Contextual Wellbeing
The suicide of a popular young Bollywood actor last week in Mumbai has cast the spotlight on the issues of success, mental health and wellbeing. This case has once again…
Contextual Wellbeing
Contextual Wellbeing by Dr. Helen Street Last week's read... this book has helped me better understand and process some of the experiences I have had as an educator in selective…
Who needs exams?
Last week the writer and broadcaster Simon Jenkins wrote an opinion piece in The Guardian under the title, ‘If we can do without GCSEs and university exams now, why go…
Leadership lessons from the Covid-19 crisis
As India, enters its 54th day of lockdown, comparing notes with my friends there makes it clear how much a leader can determine the response to a situation. A School…
Locker-room chat; a misfortune of privilege
The response to the 'bois locker-room' chat that was shared, reported and is now being followed up by the school, the police and the parents of those involved, as both…