Tag: featured
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Week 24 & 25: Double Header Round-Up
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 23: Keeping My C19-Free Streak Alive… Just
In the twenty-third of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 22: I Can’t Believe It’s Shrove Tuesday… It Really Crêpe-d Up On Me This Year!
In the twenty-second of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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The Apprentice vs Headteachers: What Can School Leaders Learn From The Hit TV Series?
Popular TV show The Apprentice first aired in 2005 and follows a group of people who are set a series of business-related tasks by Lord Alan Sugar. They have to prove themselves worthy of the ultimate prize – the job of Lord Sugar’s apprentice, which comes with a six-figure investment in their business plan. Lord…
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Week 21: Love is In The Air
In the twenty-first of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 20: Unearthing The Hidden Secrets Of Our Playground…
In the twentieth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Sue Gray VS OFSTED: How Serious Are The Consequences For Those Concerned?
Senior civil servant Sue Gray has had her say on Boris Johnson and released a report giving her general findings into alleged parties and gatherings at Number 10 and across Whitehall. So what will the consequences of this review be, particularly for the PM? And how do reports of this magnitude, and the potential fall-out…
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Week 19: Half Way There And Livin’ On A Prayer
In the nineteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 18: I Watched a UB40 Tribute Band Called WD40.They Were A Bit Rusty At First, But Got Better As The Show Went On…
In the eighteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Dhoon Primary Achieves Flagship School Status Again
Dhoon Primary School, on the Isle of Man, achieves the Inclusive School Award with Flagship Status for the second time.
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Should Headteachers Have Taught in Every Key Stage?
Does a primary headteacher need to have extensive teaching experience? In this blog, Max Kelly makes a case in favour of extensive teaching experience and suggests it is highly desirable for school leaders to have experienced a range of key stages, across a range of schools. For Max, it’s a question of credibility as much…
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Week 17: I’ll Just Park It There
In the seventeenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 16: Covid, Coughing, Coffee And Conversations
In the sixteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Boost Your “Energy For Leadership” With These Super Simple Steps
In this blog Max Kelly examines some of the daily challenges that can sap school leaders and teachers of energy, and the impact that can have if not kept in check.
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Week 15: Back With A Bump… Literally!
In the fifteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, and the first one of the Spring Term, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In…
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FIVE Predictions For The Education Sector in 2022
In his first blog post of 2022 author Max Kelly reflects on the last two years in schools and shares his predictions for what it all means for the education sector in 2022. Its time to dust down those crystal balls and take a glimpse into the future…
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Surviving 2021
As another year draws to a close I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on the challenges and successes of 2021. No doubt this was a demanding and turbulent year, but there were also some wonderful opportunities and moments to celebrate along the way. This is my very personal take on 2021…
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Week 14: And Now, The End is Near…
In the fourteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, and the final one of the Autumn Term, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In…
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Dear Santa, Did You Get My Tweet?
Remote learning, online-learning platforms and home-schooling. It has certainly been a year in which these emerging technologies and pedagogies have grown and developed, especially in response to C19 restrictions and lockdowns. But despite all the progress in these spaces, surely there is still nothing that beats the physical school environment and face-to-face human interaction between…
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Week 13: Unlucky Thirteen, But I’ll Be BACK (With The Help of Ibuprofen!)
In the thirteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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