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Open communication
🤔 Do you have a good working relationship with your line manager? Are you able to have a genuine and open conversation with them? I've...

Claire Platt
Feb 72 min read


People Pleasing
🤔 Have you ever felt that you can't say something? That you're afraid to voice something that will potentially upset others? I am a...

Claire Platt
Feb 72 min read


Building Belonging
There are a range of emerging strategies which offer a route map to building belonging. These centre around building a whole-school...

Claire Platt
Feb 53 min read


What is the research evidence for belonging?
Since Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs was published in 1943, we have been aware of the importance of belonging. The need for love and...

Claire Platt
Feb 53 min read


What I'm leaving behind in 2024
As we're already nearly at the end of January, so I thought I would share a few things that I am leaving behind in 2024. 1️⃣ Putting...

Claire Platt
Jan 232 min read


Why focus on belonging?
“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. ” - Maya Angelou Everyone seems to be talking about belonging...

Claire Platt
Jan 223 min read


I have a dream...
✨ I have a dream for 2025. I have a big, scary, audacious dream... I am inspired by leaders. I love 'chewing the fat' with my friends who...

Claire Platt
Jan 172 min read
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