It is interesting when starting a new project to think about how social media is best used. My background is in education - promotion...

Over the last few weeks since I started "Finding Common Ground" it has been a real privilege to talk to parents about their children and...

Many African communities have a variation of this proverb and it was wonderful to see it quoted in the IPPR report "Out of Kilter: How...

Suspensions and exclusions from schools are in the press. For those who don't spend your lives with the educational jargon, a suspension...

This is such a common theme in the discussions that I have with families! It is absolutely essential that we find common ground. Earlier...

10 days ago I launched Finding Common Ground as a website, email address and phone number (and some nice business cards as part of the...

There is a daily survey of teachers' views across the country called "Teacher tapp". Thousands of us answer a small number of questions...

Sometimes, when you read something, you wonder why it even needs saying! An excellent report from the All Party Parliamentary Group...

Anyone connected with schools, particularly those families with vulnerable children, is well aware of the current focus on attendance....

In my experience parents and carers benefit from talking through issues that they feel that their child is facing in secondary school....

"Impact" is one of those key words that you hear everywhere in education - and indeed across the public sector. What will the impact be...

I am based in Lancashire, where I have spent the majority of my educational career. Before moving here 26 years ago I trained and worked...

I ask myself that question! I think that Finding Common Ground has to be free to those who use it otherwise it might not benefit those...

Over the last few years I have been asked, either directly or indirectly, for advice by many people whose child is struggling in...