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Mar 7, 20225 min read

Rebel Ideas - Matthew Syed

In Autumn 2021 I visited St Mary’s College (Hull) to understand how they planned a journey towards really great teaching - in essence, I...

Nov 24, 20212 min read

Passionate about Ofsted

Personally I don’t think Ofsted should be back to full inspections at the moment - we are in the process of recovering from the greatest...

Nov 3, 20216 min read

How can schools give learners a belief that they can thrive in life - a sense of personal agency?

A review of ‘Thrive: The purpose of schools in a changing world’ by Valerie Hannon and Amelia Peterson (2021 Cambridge University Press)...

Oct 27, 20214 min read

Is it the CEO's job to come up with the best ideas?

What follows is my best explanation of how we go about things at Thrive. The best bit for staff readers is probably the section on...