The Art of Brilliance Blog

Enquiring as to why Betsy was sporting her mother’s reading glasses, it boiled down to ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time’. Which I couldn’t really argue with, to be honest. Education in general has followed a similar evolution. (more…)

At Art of Brilliance, we’re interested in leading the wellbeing revolution and doing the right thing. I’m guessing you are too? (more…)

Olympics, FIFA World Cups and leap years… they carousel around every four years. And while the sporting events arrive with pomp and fanfare, February 29^th kind of slips by. (more…)

Those of you who remember Billie Jean King’s tennis career (or those of you who have watched Break Point on Netflix) might have come across the saying ‘Pressure is a privilege’. (more…)

Breaking news: We have developed a vault of a hundred or so studio quality videos for staff, parents and young people of all ages.  Short, simple, no-nonsense, great fun… the usual Art of Brill fayre.

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Each day, 34 million videos are uploaded to TikTok and 95 million photos or videos shared on Instagram… (more…)

In the study of ‘Organizational Vitality’ there are four types of energy: physical, psychological, emotional and relational. But here’s the kicker, only one of them is renewable. (more…)

‘New Year, New You’. How many times have you heard that in the last few days? (more…)

An okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day, followed by an okay day means you’ve had 7 okay days on the bounce. (more…)

If you’ve never worked in a school, this post probably isn’t for you. To the uninitiated, Christmas in primary education is a sugar-mouse idyll: squeaky-clean festive cheer, sweetness and (Christmas) light. It’s not. (more…)

It’s foggy. You’re barefoot, bewildered and strangely light on your feet. There’s a choir singing somewhere up ahead, so you put one foot in front of the other and walk towards the singing.

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November 22^nd: it’s not Christmas, but neither is it not not Christmas.  (more…)