Anyone fancy burnt oven chips?

The question is, have we seized the moment, or have we simply been driven by the next data request, survey or research, grateful to come out of ‘lockdown’ unscathed or with limited damage?

Out of necessity, having spent three weeks on my own for the first time in 17 years and with a talent for being able to burn oven chips, I have been reacquainted with my culinary skills and learned there are five essential ingredients to a healthy relationship both in my personal and professional life:

The whole sector, including schools and children’s services, has had to adapt and respond to the spread of the coronavirus in a way that leadership gurus Heifetz and Linsky would be proud of. There has been a great deal of learning, as reflected in the staff college’s Covid-19-learning and predictions series, and opportunities to re-evaluate what is important. Who would have thought that four months ago a HMI would be ‘trusted’ to work as part of a local authority frontline team, chairing a child’s review/conference or assisting in the planning/mapping of schools and early years settings recovery - but they have and their contribution has been valued and appreciated.