Towards a Curriculum of Animacy

In one of my favourite books Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013) contrasts the noun-centric English with more verb-centred Indigenous … Continue reading Towards a Curriculum of Animacy

The power of pausing: Coaching difficult conversations

Hands down the worst part of my job and the thing most likely to keep me awake at night is … Continue reading The power of pausing: Coaching difficult conversations

Reflections on Learning to Knit Part 3: Knowledge rich, Novices and Garage Music

Horrible Pun Warning When I started as a (trainee) RE teacher I was given a KS3 Geography class to teach, … Continue reading Reflections on Learning to Knit Part 3: Knowledge rich, Novices and Garage Music

Creativity: Beyond the traditional progressive divide

Those that know me will know I’m pretty keen on the notion of a ‘middle way’. Increasingly, I see that … Continue reading Creativity: Beyond the traditional progressive divide

Interoception: The key to emotional regulation

I’ve been doing some training with Zones of Regulation recently, in preparation to roll this out across a school, and … Continue reading Interoception: The key to emotional regulation

Maybe things are better than we think? And why as leaders we do well to remember it

Negativity bias, that natural human urge to pay more attention to the things that are wrong, has very functional roots … Continue reading Maybe things are better than we think? And why as leaders we do well to remember it

Reflections on learning to knit Part 2: Progressing from novicehood.

So, my knitting is improving. The quality of my stiches (is that even the right vocabulary? I could do with … Continue reading Reflections on learning to knit Part 2: Progressing from novicehood.

Attachment: What’s it got to do with leadership?

I promised last week I’d share some of my previous work around attachment and why I think it’s a relevant … Continue reading Attachment: What’s it got to do with leadership?