When I stepped into my new role this year, I knew there would be plenty to learn — but I don’t think I fully appreciated just how many different hats I’d end up wearing. Being a new member of staff…

When I stepped into my new role this year, I knew there would be plenty to learn — but I don’t think I fully appreciated just how many different hats I’d end up wearing. Being a new member of staff in a school is one thing. Taking on a department with an established reputation for high standards and strong results is another.

It’s taken me a long time to realise that what I truly love is learning. What I’m good at is learning. And what I thrive on — more than anything — is learning. I didn’t fully recognise this until p…

It’s taken me a long time to realise that what I truly love is learning. What I’m good at is learning. And what I thrive on — more than anything — is learning. I didn’t fully recognise this until partway through university. That was when it dawned on me that what excited me wasn’t just the subject itself, but the process — the challenge of grappling with something new, of digging deeper, of connecting ideas I hadn’t seen before.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be the “fun mum.” You know the one I mean: the parent who gets right down on the floor, speaking in funny voices, creating entire …

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