatically - and it really hurt. I had a role of responsibility and I could not do it as I believed others felt I should... Continue Reading →
I am, like many, not a fan of Just Stop Oil. I find myself thinking, why? Why do that? I sometimes wonder how I would have reacted to the suffragette movement if I had lived in that time? I imagine... Continue Reading →
Today, in an unprecedented move, all three headteacher associations came together in Somerset to make a joint statement to Ofsted. This shows the depth and strength of feeling about the treatment of schools and the profession right now. Ofsted and... Continue Reading →
Old Primary Head 