Whilst acknowledging all the criticisms of Dominic Cummings in regard to his recent behaviour, I’d prefer to reflect on his time at the Department for Education from 2011 – 2014 and use it as a trigger for a reflection on leadership. In this period, he and his boss Michael Gove ripped through the department, triggering… Read More Reflections on Leadership (without mentioning Dominic Cummings…well not much anyway)

I want to talk about Foday*. I don’t think I’ve ever come across a pupil like him. Not that I’m doing anything myself for his care- that’s down to several members of staff who are working magic, and I do not exaggerate. Foday requires two adults at all times. We’re used to 1:1 arrangements in… Read More Vulnerable

International comparisons are ‘bedevilled with difficulties’ (Boris Johnson, 30/04/20) Throughout this…wait for it…unprecedented crisis, scientists and politicians are fond of following the facts and deifying the data. Decisions are taken less from a political or ideological point of view, but in an emotionless state of being, coldly analysing the impact on deaths and, for those… Read More Misleaguing Tables