Oct 14, 2023 | Leadership, Partnerships, Primary, Professional development, Secondary, Updates
When I was appointed to the newly-created role of Head of Partnerships at the King’s School in Canterbury in 2014 some colleagues wondered if it had something to do with marriage guidance counselling! Partnerships are still a relatively new concept for some independent schools. Many are charities and look to fulfil their status through bursaries and outreach yet need to survive as businesses. Partnerships are different from outreach: co-designing educational projects with other schools can enable everyone to thrive; education is not a...
Mar 21, 2023 | Partnerships, Primary, Science, Secondary, Updates
Some young people are put off studying physics because of mistaken stereotypes. Planet Possibility is a consortium working to change this. Read on to find out what we are doing and how parents and teachers can be part of the story. If you close your eyes, what image comes to mind when you hear the word “physicist”? Fig 1 shows a recent Google image search for “physicist”. Does it confirm or shatter your own opinion? Fig 1. Google image search for “physicist” conducted on 29 September 2022 To those of us working in physics this...
Dec 1, 2022 | Communication, Leadership, Partnerships, Primary, Professional development, Secondary, Updates
If you like to bookmark some reading for the holidays, here are some links to articles and blogs on the subject of school #partnerships which I’d particularly recommend. Some of the authors spoke at the #PartnerChat Symposium on 9th November 2022. 1. John Smith from RGS Newcastle– on bursaries vs partnerships:https://educatinghumansblog.blogspot.com/2022/10/measuring-performance-in-education.html 2. Lynne Bianchi from the Great Science Share for Schools – on listening as the best form of outreach...
Oct 19, 2022 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Partnerships, Primary, Professional development, Science, Secondary, Updates
This is an article based on a talk given at the WomenEd Global Unconference on Saturday 1st October 2022 by Christina Astin (Chair of Planet Possibility), Marilyn Comrie (Director of The Blair Project) and Olivia Keenan (SEPnet and QMUL). Some young people, including girls, are put off studying physics because of misconceived stereotypes. Planet Possibility is a consortium working to change this, radically. Read on to find out what we are doing and how education leaders can be part of the solution. In this article we want...
