By George, You've Got It! Articles

At a recent full-day Mental Fitness workshop, I posed a challenge: Share one strategy that helps you manage the demands on your time and...

Fidelity  –  The degree to which a system accurately reproduces an input.  ( WordHippo.com ).  In schools, fidelity means more than...

What if I told you that school leaders no longer needed to create the Professional Learning (PL) day agenda? How much time would you get...

I still remember the feeling—mild agitation turning to full-blown frustration—as I sat in on a Collaboration Meeting as an invited guest....

Most educators are natural learners—driven by a desire to grow, improve, and make a difference. But as noble as school improvement...

One of the key elements of the School Meeting Ecosystem  is the practice of daily check-ins  between administration (principals or deputy...

The School Meeting Fiasco There is no doubt there is a massive increase in workload that is having a negative effect on educators’ mental...

While waiting for the other Courageous Leaders to join our session, I found myself in a conversation with a K/PP leader about the...

It takes courage to embark on a culture-changing journey. There are so many moving parts. It is like steering a ship through uncharted...

This was repeated 6 times preceded by a drum roll during the WA Education Awards held on Monday 11th November as the Education Department...

There are some amazing principals leading schools and I have the pleasure of working with a few of them. They are a wealth of knowledge...

“Back to the drawing board.” This was the answer I received from the deputy when inquiring about the current numeracy initiative. The...

Jake Petterwood is the principal at Settlers Primary School. Jake was concerned about the NAPLAN results of his school. The results...

One in three Australian school students is not meeting literacy and numeracy benchmarks, and more than one in ten need additional...

The Women’s Olympic Water polo team, The Stingers went through their group stage, undefeated. They are a united force. Very calm, but...

I love sport. But let me shatter that picture you may have of me spending my weekends on the couch switching codes on the KAYO remote. I...

After arranging the raw National and Like schools NAPLAN data into an easy-to-read comparative table, East Maddington Primary School...

It is interesting what we do on rainy days. Some of us utilise the time to do those inside DIY projects or visit indoor entertainment or...

Thriving Leader author and coach, Claire Grey, once posted herself holding a post it note with 9 on it. She had a big smile and reveled...

“I knew the results would be confronting after you asked the first question.” This was the opening comment from a principal after she...