Barry Smith - Stuff and things

                                             
I took a good deal from what May Sweeney had to say in her presentation to the conference on Friday.  To summarise, the message I got (feel free to correct me if you were there and I’m wrong!) was that the curriculum is opening up to allow activities previously viewed as extra curricular becoming an integral [...]

While reading Michael Fullan’s excellent book Leading in a culture of change I have come across some very sound, practical advice and information, as well as some great quotations.
Here are two of my favourites:
Attributed to a superintendent from a 1996 study of Leadership, 
“Ten years ago if I had a vision they’d have locked me up, now [...]

I’m doing a lot of reading at the moment about leadership. Both from the point of view of trying to understand myself better but also to understand the preferred styles of those around me and the effect they have on the community they inhabit.  It has given rise to some enlightening conversations with colleagues around the subject.  [...]

I’ve been neglecting the blog a bit recently, a number of factors have combined to cause this, not least the excellent weather!  I’m also doing a great deal of drumming now that we move into the summer so something has to give somewhere. 
Now it is SQH unit 4 time in earnest I think my brain has [...]

I had the good fortune (initially) to be taking a flight from Glasgow on Thursday.  I rose at ridiculous o’clock (4.45am) to make my 8.30 flight and ensure Edinburgh and Glasgow traffic were safely negotiated.
I left my car at Glasgow airport and went off and had a very productive day, returning into Glasgow at 7pm.  After paying [...]