I have just returned from India, where Jane Hawkes and I have been attending the Global Education Conference, with the title Educating the Heart. The Conference took place at the Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence at Muddenahalli, Karnataka, India. Besides speaking about Values-based Education and Leadership, as sponsored…

On the 1st May 2023, at the UN in Geneva, I had the honour of representing the IVET Foundation, by being part of a high level panel, that focused on Values-based Leadership in a multi-crisis world. The session heralded the launch of a programme organised by UNITAR in partnership with…

I wrote this blog for the Oxford University Climate Alumni (OXCAN). They are bringing together Oxford University graduates who are interested in tackling climate change. In 2012, I was invited to be a part of an international conference in Iceland called, The Spirit of Humanity Forum. It brought together a…

Thoughts to support you… “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” Martin Luther King Jr. I have always thought of altruism, as the unselfish joy in focussing our actions on the wellbeing of others. …

Over recent months I have been contacted by so many disillusioned teachers in state education, who see the current system of education actually abusing children! …

So, do you think you are a values-based person? I think a form of this question was regularly on my mind when I was Head of the first explicitly values-based school in Oxfordshire in the UK. …

Why do eyes glaze over and mouths yawn at the mention of values? Do you ever have one of those ‘penny dropping’ moments, when suddenly something that has been hidden from your awareness suddenly emerges and makes complete sense? …

“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.” — Nelson Mandela Celebration means the act of celebrating. We celebrate when we engage in a joyous social activity or event, usually in honour of some specific person. …

“Consistent gentleness is a display of massive inner strength and maturity”. Drishti Bablani On the 19th March 2014, I had the privilege of being invited to “open” the incredibly creative values sculpture at Eardisley Primary School in Herefordshire. As you see in the photo the creative sculpture represents two intertwined…