“Positive Education is described as flourishing… Do we praise the steps they (the pupils) have taken, thereby boosting character development, or do we praise their intelligence?” This month I was thrilled to be a part of the For Flourishing’s Sake book launch. I am a...
Photo by Edu Lauton on Unsplash Headteachers, Governors and School Leaders have had to make some impossible decisions lately. In the UK our lack of clear guidelines from government, has led to many Heads having to interpret – but not really know if they are doing the...
Photo by Brad Neathery on Unsplash Whilst writing a chapter for my book I found myself getting all re-excited about one of my favourite classroom practices. One that is free, can help you build relationships, can prepare pupils for exams, can work with any year group...
I have recently become a member of the Education Wellbeing Collective. We are a group of teachers, heads and consultants supporting and championing the evolution of wellbeing in schools and their communities. Find our up-to-date goings on at #EdWellColl on Twitter. As...
Photo by Goran Ivos on Unsplash Teaching pupils with behavioural needs is fun* at the best of times – and now we’ve been doing it remotely… *read – challenging, unpredictable, addictive, frustrating, exhausting, exhilarating… Amidst the steep...
Photo by Xavier von Erlach on Unsplash I was recently asked to write on this topic for Optimus Education. The opening extract is below, you can read the full article here. They have now opened their other resources suitable for Covid19 Lockdown for free and you can...
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