The Good News is Everyone Can Do It!

“There is a brilliant child locked inside every student”

Marva Collins

How do we build brilliant learning, in brilliant learning places to serve brilliant learning communities?

What is the trick to releasing the magic and unlocking the potential of each and every child, of each and every colleague and of every family and every community to be their brilliant best?
I constantly ask myself what are we trying to achieve together and what is our vision for our children and young people? Over the years it has felt as if we are 'painting by numbers' in a world monitored, policed and controlled by the 'bean' counters, the 'keep within the line' consultants and the 'let's weigh the pig again' inspectors. In this crazy world to meet their targets the 'bean' counters, the 'keep within the line' consultants and the 'let's weigh the pig again' inspectors rush around developing more and more initiatives that no one owns and that make little or no real long term difference to outcomes for our children and young people... and sadly, in that sort of world, the evidence suggests that all you get is mediocre.

I don't think we need Academies and Free Schools to create real excellence and release the magic in all our colleagues, children and young people. We need passion, enthusiasm, belief, commitment and sheer hard work and the understanding that every child can achieve given the right support and encouragement. It's simply brilliant learning, in brilliant learning places to serve brilliant learning communities and the good news is everyone can do it!

Chris