{"id":4893,"date":"2026-05-29T14:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T04:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/?page_id=4893"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:28:19","slug":"blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4893\" class=\"elementor elementor-4893\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd1a51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3dd1a51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4caad42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4caad42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blogs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003135d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"003135d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I write this blog for educators who want to think more clearly about the work of leading and learning. Each article explores a practical challenge in schools, then offers ideas that can be applied in real contexts. Topics include distributed leadership, learning walks, teacher workload, classroom climate, writing, belonging, future-focused learning, and effective use of teacher time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab0cf6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dab0cf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1b423 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"6f1b423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5518 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-leadership\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/teacher-ownership-are-you-in-the-stands-or-on-the-field\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTeacher Ownership: Are You in the Stands or on the Field?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There is a familiar scene at every sporting event. The stands are full of people with opinions. They call plays,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/teacher-ownership-are-you-in-the-stands-or-on-the-field\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Teacher Ownership: Are You in the Stands or on the Field?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5516 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-change-management category-education-strategy-policy category-school-culture-2 tag-leading-staff-change tag-school-improvement tag-staff-resistance tag-teacher-confidence tag-trust\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/why-staff-resistance-happens-after-people-ask-for-change\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy staff resistance happens after people ask for change\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In schools, change is rarely just technical. It touches identity, competence, workload, and status. People can want improvement and still<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/why-staff-resistance-happens-after-people-ask-for-change\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why staff resistance happens after people ask for change\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5514 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-change-management category-communication category-school-leadership-management tag-implementation tag-leadership-practice tag-messy-middle-of-change tag-school-change tag-staff-culture\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/why-the-messy-middle-of-change-feels-so-hard\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy the messy middle of change feels so hard\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Early change often feels clean. People are curious. Some feel hopeful. A few are energised. The change still feels possible<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/why-the-messy-middle-of-change-feels-so-hard\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why the messy middle of change feels so hard\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5511 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-professional-learning category-school-improvement category-school-leadership-management tag-decision-making tag-good-enough-leadership tag-leadership-habits tag-perfectionism tag-school-culture\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/the-perfectionism-trap-in-school-leadership\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe perfectionism trap in school leadership\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Many school leaders were high-performing teachers. They built trust by being reliable, precise, and thorough. That strength can turn into<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/the-perfectionism-trap-in-school-leadership\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The perfectionism trap in school leadership\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5509 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-leadership category-school-improvement category-school-leadership-management tag-principal-discerment tag-principal-wellbeing tag-school-improvement\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/the-leadership-cost-of-solving-everything\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Leadership Cost of Solving Everything\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Leadership discernment is one of the hardest skills for school leaders to develop. Not because leaders lack judgement, but because<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/the-leadership-cost-of-solving-everything\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Leadership Cost of Solving Everything\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5507 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-leadership category-professional-learning category-school-improvement category-school-leadership-management tag-school-culture tag-staff-development tag-teacher-agency tag-teacher-wellbeing-and-agency tag-teacher-workload\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/why-teacher-wellbeing-and-agency-now-sit-at-the-centre\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy teacher wellbeing and agency now sit at the centre\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Workload is not experienced as a spreadsheet. It is experienced as broken attention, shortened patience, and late-night planning. When leaders<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/why-teacher-wellbeing-and-agency-now-sit-at-the-centre\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why teacher wellbeing and agency now sit at the centre\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5505 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-leadership\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/escaping-old-ideas-is-the-real-work-of-change\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEscaping old ideas is the real work of change\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones\u201d captures the challenge of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/escaping-old-ideas-is-the-real-work-of-change\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Escaping old ideas is the real work of change\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5503 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-instruction category-leadership category-professional-learning tag-dialogue tag-leadership tag-trust\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/just-because-we-disagree-does-not-mean-you-are-wrong\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJust because we disagree does not mean you are wrong\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Productive disagreement is one of the most important skills in a healthy school community. It reminds us that difference is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/just-because-we-disagree-does-not-mean-you-are-wrong\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Just because we disagree does not mean you are wrong\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5501 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-leadership\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/qbp.websitedemopreview.com\/jake\/the-old-model-was-built-for-a-different-world\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe old model was built for a different world\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For decades, many systems operated in a world of information scarcity. 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