Twenty-five years ago, Carl and I got married, and what a day we had!
It poured with rain all day, though my half-French husband-to-be assured me that this, according to the French, was a sign of good luck… and he was right!
I’ve long been a believer in the benefits of the four-day working week.
The opportunities to both the individual and the organisation are plain to me, and are supported by research. In 2022 a six-month trial in the UK involving 61 companies saw evidence that productivity improved, as did staff wellbeing and staff turnover rates.…
I’ve always been a diplomat.
I think it stems from childhood; as an eldest child in a sometimes fractious household, I often found myself cast in the role of mediator between arguing parents. It was my self-appointed job to calm things down, to find common ground, and to move things forward.
I took this…
A virtual gift for all of you.
After feeling and seeing the pressures that so many of you are under right now, I thought this might help.
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I want you to cast your mind back your most favourite sweet shop.
Now go to that place where you would find a lot of children and…
'@Naturallywildgirl deserves perseverance as her middle name. Alexandra Dodds is a wildlife photographer. She is an experienced fieldworker with a history of working in the environmental sector. She has worked for a number of environmental and conservation charities and has a passion for natural history.
Currently based on Bird Island - South Georgia in the Southern…
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day. The theme for this year is to do one thing for better mental health.
According to research at Mind of 16,000 people, half of the adults and over two-thirds of young people said their mental health got worse during lockdown.
All week I have been posting…
3000 BCE and the Titans would have shaken the earth to its core if they could foresee the devastation humans have caused to the world.
One woman is doing her bit to rebalance the perils of single-use plastic waste in the form of a zero-waste store.
Admantia Theodoros has opened up Kronos & Rhea in…
It's Friday and what have I learnt this week?
I realised that my upside-down rainbow, which I shared at the beginning of the week was a sign. It was a signal for me to pay more attention to the spiritual side of me.
My upside-down rainbow was the top arc of a double rainbow. Some cultures believe…
It’s #Fridaygiving day.
Now as I have to physically distance myself from all of you, I can only give you a virtual gift.
I want you to cast your mind back to the Woolworth counters of yesteryear or your most favourite sweet shop.
Now go to that place where you would find a lot of…
In this challenging landscape of retention and recruitment issues, growing your own team is critical for any school.
One of the easiest ways to build team spirit in a school is to enlist characters from the world of books or comics on dress-up days.
Dress-up days have punctuated my days as a Head over the past 20…
