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Planting bulbs
28th March 2025
Spring is the time of year we see bulbs poking through the ground. Flowers peak out at the promise of longer days and a little warmth from the sun - careful not to get caught by a March frost in the process. Whether it is daffodils, my favourite, or any other kind a bulb flower, they seem to magically appear, almost year after year. Yet like so much in education this masks a process. A process of planning, resourcing and preparation that has been undertaken many months before.
It is easy to see children flourishing in our schools, embracing educational opportunities and thriving in vibrant educational communities as the consequence of a 'day well planned', or one particular member of staff having a good day. However, this is not the case. School routines, cultures and consistency are often the key facets planted over the course of many months and years, which can be seen in the delivery of a great school day. Early years provision, teaching a child the joy of reading, the purposeful and supportive visit from a SENDCo or Home School Link worker are all ground-work often required to see the flourishing child later in the week, term or academic year. Indeed many of these foundations carry on giving well into secondary school, university, careers and beyond. This is the power of education - to change lives. One we have all signed up to.
Children don't appear magically like bulbs every spring and look pretty. They need to be nurtured, watered and fed. Here at Learning Partners I am proud of the consideration, long term effort, daily consistency, nurturing relationships and academic excellence required for our children and staff to flourish. It is easy in spring to forget the hours in the mud and rain in the autumn, or the preparing of the compost months or years before. As educators, we need to remember the process we are part of, not see ourselves and our days as one off events of brilliance.
We stand on the shoulders of giants. Of the educators before us. This is our purpose as a trust - nurture the conditions we all need to thrive.
Enjoy the flowers this spring time - you've worked hard for them.
Spring is the time of year we see bulbs poking through the ground. Flowers peak out at the promise of longer days and a little warmth from the sun - careful not to get caught by a March frost in the process. Whether it is daffodils, my favourite, or any other kind a bulb flower, they seem to magically appear, almost year after year. Yet like so much in education this masks a process. A process of planning, resourcing and preparation that has been undertaken many months before.
It is easy to see children flourishing in our schools, embracing educational opportunities and thriving in vibrant educational communities as the consequence of a 'day well planned', or one particular member of staff having a good day. However, this is not the case. School routines, cultures and consistency are often the key facets planted over the course of many months and years, which can be seen in the delivery of a great school day. Early years provision, teaching a child the joy of reading, the purposeful and supportive visit from a SENDCo or Home School Link worker are all ground-work often required to see the flourishing child later in the week, term or academic year. Indeed many of these foundations carry on giving well into secondary school, university, careers and beyond. This is the power of education - to change lives. One we have all signed up to.
Children don't appear magically like bulbs every spring and look pretty. They need to be nurtured, watered and fed. Here at Learning Partners I am proud of the consideration, long term effort, daily consistency, nurturing relationships and academic excellence required for our children and staff to flourish. It is easy in spring to forget the hours in the mud and rain in the autumn, or the preparing of the compost months or years before. As educators, we need to remember the process we are part of, not see ourselves and our days as one off events of brilliance.
We stand on the shoulders of giants. Of the educators before us. This is our purpose as a trust - nurture the conditions we all need to thrive.
Enjoy the flowers this spring time - you've worked hard for them.
