The Art of Brilliance Blog

Brace yourself. This is a biggy… (more…)

The late Ken Robinson used to tell this fantastic story… (more…)

Here’s my logic: Fish live in schools, so they must be cleverer than they look. (more…)

At last! The sun has finally poked its head out from behind the perpetual grey of a British winter! (more…)

I keep seeing ads for happiness and/or wellbeing jobs. And it makes me uncomfortable. Let me explain… (more…)

In my first week as the new Early Years teacher, we had ourselves a very wet Wednesday. Mid-way through story time on the carpet, a message came round that it was a wet break, and no one was to go outside. I looked out of the window expecting to see a tsunami heading our way, but it was just a bit of drizzle… (more…)

Imagine if you inherited a stash of valuable family jewels. Chances are you wouldn’t leave them on the kitchen table, with your front door unlocked, for anyone to wander in and steal… (more…)

This blog grew from some research that suggested people make better decisions when they have an urge to pee. The article didn’t really explain why, but it piqued my interest and took me to a related article on being too busy to visit the loo, and to another on burnout… (more…)

The Kindness Revolution is gathering momentum… (more…)

Growing up, I was convinced my Nan had magic powers – specifically of the pancake variety. Every Pancake Day, she’d whip up a batch so fluffy and mouth-wateringly perfect you’d think she’d trained under a Michelin-star chef. (more…)

During my first term of teacher training, our course leader decided to give us a test to see how much we had taken in over the last few weeks. Thinking that I was up to date with my notes and really had been paying attention in the seminars, I expected to get full marks… (more…)

A really good friend of mine is a nurse and she’s been having a rough time of it. She’s in the thick of a busy department, up to her eyeballs at work and said, “Does anyone actually care about me?” (more…)