Be extra-ordinary! Be outstanding! Be brilliant!

I have been to some incredible learning places recently. Across the country, brilliant colleagues working in schools and classrooms are releasing the magic and delivering world class outcomes, often against the odds. We know what it takes to build brilliant... it's alive and well in so many places.

• leadership matters;
• attendance is crucial;
• managing behaviour vital;
• enthusiasm is contagious;
• small is beautiful;
• relationships are key;
• passion creates ownership;
• coaching counts;
• persistence and determination go a long way; and
• you tend to get what you expect.

This job we do is too important for any of us to be ordinary. We must all strive. each and every day to be extra-ordinary, to be outstanding and to be brilliant.

Chris