Will the Chancellor become the Fairy Godmother to Cinderella Childcare on Thursday?

What is important about Thursday? Well, it’s the Chancellor’s autumn statement. I wonder whether he will...

Stonehenge, Farms and Icebergs: Developing Successful Growth Strategies

I am rarely found up at 6am on a Saturday unless I am on my way back...

Last week was a week of networks and networking. On Wednesday I was at an event organised...

Some weeks are pretty gloomy but this one had some really lovely highlights. The first was midweek...

DISCLAIMER:(!) I know that today is not my usual 'blog day' but we wanted to pass on...

For the past year, a small group of us have been mulling over how to create an...

It was a good omen when we were told our plane to Glasgow was a long haul...

On Friday, 50 lively people came to Marsham St, the headquarters of the London Early Years Foundation,...

The #OfstedBigConversation kicks off around the country on Friday. (more…)

Charles Handy identified three attributes, ‘difference, dedication and doggedness’ as the mark of successful entrepreneurs. He quoted...

I have the privilege of being the Chair of Paddington Farm Trust. This is a 43 acre...

I came back from holiday last week to a bunch of emails which included one from Ofsted...