Empowering Pupils Through a Growth Mindset In a recent assembly I spoke with pupils about something that often feels uncomfortable but is absolutely essential to learning: making mistakes. For many children, the idea of getting something wrong can be deeply unsettling. Some become so worried about making a mistake that they avoid taking cognitive risksContinue reading “Why Mistakes Matter”
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Words to a pencil
I bought a new pencil recently. “So what?” I hear you mutter, “What is so special about that?” I was thrilled to get it, there is something very lovely about new stationery – does everyone feel that or is it a teacher thing? I enjoy the choosing, the unwrapping and the untapped potential. So thereContinue reading “Words to a pencil”
This girl WILL
Meet a remarkable woman, let’s call her Mia. She runs a successful business. She is also a mum to two fabulous girls. She is a very busy lady with a successful career and somehow manages to juggle everything that life throws her way. She is a real do-it-all modern woman and is not fully awareContinue reading “This girl WILL”
Conkers
Conkers ! Beautiful aren’t they? Every year I eagerly search for those burnished brown jewels of nature and each one is different. Every year I am entranced and enchanted. There is something about opening that spiky and unwelcoming case to reveal the conker within. No one has seen it, only you. A private and premièreContinue reading “Conkers”
Normality is a paved road: it’s comfortable to walk but no flowers grow. – Vincent van Gogh
I urge you not to take the complacent route, but to see that there is beauty and joy in stepping outside of your comfort zone
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