Despite a fairly fraught couple of weeks, we’ve got greenshoots of positivity growing exponentially! (that feels weird to write that given the context in govt at the moment!) Rose — What went well We (finally) had our quarterly away day. Not in Coventry as planned, because my wife was admitted…

Another week note written on the cusp of the new week starting — this time after 4 days off for the platinum jubilee. I really, really enjoyed having a quieter 3 day week before the time off — It gave me the chance to do some doing as well as…

Another fairly brutal week, but I felt like I made progress on some of the things that were really worrying me prior to taking the role. I also feel like I’ve started to get into a rhythm — with peers, will the teams and with some leaders. Rose — What…

Another pretty brutal week, although I found myself with pockets of 1 or 2 hours outside of meetings which made it feel like a different job! All in all, I’d call it a net positive. Rose — What went well? I got up to Manchester, which was great, and spent…

First week of a new job as Deputy Director of Teacher Services, so what are my reflections? …

What a week! The first thing to mention is that I was promoted to Deputy Director of Teacher Services, replacing Rachel Hope as she moves on. …

It’s been 6 weeks since my last weeknote. That’s a pretty good signpost for how disjointed everything has felt, the result of putting personal life first. 6 weeks has involved 2 emotional trans-Atlantic trips. The first was to say goodbye to what was my dream for a decade, a life…

Another long week with not enough sleep, but punctuated with clarity of why we’re doing what we are, moments of pride and moments of joy. Rose — What went well Programme and Profession Leads got together to work out what we’re doing across Teacher Services. I ran a session that…

Weeknotes 4 March This was a tough week, where I didn’t always prioritise the right things. So I’m finishing it (ok I’m definitely logging in over the weekend…) by prioritising one thing I want to be better at — working in the open. Rose — What went well We had…