Dave Whitaker is an Independent Thinking Associate and the Director of Learning for the Wellspring Academy Trust. As a former executive principal of social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs special schools and alternative provision academies, he now has responsibility for several such academies across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. He is also a founding member of the Headteachers’ Roundtable think tank and is a regular speaker at conferences, as well as being an active campaigner for educational change.
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Here are 10 things to think about this week.
1. Be who you needed when you were at school
2. Connect before content
3. Make regular deposits into the social capital bank
4. Small ripples create big waves - Do the simple things well
5. Know your…
#BeingASendco It is vital that we listen to the staff who work with our children on a daily basis. They know their children best. We might go into a meeting with a clear idea of what we think a child needs to support them but finish the meeting somewhere completely different.