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Starting the Year Already Depleted: Why September INSET Should Build Staff Capacity, Not Just Deliver Information
An INSET day built around policy updates and information delivery might tick a compliance box, but it does very little for a staffroom that is already running on reserves before the pupils have even arrived. If your September INSET day is currently built around information, it may be worth asking what it would look like built around capacity instead.
Coping With Exam Results: What Comes After Any Big Outcome
A result is a single number, produced by one performance, on one day, after months or years of preparation that number alone can never fully capture.
Our latest blog piece looks at what genuinely helps in the weeks after results day, whatever the outcome, and draws on academic research showing that one-off, high-pressure exams have real limitations as a measure of ability, and can suit some learners considerably better than others.
Results Day, Whatever the Exam: Supporting Your Child on GCSE Results Day and Beyond
Somewhere this morning, a phone is buzzing on a bedside table before anyone's dressed. Somewhere else, a family is deciding, without quite discussing it, who opens the laptop and who leaves the room.
GCSE results day is one morning, but it never really belongs to one story. Some houses are celebrating. Some are quietly heartbroken. Some are just confused about how to feel. All on the same day, for the same exam.
I've written this week's piece on what actually helps across al
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All change comes with risk. But how do you overcome the self-sabotaging thoughts and actually say yes?
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5 Things Your Child Needs to Know About Friendship & Belonging
Belonging is important to everyone no matter their age. When resting, our brains enter a default network which actually mimics the same...
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The Science of Happiness: Why We Should Put More Effort Into Our Relationships
If there's one thing that's been under strain since the start of the pandemic, it's our relationships. Spending hours together in a...
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Decluttering Your Mind, Body & Spirit
Transform Your Mind, Transform Your Life! You know that pile of clothes hanging on the treadmill you don't use? And the pile of papers...
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Is Work Life Balance Achievable?
Work-life balance. A phrase we hear all too often, and in my opinion it sends completely the wrong message. It implies that some kind of...
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Why Coaching Works
A Broad Industry If you're reading this, you probably already have some idea about what coaching is. If you need a little bit more info,...
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Feeling Sad or Feeling Seasonal Affective Disorder?
With everything that’s going on in the world, you might find yourself feeling a bit low at the moment. This is completely understandable,...
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The Ultimate Guide to Setting Personal Goals
If you’ve read my blog post ‘Reviewing 2020: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself’ you probably already have a good idea of the areas of your...
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21 Best Books on Positivity for 2021
On a cold, wintry day, what’s better than curling up under a blanket with a good book? In my mind it’s what the word hygge was created...
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Why You Should Employ a Coach for 2021
No matter which way you look at it, life is hard. Our days are filled with a multitude of pressures and frustrations and it is easy to...
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Reviewing 2020: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself
Anyone else totally over 2020 and looking forward to 2021? Me too. But before we completely dismiss 2020 in favour of the bright, shiny,...
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5 Ways You Can Improve Your Wellbeing At Work
In an ideal world, wellbeing at work would start with the employer. Why should employers care about wellbeing? Well, research tells us...
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10 Ways to Create a Sense of Calm Amidst Chaos
No matter how organised you are, there will inevitably be times in your life that make you question your sanity. You know, those moments...
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How to Recognise & Overcome Burnout
Stress. We use the term negatively most of the time, even though stress is what has kept us alive as humans for thousands of years. It's...
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25 Ways to Self-Care Over the Holiday Period
Traditionally, the holiday season was a time for families and friends to come together and reconnect. A time to celebrate the events of...
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📸 🤩 Bring Joy Into Focus 🤩 📸
Tuning our attention into experiences gives us the power to create more opportunities to appreciate positive emotions in daily life....
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Time to take control of #TOOBUSY!
Busy. That is the word of the moment. Too busy to stop. Too busy to chat. Too busy to make time for the people you love or yourself. But...
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