Ian Frost
@ianfrost28.bsky.social
Deputy CEO Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust. ILM L7 Executive Coach. All things schools, dogs, cricket…
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Everyone is Very Tired of Wet Play.
February 12, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Everyone is Very Tired of Wet Play.
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Having better conversations
We have talk enough, but no conversation. Samuel Johnson I’m working on having better conversations. I want to focus on how I listen, what I say and how I behave when I’m talking with colleagues. …
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February 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Loch Coruisk in its typical mood!
February 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Loch Coruisk in its typical mood!
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Strengths, not weaknesses
Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…
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January 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Strengths, not weaknesses
Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…
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January 16, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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Strengths, not weaknesses
Whether it’s losing weight, getting off the phone, or trying to read more books, new year resolutions are mostly about fixing our weaknesses. It’s tempting to apply this preoccupation with our fail…
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January 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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The practice of writing cards (saying thank you, better)
One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…
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January 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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The practice of writing cards (saying thank you, better)
One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…
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January 2, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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The practice of writing cards (saying thank you, better)
One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…
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January 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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The practice of writing cards (saying thank you, better)
One of my former bosses would, every time he visited my school, make a clandestine card drop on my desk, which I’d discover only when he was driving off into the sunset. The card was simple, the ha…
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January 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Da-dah .... Roll of drums ...
Here's the Christmas 2025 Barton Bookshelf: 10 books that have entertained, disturbed, provoked or transported me in recent months - 5 fiction / 5 non-fiction. Full notes on my LinkedIn page. Enjoy!
Here's the Christmas 2025 Barton Bookshelf: 10 books that have entertained, disturbed, provoked or transported me in recent months - 5 fiction / 5 non-fiction. Full notes on my LinkedIn page. Enjoy!
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Da-dah .... Roll of drums ...
Here's the Christmas 2025 Barton Bookshelf: 10 books that have entertained, disturbed, provoked or transported me in recent months - 5 fiction / 5 non-fiction. Full notes on my LinkedIn page. Enjoy!
Here's the Christmas 2025 Barton Bookshelf: 10 books that have entertained, disturbed, provoked or transported me in recent months - 5 fiction / 5 non-fiction. Full notes on my LinkedIn page. Enjoy!
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Walking in winter
It’s November. It’s wet, and it’s getting cold. This morning I walked round a lake. It was pond-like, the air misty, even milky, and during the whole walk the sun promised to slip through, but neve…
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November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Tom Paulin's 1986 LRB piece on Yeats' letters is a glass of champagne - both dry and sparkling. Look at these 3 sentences! "The impulse dissolved in helpless love..." What a writer he was.
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Tom Paulin's 1986 LRB piece on Yeats' letters is a glass of champagne - both dry and sparkling. Look at these 3 sentences! "The impulse dissolved in helpless love..." What a writer he was.
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The joy of the job
We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. Joseph Campbell There’s a scene in Star Wars – a New Hope that used to give me nightmares as a boy. Our heroes Luke Skywalker,…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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The joy of the job
We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. Joseph Campbell There’s a scene in Star Wars – a New Hope that used to give me nightmares as a boy. Our heroes Luke Skywalker,…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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One of my favourite things to do as homework is get students to find a poem they think should be studied is lessons. Today, a student brought this poem and the class loved exploring it.
Things I Have Stolen
by Caleb Femi
Things I Have Stolen
by Caleb Femi
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
One of my favourite things to do as homework is get students to find a poem they think should be studied is lessons. Today, a student brought this poem and the class loved exploring it.
Things I Have Stolen
by Caleb Femi
Things I Have Stolen
by Caleb Femi
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5 principles for better inclusion
Here are five simple principles we are using to help guide our thinking in the way we support our school leaders and SENDCOs around inclusion. Principle 1/ I don’t have to be an expert to play my p…
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October 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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5 principles for better inclusion
Here are five simple principles we are using to help guide our thinking in the way we support our school leaders and SENDCOs around inclusion. Principle 1/ I don’t have to be an expert to play my p…
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October 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Scintillating. Not sure there are many better things to do on a Friday night (at 8.53pm) than drink red wine and read @johntomsett.bsky.social
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This much I know about... retirement
I know only too well that it is only ever now. I have just this current moment, this very nano-second. Nothing else is guaranteed. The time is 05:35 on Friday 18 July 2025. I may not make it until 05:...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Scintillating. Not sure there are many better things to do on a Friday night (at 8.53pm) than drink red wine and read @johntomsett.bsky.social
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Ending week 3 still smiling is an underrated achievement in education! Keep going and remember the impact we collectively have is immense.
September 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Ending week 3 still smiling is an underrated achievement in education! Keep going and remember the impact we collectively have is immense.
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Cultivating humility
If you are humble, nothing can touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are. Mother Teresa We love people who don’t boast, and want to be led by those who put others first,…
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September 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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