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Bags of Heart
When I work with anyone I introduce myself , the who I am, in terms of my key values. Leading with love is an absolute must for me. Ultimately, we can consider if decisions we make are motivated by fear or love. In terms of love, this links with positive reinforcement, an intention to impact…
Coaching | Inspiration | Leadership | Learning | Voices
Uniquely Julia
Arriving in Bangkok at the start of the 80s as a 13 year old British white girl, who had attended a selective all girls’ High School, suddenly finding myself in a co-educational International school I often describe as the set of Grease, populated by children and staff from every corner of the world. I was…
Boundless Reflections | Coaching | Inspiration | Leadership | Learning | Resilient Leaders | Wellbeing
Boundless Opportunity
Boundless adjective unlimited or immense. Learning abstract noun the acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught. My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet When I…
Ability to account for what matters…growing account-ability
Last week in school, as a Chair of Governors I was lucky enough to spend some time with Year 6. We’re making closer links with pupil voice and leadership, but in order to do so, we’re building on how they come to understand the school vision and purpose. In terms of our own internal accountability,…
Ever been asked who you are and answer with what you do? Navigating Boundless horizons.
I was a Headteacher .. I was a midday manager .. a teaching assistant and a very committed teacher . I also stacked shelves at Wilkos.. and worked in banking.. and in the deep dark past I worked in a greengrocer’s and florist’s . I’m now Boundless- I’m a consultant , a coach and an…
Boundless Reflections | Coaching | Inspiration | Leadership | Learning | Resilient Leaders | Wellbeing
Boundless: Serious not fluffy playful curiosity.
My foundational purpose as an educator has been ensuring that emotional intelligence( EQ) and emotional literacy is embedded at the heart of everything and leading learning, so that effective cognition is facilitated, thus deep and connected learning develops, and that the whole ethos of a school , or classroom, is focused on balancing secure sense…
Opportunity knocks
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” – Marcel Proust I spent an Inset day with an inspirational room full of support staff from across a Multi- academy trust. We dug into awareness, purpose and direction and how key learning theories impacted on their broad range…
Rock your own story!
‘Stories were different though: they came alive in the telling. Without a human voice to read them aloud, or a pair of wide eyes following them by torch light beneath a blanket, they had no real existence in our world. They were like seeds in the beak of a bird, waiting to fall to earth,…
Embodying the vision
At the end of the academic year, many people will be reflecting and considering their hopes for the Summer, and looking to their next steps. As a former Headteacher, I’m only too aware of the transitional feel of the last week of term ( which is this week in Leicestershire). It’s also the 23rd anniversary…