Ian Frost
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Deputy CEO Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust. ILM L7 Executive Coach. All things schools, dogs, cricket…
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James Handscombe
1 day ago
Amazing Opportunity! Harris Westminster is looking for a new Principal - taking charge of a school which is objectively the best one in the imaginable universe (I am also personally fond of it but don’t let that cloud my view). Message me if you want a chat
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Principal - Search Vacancies
Think Teaching. Think Harris. Find out how you can support and lead transformative education for young people across London today. Search our vacancies now.
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Torridon frames
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Geoff Barton
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Just when we thought the news couldn't get much worse ... (via
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Paul Willson
7 days ago
Exploring wild places on the north side of the Torridonian giants
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Nancy
27 days ago
Everyone is Very Tired of Wet Play.
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Having better conversations
We have talk enough, but no conversation. Samuel Johnson I’m working on having better conversations. I want to focus on how I listen, what I say and how I behave when I’m talking with colleagues. …
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Having better conversations
We have talk enough, but no conversation. Samuel Johnson I’m working on having better conversations. I want to focus on how I listen, what I say and how I behave when I’m talking with colleagues. …
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2026/02/11/having-better-conversations/
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Loch Coruisk in its typical mood!
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Strengths, not weaknesses
Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…
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Strengths, not weaknesses
Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…
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Strengths, not weaknesses
Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2026/01/15/strengths-not-weaknesses/
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The practice of writing cards (saying thank you, better)
One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2026/01/01/the-practice-of-writing-cards-saying-thank-you-better/
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The practice of writing cards (saying thank you, better)
One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2026/01/01/the-practice-of-writing-cards-saying-thank-you-better/
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The practice of writing cards (saying thank you, better)
One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2026/01/01/the-practice-of-writing-cards-saying-thank-you-better/
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The practice of writing cards (saying thank you, better)
One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2026/01/01/the-practice-of-writing-cards-saying-thank-you-better/
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Geoff Barton
3 months ago
Da-dah .... Roll of drums ... Here's the Christmas 2025 Barton Bookshelf: 10 books that have entertained, disturbed, provoked or transported me in recent months - 5 fiction / 5 non-fiction. Full notes on my LinkedIn page. Enjoy!
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Walking in winter
It’s November. It’s wet, and it’s getting cold. This morning I walked round a lake. It was pond-like, the air misty, even milky, and during the whole walk the sun promised to slip through, but neve…
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Walking in winter
It’s November. It’s wet, and it’s getting cold. This morning I walked round a lake. It was pond-like, the air misty, even milky, and during the whole walk the sun promised to slip through, but neve…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/11/29/walking-in-winter/
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Graeme Richardson
4 months ago
Tom Paulin's 1986 LRB piece on Yeats' letters is a glass of champagne - both dry and sparkling. Look at these 3 sentences! "The impulse dissolved in helpless love..." What a writer he was.
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The joy of the job
We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. Joseph Campbell There’s a scene in Star Wars – a New Hope that used to give me nightmares as a boy. Our heroes Luke Skywalker,…
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The joy of the job
We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. Joseph Campbell There’s a scene in Star Wars – a New Hope that used to give me nightmares as a boy. Our heroes Luke Skywalker,…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/11/15/the-joy-of-the-job/
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The joy of the job
We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. Joseph Campbell There’s a scene in Star Wars – a New Hope that used to give me nightmares as a boy. Our heroes Luke Skywalker,…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/11/15/the-joy-of-the-job/
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Chris Curtis
4 months ago
One of my favourite things to do as homework is get students to find a poem they think should be studied is lessons. Today, a student brought this poem and the class loved exploring it. Things I Have Stolen by Caleb Femi
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5 principles for better inclusion
Here are five simple principles we are using to help guide our thinking in the way we support our school leaders and SENDCOs around inclusion. Principle 1/ I don’t have to be an expert to play my p…
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5 principles for better inclusion
Here are five simple principles we are using to help guide our thinking in the way we support our school leaders and SENDCOs around inclusion. Principle 1/ I don’t have to be an expert to play my p…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/10/05/5-principles-for-better-inclusion/
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Scintillating. Not sure there are many better things to do on a Friday night (at 8.53pm) than drink red wine and read
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Dan Morrow
6 months ago
Ending week 3 still smiling is an underrated achievement in education! Keep going and remember the impact we collectively have is immense.
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Cultivating humility
If you are humble, nothing can touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. Mother Teresa We love people who don’t boast, and want to be led by those who put others first,…
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Cultivating humility
If you are humble, nothing can touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. Mother Teresa We love people who don’t boast, and want to be led by those who put others first,…
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Ten tips for new leaders
The first few days as a leader of a new team can be daunting, as you plan how you want to set your expectations, build your team and eventually lead change. Here are ten tips to help: 1/ Accept fee…
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Ten tips for new leaders
The first few days as a leader of a new team can be daunting, as you plan how you want to set your expectations, build your team and eventually lead change. Here are ten tips to help: 1/ Accept fee…
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Leadership lessons from planting trees
It’s taken us years of having a garden to consider planting a tree. We finally summoned up the courage last spring, partly to hide the gap of the big maples that the neighbours behind us took…
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Leadership lessons from planting trees
It’s taken us years of having a garden to consider planting a tree. We finally summoned up the courage last spring, partly to hide the gap of the big maples that the neighbours behind us took…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/08/29/planting-trees-what-my-garden-taught-me-about-supporting-leaders/
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Love this
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“As educators, we are not just applying other people’s research. We are building a professional knowledge base of our own, refined through practice, coaching, and deep reflection.”
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Excellent news Claire and it’s a great piece
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Fabulous piece. Fabulous leader. Education is the richer for
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Finding your mentor
A mentor is someone who sees more ability within you than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out. Bob Goshen. Who would you call, beyond your family, to share good news or to ask for advice or…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/07/03/finding-your-mentor/
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Finding your mentor
A mentor is someone who sees more ability within you than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out. Bob Goshen. Who would you call, beyond your family, to share good news or to ask for advice or…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/07/03/finding-your-mentor/
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Finding your mentor
A mentor is someone who sees more ability within you than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out. Bob Goshen. Who would you call, beyond your family, to share good news or to ask for advice or…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/07/03/finding-your-mentor/
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How to write your SEF (reflections on school self-evaluation)
Each year as a HT I would – sometime between May half term and September 1st – pull out my old SEF from a cupboard or laptop folder, and summon up the courage to rewrite it. Yesterday I…
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Julie Sargent
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Today we started
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writing project ‘Write from the Start’ - looking at creative approaches using high-quality texts to develop oral composition.
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How to write your SEF (reflections on school self-evaluation)
Each year as a HT I would – sometime between May half term and September 1st – pull out my old SEF from a cupboard or laptop folder, and summon up the courage to rewrite it. Yesterday I…
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School self-evaluation (writing your SEF)
Each year as a HT I would – sometime between May half term and September 1st – pull out my old SEF from a cupboard or laptop folder, and summon up the courage to rewrite it. Yesterday I…
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School self-evaluation (writing your SEF)
Each year as a HT I would – sometime between May half term and September 1st – pull out my old SEF from a cupboard or laptop folder, and summon up the courage to rewrite it. Yesterday I…
https://ianfrosteducation.com/2025/06/06/school-self-evaluation-and-writing-your-sef/
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The Geraniums are looking lovely
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Ed Finch
9 months ago
I'm excited to be presenting at the Festival of Education next month. It's a packed programme with the most amazing speakers - I'll be talking about the power of storytelling to inspire great learning. Do come along and join me.
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A positive way of giving a negative message
The way you treat people is what they become. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. When we sit down with a teacher after observing their lesson, we think carefully about all the myriad elements we might cho…
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