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…
It’s almost a week since the last Northern Rocks conference and I’ve been musing about the effect the day had on me ever since . When I left my Headship I felt like the heart of me had died a little, at times, a lot- there were moments I wondered whether it was even possible…
When offered a box of chocolates and invited to choose one, so many thoughts and sensations may govern your eventual choice. You may need to look at the selection description, you may be considering how you feel, your favourites, or one may catch your eye. Or you may refuse one. Right now, you may be…
I started to write about transformation being the starting point for Boundless Learning, then scribbled that out, because I realised I’d always been Boundless Learning -it’s just now that i am ready to share it widely, and my own horizons are expanding. I am fortunate to be working with passion and purpose to inspire learning…
For so long I have pondered the question of what it is that drives me – I’m passionate about inspiring others to succeed. However, I have a broad range of skills. I’ve always been this way. never one for just exploring one path. I guess this is what took me down a multi-disciplinary degree route….
I have loved seeing all the tweets related to preparation for return to school this week. Feelings are mixed because I miss having a school of my own to return to, and the joyful feeling of connection, the buzz of excitement and hope at the start of an academic year. Now I’m focused on enabling…
Today I am taking a trip to London. It’s my first trip on a train for a long time and I’ll admit, although I’m excited, I’m also apprehensive. Meanwhile, it’s end of term where I live, and even though I’m not in school as a headteacher any more, the children and staff I have worked…
I’ve been mulling over some questions that floated my way on a sea of Boundless Learning talk. One was about teaching Greater Depth in Reading, the other was about how to fit in Reading for Enjoyment. I am a reader-I can’t really remember learning to read, and I see coloured images in my head. I…
Last week, I led a session where I asked, ‘What has inspired you this week?” This was at the start of a journey of discovery with an amazing group of people and their comments were inspirational nuggets of hopes in story form. I always find I return to the importance of stories, the intertwined events…
From our very early beginnings we learn to make sense of our world through play and exploration. We mimic and re rehearse the everyday situations we encounter, and revisit our favourite stones in imaginary games, casting ourselves in various roles . It is from these early experiences our brain develops connections, frames of reference, and…