Matthew Clements-Wheeler
@matthew.mcw.org.uk
Founder and Director of Mastery | Clarity | Wisdom Ltd. Leadership and governance advisor, former Chair of ISBL, serial adopter of greyhounds
Another certification for the bona fides file.
September 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Another certification for the bona fides file.
Looking forward to next week’s meeting of the School Resource Management Network - pleased to see this vision for mutual support by/for independent consultants in the education sector proving of use to members.
September 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking forward to next week’s meeting of the School Resource Management Network - pleased to see this vision for mutual support by/for independent consultants in the education sector proving of use to members.
“Great in the air, less graceful on landing”
June 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
“Great in the air, less graceful on landing”
Some thoughts about the importance of clarity for leaders in my blog: mcw.org.uk/blog/f/clari...
Clarity: Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing
Feeling overwhelmed by endless risks, opportunities, and projects? Discover how mastering clarity can help you lead smarter, stay focused, and drive real impact in your organisation.
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April 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Some thoughts about the importance of clarity for leaders in my blog: mcw.org.uk/blog/f/clari...
Free resource announcement - @mcw.org.uk are giving away this workshop activity. Download it from: img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/aa...
April 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Free resource announcement - @mcw.org.uk are giving away this workshop activity. Download it from: img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/aa...
In my blog this week, I've written about some of the factors leaders must consider when making decisions. You can read it here: mcw.org.uk/blog/f/decis...
Decision-Making in Volatile Times
NB: This blog is supported by free downloadable resources containing practical team exercises to help executive leaders apply these ideas in their own setting.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
In my blog this week, I've written about some of the factors leaders must consider when making decisions. You can read it here: mcw.org.uk/blog/f/decis...
Improved self-talk can overcome fear - writing down what’s worrying us pulls the bogeymen out from the shadows in the corners of our mind and lines them up for inspection in daylight.
Making an inventory of the skills & resources we have to tackle those professional fears puts us back in charge.
Making an inventory of the skills & resources we have to tackle those professional fears puts us back in charge.
In this blog Matthew focuses on handling fears - with a couple of simple things you can do to tame them and feel more in control.
There’s a link in it to our free advice sheet to help you or you team get unstuck on problems/tasks causing fear in professional life.
mcw.org.uk/blog/f/overc...
There’s a link in it to our free advice sheet to help you or you team get unstuck on problems/tasks causing fear in professional life.
mcw.org.uk/blog/f/overc...
Overcoming fear
This week's blog focuses on handling fears - how they make you feel and help to overcome them. The advice can be used to help you personally or to support a team member facing a problem. Our free advi...
mcw.org.uk
April 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Improved self-talk can overcome fear - writing down what’s worrying us pulls the bogeymen out from the shadows in the corners of our mind and lines them up for inspection in daylight.
Making an inventory of the skills & resources we have to tackle those professional fears puts us back in charge.
Making an inventory of the skills & resources we have to tackle those professional fears puts us back in charge.
Glorious morning for a walk with Heather and our dogs.
April 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Glorious morning for a walk with Heather and our dogs.
Call me - let's get you to your goals faster!
April 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Call me - let's get you to your goals faster!
You can find my blog at mcw.org.uk/blog - sign up to receive my musings (and those of guest contributors too from May 2025)
April 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
You can find my blog at mcw.org.uk/blog - sign up to receive my musings (and those of guest contributors too from May 2025)
Really pleased to finally be working for myself. Check out www.mcw.org.uk for details of how I'm supporting schools, academy trusts and charities
MCW | Mastery | Clarity | Wisdom
Expert support for leadership development and governance effectiveness. Specialists in charity sector coaching, board development and internal scrutiny.
www.mcw.org.uk
April 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Really pleased to finally be working for myself. Check out www.mcw.org.uk for details of how I'm supporting schools, academy trusts and charities
I’ve been really overwhelmed by how nice my professional network been this week. Thank you. 🙏
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I’ve been really overwhelmed by how nice my professional network been this week. Thank you. 🙏
Last walk of 2024. Happy New Year everyone
December 31, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Last walk of 2024. Happy New Year everyone
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🥶💨💜🦴🔥🌊 utter madness pals. Wild Walkies to end 2024.
December 31, 2024 at 5:11 PM
🥶💨💜🦴🔥🌊 utter madness pals. Wild Walkies to end 2024.
Reposted by Matthew Clements-Wheeler
Reposted by Matthew Clements-Wheeler
We had just been told hoomum is doing #Parkrun on Christmas morning and our pork pie breakfast has been postponed. She is doing the repawt writing at Sutton Park and running it. We are giving her some of 🦴 calming meds as we type. She’s a nutter pals. 🏃🏽♀️✍️📄🎄🧑🎄🦴💜🔥 Some of today’s walk. It was 🥶☔️💜🦴🔥
December 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
We had just been told hoomum is doing #Parkrun on Christmas morning and our pork pie breakfast has been postponed. She is doing the repawt writing at Sutton Park and running it. We are giving her some of 🦴 calming meds as we type. She’s a nutter pals. 🏃🏽♀️✍️📄🎄🧑🎄🦴💜🔥 Some of today’s walk. It was 🥶☔️💜🦴🔥
Reposted by Matthew Clements-Wheeler
FML this is not cute hoos. It’s abuse. Look into my eyes 👀 Please pals throw me some 🧦 so I can escape
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November 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM
FML this is not cute hoos. It’s abuse. Look into my eyes 👀 Please pals throw me some 🧦 so I can escape
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Reposted by Matthew Clements-Wheeler
Hoodad is home!🦴💜
December 7, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Hoodad is home!🦴💜
With delays and suspended routes, getting to Greenwich is an adventure today. Thankfully I’m making progress
November 26, 2024 at 9:11 AM
With delays and suspended routes, getting to Greenwich is an adventure today. Thankfully I’m making progress
Speaking about the changes AI may bring to school leadership and crisis management today.
Hoping to draw out the wealth of knowledge already in the room #WisdomInTheSystem
Hoping to draw out the wealth of knowledge already in the room #WisdomInTheSystem
November 26, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Speaking about the changes AI may bring to school leadership and crisis management today.
Hoping to draw out the wealth of knowledge already in the room #WisdomInTheSystem
Hoping to draw out the wealth of knowledge already in the room #WisdomInTheSystem