The second half of 2020 presents as an undeniable opportunity to focus on the kind of culture you want for your school and to strategise for it’s creation. That’s something we should talk about. And when I get into conversations with Teachers and School Leaders about that exciting challenge, I’m often asked what matters when…
Holidays are finally here, and whilst we can’t leave the country and for some of us our state or territory, we can use this time to our advantage. It’s been one hell of a year, teacher. You have made it through what is undoubtedly the most unpredictable start to any year ever. You did your…
I was chatting with a Principal last week who asked me when Real Schools will be starting to sell Partnerships again. I was a little taken aback. Did we somehow give the impression we’d stopped? It reminded me that there are parts of our jobs that we do naturally, parts that we’re not so great at…
I stalked the lounge room on Thursday evening like a frustrated animal in a cage, pausing only to roar (either hopefully or angrily) at the players in the deserted MCG who was never going to hear me. This was my primal response to being able to watch my team, Richmond, return to football. The match…
I was chatting with Gen Casonato, the wonderful Principal of Parktone Primary School, last week. As I’d done in almost every conversation with countless Teachers and School Leaders last week I asked how everybody was at the school. Were things starting to feel ‘normal’ again? I laughed when Gen told me that ‘normal’ arrived with…