Home

Latest from the Blog

The Dam Wall

After eight years in educational leadership, this year I returned to a full classroom teaching load. No allowances, no extra entitlements, just a full teaching load comprising roll call, playground duties, and some of the most challenging classes within my new faculty. I expected to rediscover the joy of teaching, which I have. I expected…

Spicy Teaching Take #1: Should school leaders return to the classroom?

About a week ago, I shared a deliberately “spicy” take on LinkedIn to test an idea I had been reflecting on. As I’ve begun to more candidly share my thoughts on education and leadership, my audience has grown, and I was curious to see how this particular post would land. The response was certainly strong.…

My advice for HSC Music Students

If you had 30 minutes to talk with hundreds of HSC Music students, what would you tell them? I had this opportunity last Friday at the HSC Music Day in Newcastle NSW, with the specific brief of guiding students and staff through the mandatory written Aural Exam, which comprises 30% of the external Higher School…

Get new content delivered directly to your inbox.