Phoenix from the ashes
November 15, 2022
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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
March 21, 2022
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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
February 27, 2022
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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
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
January 15, 2022
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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
December 16, 2021
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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
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
October 19, 2021
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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
October 2, 2021
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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
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
August 21, 2021
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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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‘Lose Your Shoes……’
July 31, 2021
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‘Lose Your Shoes……’ Being a summer-born baby, I am biased about the season of warmth, long days and growth. Summer is, to me, nature’s way of ‘showing its beauty’ – […]
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