THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GREAT LEADERSHIP

I am always talking about great leadership and it is interesting to read Maurice Elias take on the subject. Maurice Elias is Director of the Social-Emotional Learning Lab at Rutgers and this is a truncated version of his brilliant article...

HAPPY SUNDAY!

"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin -real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life."

Alfred D'Souza

21st CENTURY SKILLS

We need to persuade the powers that be that the future is only going to be secured if we develop a 21st Century Learning Framework to drive our learning landscape. A framework built on 21st Century Skills as well as subjects.

THE CUTLERS' 'MADE IN SHEFFIELD' PASSPORT TO EMPLOYMENT

The Cutlers' 'Made in Sheffield' approach has at its heart the Cutlers' "Made in Sheffield" Passport to Employment. This is a mean of recognising and celebrating young people's achievement of eighteen basic, core and key skills.

THE ONTARIO SKILLS PASSPORT

The Ontario Skills Passport was developed after conversations with employers and identifies the essential skills that enable people to perform tasks required by their occupation and other activities in their daily life. Importantly, these skills provide people with a foundation for learning other skills, and enhance their ability to adapt to change.

THE LIFEWISE CENTRE

I had a great day today, at the Lifewise Centre working with the Cutlers' "Made in Sheffield" Ambassadors on another day of their training programme.

MADE IN SHEFFIELD

I had another great session this afternoon at Stocksbridge High School in Sheffield with colleagues from the four schools and Sheffield College who are working together on the Cutlers 'Made in Sheffield' Project!

RADIO LEEDS INTERVIEW!

I was interviewed on BBC Radio Leeds yesterday morning following the publication of OFSTED's report on the effectiveness of school improvement in Wakefield... which they judged as inadequate!

SET YOUR GOALS AND TARGETS!

We all know that setting goals and personal targets is a vital tool for anyone who wants to achieve anything. It gives us our long-term vision as well as helping with our short-term motivation…

HAPPY SUNDAY!

It's a sad reflection on the world that happiness is in such short supply and that so many people are searching for it. I realised a long time ago that happiness is a state of mind not somewhere you get to if you have more money, more possessions and a bigger house and car.

ANOTHER GREAT TERM IN SHEFFIELD!

I really enjoyed being in Sheffield again last term working with some great colleagues as we continued to refine and develop the Cutlers' Made in Sheffield Programme.

THERE IS A BETTER WAY!

It would be an interesting approach if you could create great schools simply by changing the name, the governance and the leadership team, but it flies in the face of the evidence and the research.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope that everyone who reads my blog has a happy, healthy, safe and successful 2014 and that it brings you and those you love and care about, peace, fulfillment and all the things you really, really want. Most importantly love what you are doing and simply be happy! And always remember that when it comes down to it the only things that really matter are faith, family and friends!