
Wolsey Academy's New 'Starfleet Investment Fund'
Wolsey Academy exists to make the world a better place and help build a brighter future for everyone. We believe that by freely sharing...

Intelligent Accountability: Creating the conditions for teachers to thrive
I have never been so excited while reading a teaching book! For the first time, I felt like I wasn’t alone – that someone else ‘got it’....

Doing Middle Leadership Right
I was lucky enough to find the time to read through this recently published book by three incredible middle leaders. I turned the notes...

Empire of Pain by Patrick Keefe
A short review of this as I listened to it as an audiobook over several weeks and did not make any physical notes as I went. A good...

Trillions, by Robin Wigglesworth
Trillions by Robin Wrigglesworth I absolutely loved this book. There is an exciting genre of books on financial shenanigans, at the epoch...

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Incredible. I have really enjoyed Weir’s previous books (The Martian, Artemis) but this one – I have to say – is probably the best. I...

The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan
This, I believe, was one of the first History Teacher Book Club reads and therefore one I missed out on. I read the sequel, 'The New Silk...

Sri Lanka, April 2022
Sri Lanka A hugely enjoyable holiday, wonderful people, gorgeous wildlife and a fascinating history. Also, going through one heck of a...

The role of a SENCO in relation to leadership
Below is a summary of The SENCO Role – Leading on Assessment, by Tracy Edwards and Mhairi C Beaton. Wolsey Summary: Assessment for the...

Ring of Steel, Germany and Austria-Hungry 1914-1918 by Alexander Watson
A giant of a book, hugely well researched and hugely entertaining: Notes below: This book’s central argument is that popular consent was...