IF OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS!

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT MATTERS!

Together, we must put the things that matter first and ensure that every school is a brilliant school and every child becomes a brilliant learner!

LEAVE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!

Whatever you do...

TRUST AND COMMUNICATION... HAND IN HAND!

BUILDING TRUST MATTERS!

The most effective systems across the world appear to have established a clear sense of what they are trying to achieve for their children and young people and then they get out of the way and allow local solutions to develop alongside local accountabilities and support.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE!

Whether you like it or not, what you think is the secret to accomplishing something really great and is the basis behind anything you achieve! So trust yourself! Believe in yourself! Learn from your mistakes! Show courage and wisdom! Be true! Be Happy! 

ARE YOU PART OF THE SOLUTION OR PART OF THE PROBLEM?

Creating, developing and sustaining learning leadership is one of the greatest challenges we face in this new and increasingly complex learning landscape...leadership that nurtures, supports and develops teamwork, collaboration and shared practice! 

IT'S A TEAM GAME!

We know what it takes to build brilliant provision, and it's alive and well in so many places. 

THE ANSWER IS LEARNING LEADERSHIP, BEAUTIFUL SYSTEMS AND INTELLIGENT ACCOUNTABILITY NOT INSPECTION AND TESTING !

At the end if yet another week working with some great young people in Sheffield, I am confused that people keep telling us that our education system in Yorkshire and the Humber is performing so poorly when compared to the best in the UK or the best in Europe let alone the best in the world.

THE ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORTS AMBASSADORS VISIT SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FC!

I was at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club today with the Arts, Culture and Sports ambassadors from Firth Park Academy, Stocksbridge High School and Westfield School.

INSPECTION AND TESTING DOESN'T IMPROVE TEACHING AND LEARNING!

Inspection and testing doesn't improve teaching and learning. If they did we would have a brilliant education system here in England since we are the most tested and observed school system on the planet. We do need to improve teaching and learning in every classroom and develop a coaching culture where practice and hard work builds success but you don't fatten the pig by constantly weighing it!! 

TEAMWORK, COLLABORATION AND INTELLIGENT ACCOUNTABILITY WORK!

In this paper, John Hattie argues that we need instead is a defensible and compelling narrative that leads to long-term, coherent and focused system-wide attention on student learning. 

QUICK FIXES AND DISTRACTIONS DON'T WORK!

This report is the first of two linked papers by John Hattie on what doesn’t work in education.