Come and Celebrate ‘Creative Connections’ at our Event this Thursday

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

Next steps in The #OfstedBigConversation

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

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

Yesterday I woke up late, nursing a heavy head; a combination of a rotten head cold, three...

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

Sir Michael Wilshaw was no doubt promoted to lead Ofsted because he successfully turned around a failing school....

The delayed response to More Great Childcare (or ‘More Great Childcages’ as coined by Penny Tassoni) filled me with...

It's 100 weeks to the next election… Remember at your peril, politicians can determine our destiny. The call...

Last week men featured quite highly on the agenda. Along with Jai Patel and Paul Spinks, co-chairs...