So a friend who had a friend who randomly found my blog reminded me of it’s existence today.

I remember the benefit of reflecting on my professional life and I’m going to try and resurrect this blog – after more than a year! Firstly, that’s some time, and secondly, well will I have the motivation. At some point the “tipping point” mentioned in another post wasn’t “tipping point” at all.

When I came on here I was simultaneously surprised at how the layout has changed from a year ago, and then immediately resistent to the change. I guess that’s how a lot of my colleagues feel about the changes that are imposed on them.

In truth, some of the changes, such as the new OFSTED framework (they’re going to be in lessons a lot again, Assessment for Learning is explicit on the report, lots of stuff on the progress of groups of learners, Satisfactory is not good enough [I know, I think they need a dictionary], the Headteacher to almost lead the OFSTED team, big emphasis on the leadership of Learning and Teaching [which is my job title]) are unavoidable, and I just have to spell out to colleagues what they mean. For other changes though, I seem to be constantly trying to persuade colleagues that they’re not really big changes, and that we’re just tinkering – and I think that’s because of fear of the reaction to change.

However, I also believe that change is something we shouldn’t be scared of. I can’t remember if I have repeated the story that Tony Buzan mentions in his book “embracing change”, but the upshot is pretty much that change happens, and if you don’t embrace it, then it happens to you.

In the meantime, one of the reasons that I’ve been crap with the blog is that I embraced the change that was happening in my life, moved house (twice) and have done the first year of a Masters course. And I’m really happy. But this is a professional blog. I will write a lot more about my Masters, however – another time – I better get back to work!