Too many professional development initiatives are done to teachers - not for, with or by them.

Teachers who believe they can make a real difference in their students lives REALLY do.

When the purge of teacher individualism is unrestrained, eccentricity, initiative and individuality become the casualties.

In high performing countries, principals are working with highly qualified teachers who come from the top tiers of the graduation range, who have been rigorously prepared in universities and through supervised practice in schools, and who remain in education for all of their careers.

One or two bad teachers is a problem with the teachers. A school with many bad teachers is a problem of leadership.

Capacity building originally meant helping people to help themselves. Now it means required training to deliver imposed policies.

Professional trust is a process, not a state.