Sunday, 14 May 2017
THIS SUNDAY STAY POSITIVE!
“If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't! If you want to win, but think you can't, It's almost a cinch you won't. If you think you'll lose, you're lost; For out in the world we find success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in the state of the mind. Life's battles don't always go to the strongest and the fastest, But sooner or later the colleague who wins is the colleague who thinks they can.”
Friday, 12 May 2017
Thursday, 11 May 2017
CEC 'JOINING THE DOTS' CONFERENCE
it has been a wonderful week for the Cutlers "Better Learners, Better Workers' programme with the CEC 'Joining the Dots' Conference on Wednesday at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.
Our Cutlers' Ambassadors were the stars of the show with young people from The Dearne ALC, Westfield School and Yewlands Academy meeting and greeting the 800+ headteachers, teachers, employers, enterprise advisers, enterprise co-ordinators and careers and enterprise providers who attended this really important national conference.
AND...AND... AND...
We also had three of our wonderful Year 11 Cutlers Gold Ambassadors helping Lord Young at the CEC Awards Ceremony which closed the conference!
They were simply amazing and these young people make it all worthwhile!!!
Monday, 8 May 2017
INTELLIGENT ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS!
Do we really believe that headteachers, teachers and schools will only do their job properly if they are constantly criticised, tightly directed and carefully monitored? Do we really believe that a significant and increasing minority of headteachers, teachers and schools are performing so poorly that they need to be identified, publicly shamed and removed from their roles? OR do we really believe that headteachers, teachers and schools are generally well intentioned and professional in their work, but that they need to have continuous challenge, support and guidance about what they are doing?
LEARNING LEADERSHIP MATTERS!
We need to develop passionate learning leadership throughout the system starting from the premise that everyone is a learner, including students, teachers, headteachers, the school as a community, the wider educational system and the community the school serves.
Saturday, 6 May 2017
THE SIGN ON THE DOOR... JUST DO IT!
Throughout my working life things I have lived with constant and relentless change. Things have never stayed the same and I have been blessed to be living in a world where creativity, innovation and change have been constant factors.
Friday, 5 May 2017
TEAMWORK MATTERS!
I caught up with an old colleague and friend today who reminded me that 'Better Learners, Better Workers' is achieving great things for some wonderful young people and that above all teamwork matters...
Thursday, 4 May 2017
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
THE IMPROVEMENT CYCLE!
In the early days, when I worked in North Yorkshire, I worked on a hands-on science project called Earth and Space. at the Hospitium in the Museum Gardens in York. Rowntrees were one of our supporters and they provided free Kit-Kats for all the children... and they always talked about their batch system which produced the same unique product. The focus wasn't on creativity or development or ideas... it was simply producing the same high quality product; millions of times!!
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