A woman of great heart, fierce intelligence and immense practicality Anne Yarwood – 24th January 1934 -25th January 2023 a woman of vision, deep generosity, compassion, creativity and courage. Anne […]
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Phoenix from the ashes “Even when things don’t happen the way you want them to happen, there is always a gift.” Tracy Verdugo This quotation sums up my feelings at […]
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With love to Ukraine About ten years ago I visited Kharkiv in Ukraine as the lead practitioner on a study visit for teachers from secondary schools. The visit took place […]
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Learning to tie shoelaces: threats to a love of learning Do you remember who taught you to tie your shoelaces? And when? I do, vividly, even though it was well […]
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A Month in Another World Trapped inside a body that is weak. Unable to get up and move around independently. A very private person forced into intimate connection with another. […]
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The four Ps: my personal credo Sixteen years ago I was at the central police station in Muscat where I was working. No, I hadn’t broken any rules. I was […]
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Reflections on Perspective I bought too many groceries for my refrigerator Forgot my gardener’s name, I’ll have to ask him later (from First World Problems by Weird Al Yankovic) Sometimes […]
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It’s clearly not cricket I am proud to live in Yorkshire. Sadly, I can’t describe myself as a Yorkshirewoman as I’ve only been here for 20 years and am still […]
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World Values Day in a time of Pandemic 21 October 2021 – a Day to Reconnect All around the world, from dawn to dusk this 21st October, there will be […]
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Control + Alt + Delete: Rebooting School Leadership If you were a student or professional in the first decade of the new millennium, you would quite likely have used a […]
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World Peace Day I first came across World Peace Day when Sally Burns mentioned it during one of our weekly meetings. As a university student studying political science, I was […]
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Living in Fear Have you ever whinged about the speed of your internet? Have you ever complained that the supermarket had run out of your favourite brand of coffee? Have […]
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