by Raj Blanchard | Mar 22, 2026 | Uncategorised
Early Teaching Career My career in education began over 25 years ago. Originally from the West Midlands, I moved to South-East London to teach at my first school in Camberwell. I still remember my Headteacher, Florence Olajide, and remain in contact with her to this...
by Diane Thompson | Feb 3, 2026 | Disadvantaged Pupils, Primary Education, SEND & Inclusion, Uncategorised
Leadership in education has never been about comfort for me. If it were, I would have turned around on day one of my first headship and quietly pretended I’d taken a wrong turn. That first school had a ten-year history of Requires Improvement. The trust was under a...
by Richard Ige | Jan 17, 2026 | Department for Education, high suspension rates, Permanent Exclusion, SEND & Inclusion, Suspension Rates, Uncategorised
What a start to the year it has been. My understanding of leadership has fundamentally changed. Stepping fully into my role as Founder and CEO, transitioning from senior leadership, has reinforced a simple but powerful truth: life is neither binary nor linear. We will...
