I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the opposition’s Education Policy announcement ‘Teaching the Basics Brilliantly’. In a nutshell, after some rhetoric about how our system is failing students, they’ve outlined the following. What is ‘Teaching the Basics Brilliantly’ 1. An hour each on Reading, Writing and Maths each day – share best practice guidance…
Author: Principally Mused
Leadership Playlist – Chasing the Covid Blues Away
Here in Aotearoa, New Zealand, it is the end of Term One, and we are on our Easter holiday break. Term One has been long. Not just because it was an eleven-week term, but because it coincided with the Omicron outbreak. Week three felt like week thirty and the end of term could not come…
Calming the Chaos: Part 1 – Leadership Learnings
Leadership during complex and tricky times requires more of us as leaders. It is a time where we need to dig a little deeper, tap into reserves we often do not know we have, and sometimes we need to learn new ways of operating. The last few months have been like nothing I have ever…
Welcome to FSIOK!
Kia ora Finally, I have made the shift from Blogger to WP. If you are new to my blog, welcome. If you have been wondering when you would see a new post, welcome back, and thank you for your patience. It has been a bit of a journey! It has taken a global pandemic to…