Dec 13, 2020Member-onlySelf Reflect for Self Care: Optimism v PessimismThe upcoming Christmas break and the new year is a great time for self reflection. Recent podcasts with Susie Stevens, Ronnie Heath & Steve Boyle have only strengthened my thoughts that self reflection is an essential tool to utilise in the workplace. Susie quite rightly used the medical analogy to…Reflections5 min readReflections5 min read
Jul 10, 2020Member-onlyRecruitment: A Process or a Lottery?What do you look for when recruiting, and what really matters? What type of person do you want to hire? While hosting our Infinite Leaders: Live shows, a topic we often touch upon, crucial in any department or organisation is recruitment. One ‘bad egg’ can destroy a culture very…Education13 min readEducation13 min read
May 16, 2020Member-onlyInfinite Learning: PE In a Post-Quarantine WorldPutting students first by creating a sense of belonging “Lacking limits or bounds; extending beyond measure or comprehension: without beginning or end; endless” The word Infinite as defined by the Collins Dictionary. Thanks to the worldwide Professional Learning Community (PLC) that has developed during Covid-19, we have so much more…Education13 min readEducation13 min read
Apr 9, 2020An expression of gratitude to the worldwide community of ‘real’ PE teachersMartin Seligman, in his book ‘Flourish’ underlines the importance of demonstrating the value of gratitude. I would like to thank everybody who gave me feedback and connected with me after my first article ‘the future of PE after Covid-19’ was published. I have been blown away, not only by the…Physical Education7 min readPhysical Education7 min read
Apr 4, 2020The Future of Physical Education after Covid-19The Covid-19 virus has given me time to think about the future of my beloved teaching subject: Physical Education (PE). My colleague Lewis Keens recently wrote about the importance of exercise during the lockdown and gave some great tips and strategies for how we can incorporate physical activity into our…Physical Education7 min readPhysical Education7 min read
