I’ve seen some tremendous leadership bilge over the past few weeks. And this tremendous bilge is a library of leadership nonsense: books about generic leadership that have been recommended to school leaders. By virtue of the fact that they're about 'leadership' (whatever is meant by the contentious definition of the word), school leaders – and …
This is a post about stories and music. But it’s also about more than that. It’s about being able to join in with something bigger than ourselves. I will talk to anyone about music, and specifically classical music. I am a bit of a bore about it, to be honest. I’m an English teacher and …
I am interested in metaphors associated with curriculum, and I’m interested in what we might do to ensure our thinking around metaphorical curricular concepts is useful. There are many metaphors associated with curriculum. I’ve written before about the curriculum metaphor of a journey. But I'm not sure all curriculum metaphors are helpful for school leaders …
Curriculum is growing. Those who tend to it love its verdant light and shade of subject conversation and nuance. Curriculum knows things are different. Before, the moss was rank and the decay set in, cloying. Now the air is light and free. Curriculum knows it is tended to, cared for, pruned and watered. Curriculum knows …
