Book of the Month for February 2025

Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves brilliantly show how we can and must engage with young people’s identities in their fullness and complexity. Rooted in classical and contemporary theories of identity, extensive research, and in sheer common sense, their book takes us from bitterness to belonging.

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February 2025

The Age of Identity - Book of the month Feb 2025

The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are . . . and How Do We Help Them Belong?

by - Dennis Shirley, Andy Hargreaves

Dennis Shirley and Andy Hargreaves brilliantly show how we can and must engage with young people's identities in their fullness and complexity. Rooted in classical and contemporary theories of identity, extensive research, and in sheer common sense, their book takes us from bitterness to belonging

Previous Reads

March 2023

10 Mindframes for Leaders: The Visible Learning Approach to School Success

by - John Hattie and Raymond L. Smith

Mindframes—your internal set of beliefs about your role as school leader—determine the high-impact leadership practices you choose to implement. In other words, how you think about the impact of the actions you take has more effect on student achievement than your leadership practices themselves.

February 2023

Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

by - Zaretta L. Hammond

January 2023

Cynefin - Weaving Sense-Making into the Fabric of Our World

by - Dave Snowden, Zhen Goh, Sue Borchardt, Sue Borchardt, Sue Borchardt, Sue Borchardt

We have previously explored the Cynefin Framework in Osprey Consulting PLD for school networks. You may like to visit this again over the summer break…