A programme called We:Align by Louise Dale is a Primary School Teacher, Yoga Teacher, Writer and Wannabe Psychologist

Reimagine ~ interpreter imaginatively

Reinvent ~ change something so that it appears entirely new

Realign ~ restore to a different or former position or state

Revise ~ reconsider and amend something

By living the way you live, even unintentionally, you are creating a pattern. A pattern that will keep repeating itself.

Last week I reached out to my twitter pals and asked them to share with me what they find themselves regularly saying now that, at the turn of the year they rarely or never said. Maybe when you read this you will hear yourself … I know I did!

In this, my third and final in a series of ‘pandemic experience’ insights my intention is to bring some coherence to our experience of the pandemic and how we can move forward.

My last post talked about connection, we are hard wired for it. Connection requires courage, vulnerability and conversation. In this post, the second in a short series on ‘Pandemic Experiences Insights’ I explore what we have learned from this experience so far. Connection shows up again, as does engagement, I pose some questions for you to consider as you move forward and am drawn to the concept of connected autonomy.

When you think of schools what images or words come to mind? For me it’s the ‘buzz’, the buzz of the interaction. It’s the interaction in classrooms, corridors, outdoor spaces and the even the staffroom.

The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first.

The quality of our thinking depends on the way we treat each other while we are thinking.

Nancy Kline, More Time to Think

*The term lead here applies to all of us regardless of job role or title.

We really do find ourselves in unique times. It’s still not clear what will happen over the coming weeks and months and so many questions are emerging. Alongside these questions I notice a growing feeling of guilt and anxiety.

In this blog I want to share the 5 things I have found useful when designing learning during a global pandemic.

Maybe the idea of holding liminal space sounds a bit woo-woo? I invite you to say with me though, this might just help you make sense of how you are feeling at the moment. It might also give you some hope for the future and something that might help you to feel grounded at this time.

Time is a funny thing at the moment. In some ways, some days, it seems to be going fast and in other ways, on other days it seems to be going slow. In this article I want to reflect on what time means to us and how we use it. This does not mean that I am going to suggest you should be using your time just now to learn a new skill, write a book or get super fit.

This is a question I have asked myself a lot recently. Many of us believe that our goals will only be achieved through blood, sweat and tears, something I for one can relate to. However, there is an alternative, you can achieve your goals with ease and gentleness.