Terseday

An interesting day.
Yesterday Lee was out, Kirsty was in (sick).
Today Lee was in, Kirsty out.
Theo and I providing a bit of continuity...
Meeting of new and old Super 12s at lunch.
Thinking "a new journey is about to begin"...
Going to a new parents' dinner at St Cuths.
Partly thinking "wow, great opportunities for Soph here".
Partly thinking "if only our school could have the same vibe of expectations/striving for excellence"...
It's not about the money.
It's not about the resources as such...
It's about developing kids' potential, teachers' potential (not hamstringing us with, at least, dull administrivia and, at worst, toxic compliance dogma) and building a learning community.
To paraphrase a popular saying, "school isn't the building, it's the people".
The moment you move your school into a situation where people are not valued is the moment when the descending spiral begins.
Please remember that, Mr Key, Mrs Tolley and various principals (not ours) and executive officers who don't get out of your offices......
Yours (hopefully) provocatively,
Gerald.