Sir Michael Wilshaw was no doubt promoted to lead Ofsted because he successfully turned around a failing school....
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Back to blogIn Support of Childminders: You are not a Lone Voice Calling from the Wilderness.
On last week’s blog a LINK childminder made an impassioned appeal to the sector to support childminders. She...
The role of the modern politician
It's 100 weeks to the next election… Remember at your peril, politicians can determine our destiny. The call...
It was raining on men and about men all week
Last week men featured quite highly on the agenda. Along with Jai Patel and Paul Spinks, co-chairs...
Will I be on the same list as Sir Bob ?
Last week I was awarded an MBE for services to children and young people in London. As an...
Picnics, Parents and Paris
There is no doubt that the God of Weather likes children. On Saturday the 1st June, International...
Countdown to our 1st June picnic – a plea to the weather God!
It has been described as a work of fiction by the Pre-School Learning Alliance (PSLA) but is...
Sing-along to Bob Marley as you prepare for International Children’s Day on 1st June
Thank you all who responded to my blog 'Colleagues, it’s time we finally took control’ calling us...
Dear Colleagues, it’s time we finally took control.
Our Minister has done us a favour, although she may not have realised it. She has thrown...
An inspector calls… and the sector arrives to listen and ponder.
On Friday morning I traipsed up to Camden to hear Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector...
Get on the train to Brussels and make new friends.
Reading documents from the European Commission require some preparation: firstly a cup of tea and a packet...
The Power of Good Old Fashioned Care: Love, Chat and Adele
A few weeks ago Wave Trust in partnership with the DfE published its report Conception to Age 2...