Perspectives & Retrospectives
Writing about the systems around learning.
Thoughts on what happens at the intersection of education policy, school systems and wellbeing.
What Should a New Leader Check In On?
School Leadership • Workload • Staff Voice
Checking for Readiness
Holistic Development • Readiness • Care
Too Loose, Too Tight, Not Quite Right
Accountability • Autonomy • OECD
Beyond "Be A Doctor or A Lawyer"
Systems • Career Guidance • Change
Trying on the idea of a “barbell school”
Antifragile • School Systems • Education Policy
Middle Leadership and the Question We’re Not Asking
Middle Leadership • School Systems
Building for Meaning with AI
AI • School Systems • Personalised Learning • Meaning
Promoted by a System: What Singapore Taught Me About Merit
Promotion • Merit • School Leadership • School Systems
What We Reward, We Become: Rethinking Merit in Middle Leadership
Leadership • International Schools • Middle Leaders
Optimisation vs Equity: Against “Against Personalised Learning”
Personalised Learning • AI • School Systems
Identification vs Response: Against “Against Personalised Learning”
Personalised Learning • AI • School Systems
Personalisation vs Belonging : Against “Against Personalised Learning”
Personalised Learning • AI • School Systems
Most Schools Don’t Need More Initiatives
School Systems • Decision Leadership
The Hidden Networks in Your School
Social Network • School Systems • EcosystemSystems