There are some lovely reading materials that are put in my pigeon-hole. I would recommend Geoff Barton’s Pick ‘n’ Mix and John Townsley’s blogs. Here are two strong headteachers whose common-sense view of life and the idiosyncrasies of school leadership, in a time of daily change, provide much needed sanity.
At our school, recommending books we are reading is a major initiative, with book swaps between staff and students bringing much needed reading.
Taking this a stage further, we have been looking at blogs, Twitter and methods of communication and reading that staff may access in this techno world. I would be fascinated to hear how teachers view the Daniel Pink Flip Manifesto which starts with the opening statement: “Have you ever suspected that some of the advice you’ve been getting has been wrong?”
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