Head Teacher’s issue ‘I’m finding it difficult to create a coaching culture’ Background The following is a summary of a recent conversation with a head teacher. It captures some of the frustrations and ideas that schools have in trying to implement a coaching culture. The format of the conversation has been... View Article
The 4th-10th February 2019 marks the fifth Children’s Mental Health Week in the UK. The week was set up by children’s mental health charity Place2Be to highlight the importance of children and young people’s mental health. Place2Be have found that children in every class have diagnosable mental health conditions and... View Article
Teachers today have many challenges in school life and one that has recently gained greater importance is the need to be mindful of children’s mental well-being. Life for children has become more complex particularly through the advent of social media and the adult world emphasis on personality and celebrity rather... View Article
Wellbeing in schools Thank goodness you’re a people person he said as he strolled out the office. I sat in surprise and rolled the phrase around my head … A people person. It continued to float there for some time, I had never thought of myself as a people person,... View Article
What do we mean by a coaching culture and what does it matter in our primary schools anyway? How many times have you heard people say that you need a coaching culture in your school, and how many times have you thought, ‘that sounds interesting, but probably not for my... View Article
What steps should we take to ensure leadership in primary schools is at its best in 2018? 2017 will have brought its successes and achievements and no doubt some difficulties and challenges, so you may be asking yourself, ‘what can I do this year to make progress in my school?’... View Article
