In the latest episode of GPK Radio I cover quite a bit of ground around a number of issues:

Firstly, I open the debate/discussion around the culture in the school workplace around bullying and discuss how what happens in schools with pupils in regard to bullying can be quite different when it is staff that the institution has to deal with.

Secondly, I have a look at the Christmas rush and all that can entail at this time of the year for teachers and that even small things like the finish of a Nativity Play can be a major landmark as we near the end of term.

I also talk about using this time of year to review where we personally are at regarding our own delivery of lessons and educational experiences for the children in our classes and as to how we can and should seek to INSPIRE LEARNING as opposed to covering content.

Schools have to be willing to make difficult decisions around some of the children that I engage with because quite simply what they have been doing to date has obviously not been effective in bringing about positive changes, in this episode that may also be applicable to they way in which SLT/School Managers/Principals deal with their staff during the course of a school year.

Indeed the great Albert Einstein is broadly credited with exclaiming “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results”.

I'm dedicating the bulk of the production and output of the Podcast through the anchor.fm platform and the Music link through Spotify along with the ability to include comments from listeners and also the interview possibilities.

My Twitter feed is the best place to continue the discussion or indeed contact me about topics you would like me include in an episode: twitter.com/GPK__

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