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alt="Tim Elbourne Schools Bulletin Director’s Jottings 26th February 2009 Issue 38 The Schools Bulletin is published fortnightly in term. We are pleased to publish news and notices. Please send details and pictures (.jpeg) and we will try to include them. Send to: debbie.jordan@ely.anglican.org Inside this issue: Director’s Jottings 1 From the National Society Revised School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeal Code Teaching Awards From our Schools Lunchtime reward for good pupils Piece of the action For Governors Newly appointed Foundation Governors 3 The Back Page Hellos and Goodbyes In our Prayers this Month Vacancies Dates for the Diary SIAS Reports 4 The Schools Team Hong Kong Contacts From the Diocese Bishop David’s Blog Encouraging Statistics Positive Poll Evidence 2 Diocese of Ely Church Schools Bulletin 26th February 2009 Issue 38 # I recently came across the Pike St Fish Market in Seattle. Almost bankrupt in 1986 it is now a now a popular tourist destination , attracting up to 10,000 daily visitors and getting 10 times the business of its competitors. The secret is the infectious attitude of its workforce. They realised that the often mundane tasks of running a fish market could be transformed by a change of attitude, having fun and engaging people, whether they have come to buy or just look. So the fish fly and there is a carnival atmosphere. Try keeping a straight face when you throw or catch a fish! The basic philosophy can be summarised in four steps: 1. Choose your attitude. 2. Play 3. Make their Day 4. Be Present The basic tenets can be adapted to many other contexts, including schools. Last autumn, Jeremy and I visited a school in Essex which has been working with Edison Learning to adopt the ‘Fish Philosophy’. Staff spoke warmly of the way in which the school had been transformed for the better. Colleagues in Norfolk may also have encountered it in the context of staff well-being support. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. It needn’t be a season of ‘sackcloth and ashes.’ Rather, it can be a chance to search inwards and look outwards— and to adopt some of the maxims of Fish Philosophy! Choose your Attitude Whether it’s the attitude we adopt to ourselves, others around us, our work or our school, we do have choices. The fishmongers decided to make the best of what could be an unpleasant job. Play Life doesn’t have to be dour and here children have much to teach adults. “We take the business seriously, but we discovered we could be serious and still have fun with the way we conducted our business”. Make their Day It’s simply about focussing not just on ourselves, but on others and trying to make a positive impact; “We look for as many ways as we can to create great memories, and we create great memories whenever we make someone’s day” Be Present Annoying isn’t it when you are talking to someone and its obvious they are distracted or bored? Many spiritual books have been written on learning to be present, to be focussed on what’s happening now and the person you are with at this particular time. To be fully alive to the moment. Lent can be a good time to work on these principles —ourselves or with our pupils. To help, there is a special Live Lent website with ideas, collective worship materials and other resources, See www.livelent.net/schools. There’s lots online about ‘Fish! ’. See www.pikeplacefish.com. Although its style isn’t to every British taste, you can read more in Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results; quick and easy to read and a little over a fiver from Amazon. "
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