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What can cause your Independent School to close and what can you do about it?
Last week, after watching a video by Social Ink suggesting that our content should not just be about what matters to us - that it should...
Ellen Mukwewa
Dec 5, 20204 min read


Continuing Professional Development and School Improvement
Although CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development, we also need to look at CPD as Continuing Personal Development.
Ellen Mukwewa
Oct 29, 20204 min read


Challenges Faced by Non-Association Independent Schools
Independent schools face challenges? Sure, I hear you say. Like whether to build a second olympic-size swimming pool or to add dressage to t
Ellen Mukwewa
Oct 22, 20204 min read


Could You Work in a Non-Association Independent School?
Teaching is a vocation. A calling. No one gets into teaching for the money or the glory. There’s very little of one, and none of the other.
Ellen Mukwewa
Oct 15, 20203 min read


How Non-Association Independent Schools Help Students
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
Ellen Mukwewa
Oct 8, 20204 min read


Post-Lockdown Teaching and Learning Strategies: Learn the Independent School Way
There’s a lot of anxiety about the post-pandemic return to school. Particularly concerning making up for lost time and addressing gaps in le
Ellen Mukwewa
Oct 2, 20205 min read


Independent Schools Inspectorate: The Alternative to Ofsted
It should come as no real surprise, but schools are thinking about leaving Ofsted. Enter the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).
Ellen Mukwewa
Sep 25, 20204 min read


How to Pull Everything Together After a Failed Ofsted Inspection
So you’ve just failed an Ofsted inspection. These things happen. We all get knocked down in life, now it's time to focus on getting back up.
Ellen Mukwewa
Sep 17, 20204 min read


Why I Work Specifically With Independent Schools in the UK
This is why I choose to work specifically with non-association independent schools in the UK. Because their vision and mission align with mi
Ellen Mukwewa
Sep 10, 20205 min read


What Mainstream Education Can Learn From Other Providers
What Mainstream Education Can Learn From Other Providers: 6 Strategies to Address Major Gaps in Student Learning
Ellen Mukwewa
Sep 3, 202012 min read


Working ON Your School Versus Working IN Your School - Part 2
There is a significant difference between working IN your school and working on your school.
Ellen Mukwewa
Aug 27, 20207 min read


Working ON Your School Versus Working IN Your School - Part 1
Unfortunately, most school leaders do not get to spend enough time looking at the school from the telescopic perspective because they are al
Ellen Mukwewa
Aug 20, 20204 min read


What Is Your School’s Unique Mission?
Every school has at least one of these: a vision statement, a mission statement, a values statement. Do you know yours?
Ellen Mukwewa
Aug 13, 20205 min read


Everything You Need to Know About School Improvement and School Culture (Almost)
If you’re looking for a comprehensive list of the key aspects of developing and improving school culture, welcome. What follows is...
Ellen Mukwewa
Jul 22, 20205 min read


There Is No Catching up – Let’s Reset the Clock
I was happy to read that Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this recently: “I want to once again thank teachers, childcare workers and...
Ellen Mukwewa
Jul 15, 20204 min read


Why Marell Consulting Exists
As children, we’re all told to do our best. But very few of us take it to heart. I did. I’m not trying to say that I was a perfect kid...
Ellen Mukwewa
Jul 9, 20203 min read


Should Ofsted Inspect Schools’ Virtual Provision During the Lockdown?
First of all, let me preface this with a reminder that no routine school inspections have taken place during the lockdown. In fact,...
Ellen Mukwewa
Jul 3, 20204 min read


Now Is the Perfect Time to Build Your School Improvement System
There’s never enough time. This is a standard response within many professional settings when asked to do something new. Something...
Ellen Mukwewa
Jun 25, 20205 min read


Make School Improvement Part of the Design
Let's look at three approaches to school improvement and why the third is the most effective for independent schools.
Ellen Mukwewa
Jun 18, 20204 min read


Inspiring Women Who Have Influenced Me and My Work
What have the women in your life taught you?
Ellen Mukwewa
Mar 12, 20204 min read
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