Over and over we hear teachers saying we don’t feel trusted. In many ways, teachers feel like they have no control over what and how they teach. What’s more, they feel powerless in a system with increasing demands without providing adequate resources, reward, or compensation.
We’re facing a crisis in our secondary schools. Student numbers are expected to increase dramatically, but the Department for Education has struggled to recruit the number of teachers needed to meet the increased demand.
Since the 1970s it seems Britain’s schools have been through an endless number of reforms.
Over the next few years, approximately 10,000 school leaders -- heads, deputies and assistant heads -- will be retiring.
UK schools are facing some big challenges. In addition to a shortage of teachers, particularly in secondary schools, the student population is growing.
The practice of discipline can help get everyone on the same page, while also allowing space for freedom, creativity and innovation - how?
Ideas can come from anywhere in schools and organisations, but teams execute the ideas. These teams are a microcosm of the organisation and the proving-ground of its culture.
When we think of innovation, we usually think of industry disrupting tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix. But innovation isn’t isolated to the technology industries; there are opportunities for innovation in every industry, from software and telecommunications, to health care and education.
