Grades Video Explainer.
A few people have asked me to try and explain rank order. I hope this helps. It would appear that the impact has been even greater in GCSES with 97% of grades changed. If...
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Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely Dan Ariely is the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Behavioral Economics at MIT. His work has been featured in leading scholarly journals as well as a variety of popular media outlets, including...
Make email work again.
Taking the insanity out of email. Some context As a headteacher I was getting around 100 emails a day. Roughly speaking these broke down as follows: I found that I got stressed if I...
Children who suffer trauma age faster
Children who experience violence or trauma seem to age faster, going through puberty earlier and showing greater signs of ageing in their cells, researchers have found. They say the findings add to a growing body...
Peer on Peer abuse
What is peer on peer abuse? Simply put peer on peer abuse is abuse where the perpetrator and the victim are under 18. It excludes familiar abuse perpetrated by children as this is not...
Starfish
A young boy was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When he came to each starfish, he would pick it up, and throw...
Supporting your childrens’ mental health
Understanding Children’s experiences will vary tremendously some will have enjoyed lockdown but most will have found it difficult and be traumatised to some degree. Some children may have had to deal with: BereavementParent made...
Mental Fitness – Supporting Men
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45, Male Suicide with men accounting for three-quarters of suicides in the UK. Frighteningly suicides are increasing. Men have also decided that they don’t need to...
Covid19, Reopening Planning
A few people have asked for copies of our planning. I have uploaded editable versions. Hope they are helpful to someone!
Inspiring leadership
An interesting read. Some key thoughts: Inspire – to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit, to ignite, inflame Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a...
