Happy International Women’s Day 2021 #IWD2021. A day to celebrate women and all they do and are. It’s also a day to reflect on the continuing injustices, misogyny and violence meted out to women and girls on a global basis. … Continued
Teachers: I love you. There, I’ve said it! I love you. I love you all. What I also want to say is THANK YOU, thanks for all you do to support young people and build dreams, knowledge, passion and enthusiasm … Continued
Before Christmas I helped a school with some Year 10 virtual interview experience. It was well-organised, each of the students had a time slot at one of eighty connected devices in three major zones in the school (hall, dining room, … Continued
It won’t have escaped your notice (I hope) that my book, The Ladder is published at the end of February 2021 after 18 months of creative development, editing, word-wrangling and finessing, and I know it’s going to be a really … Continued
This line comes from Michael J. Fox’s most recent memoir, No Time Like The Future which I’ve just completed (after it being kindly gifted to me by my good friend and unofficial book group member, GH). It is now thirty years … Continued
Things that matter are hard. We watched ‘Instant Family’ last night. The ‘based on a true story’ film is about a mid 30s couple in California played by Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne who are responding to the ticking clock … Continued
As the world comes to terms with the effects and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that young people are going to need more and different levels of support. Different from one another, different from before and … Continued
Are some of your students in need of a boost? Do the usual suspects need a gentle shove? Do some of them really need a rocket? OK, we can help. I’m not talking about Shock and Awe or a SCUD … Continued
2020: A reflection. 2020 has been a bit, well, unpredictable hasn’t it? Regardless of your plans, hopes and dreams at this point in 2019, it’s likely that they have been largely adapted, if not decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic. By … Continued
I don’t often do book reviews – I mean, there will obviously be one of my own book The Ladder as we approach its launch in February – but I feel compelled to tell you about this one. I’ve just … Continued