What if professional growth has less to do with time, and more to do with perspective? What makes an experienced teacher? Is it ten years in the classroom? Twenty? A promotion? A master's degree? Or is it something else entirely? For a long time, I assumed experience accumulated naturally. Stay in the profession long enough… Continue reading The Echo Chamber
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… Continue reading The Dam Wall
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.… Continue reading Spicy Teaching Take #1: Should school leaders return to the classroom?
Recently I had the opportunity to be a panel member for an Assistant Principal role at my school (for context, K-12 central school in rural NSW public system). I put my hand up to be on the panel as I always enjoy reviewing applications to see how people approach the process and to ensure I… Continue reading 5 steps to writing a strong school leadership application
Chris English 