mental-health
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From Fixed to Growth Mindset – Changing the story
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I’m just not good at that”?Or felt a surge of panic at the idea of trying something new — not because it’s impossible, but because you’re afraid of what it might say about you… Continue reading
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When pressure arrives too soon
If the early years are where confidence, curiosity and identity begin, then the question becomes: What happens when pressure enters too early? In many educational settings, expectations are introduced at an increasingly young age. Children are asked to sit still,… Continue reading
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Play is not “just play”
Albert Einstein once said that “play is the highest form of research”, and the more I reflect on early childhood, the more this feels true. Through play, children are not simply passing time. They are rehearsing the world. Long before… Continue reading
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Where it begins – why early years shape us for life
Long before children sit at desks, hold pencils or begin formal lessons, something much deeper is already taking place. They are learning who they are. In the earliest years of life, children are not focused on outcomes or achievement. They… Continue reading
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The Lessons We Still Carry from School
Have you ever noticed how much of school still lives inside your head? Not the dates, formulas, or French verbs we memorised — most of those are long gone. I’m talking about the messages we absorbed without even realising it.… Continue reading
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The Impact a Teacher Has on Their Learners (Long After the Classroom)
The Impact We Rarely Measure When we talk about the impact of teachers, we often look for numbers. Grades. Progress scores. Attendance. Exam results. But the most powerful impact a teacher has is rarely something that appears in figures. It… Continue reading
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Why Our Schools Look Like Factories (And Why That’s a Problem)
The School Day That Feels Familiar Think back to your school days — the ringing of the bell, the rows of desks, the strict timetables, the pressure to sit still and follow rules. For many of us, it felt less… Continue reading
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Rewriting Our Story
Have you ever looked back at your school years and wondered what really stayed with you? Other than maybe some bad memories. School taught me some facts and formulas, but with undiagnosed dyscalculia, much of it slipped away, which meant… Continue reading
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