August Update: Council Plus

by | Aug 10, 2022 | Councils

One of the few positive effects of the Pandemic was that it made us all realise how much we valued things that we had previously taken for granted. The poet Edward Thomas wrote that ‘to name a thing beloved we sometimes fail’ and I think that there is great truth in...

June Update

by | Jun 18, 2022 | ICP Insights

One of the UK’s best known newspapers, The Times, has just brought out the report of its Education Commission, a one year study into how to improve and develop the education system. Many of its recommendations echo the priorities identified by leaders worldwide during...

Supporting Leaders is a Global Priority

by | Feb 8, 2022 | ICP Insights

One of the things that fascinates me in my role as ICP President is working out what issues are specific to a particular country or region and which ones have a global resonance. As the Irish playwright Brian Friel points out in his wonderful play Translations, the...

Celebrating the BEST teachers and leaders

by | Jan 21, 2022 | ICP Insights

Thembi Ndlovu from South Africa, executive member of ICP representing Africa, a former ACP President and former South African Principals Association President, shares her great experience of five years being part of the National Teaching Awards adjudicating team,...