It Never Did Me Harm
At a time when we are increasingly concerned by the extent and nature of family violence, corporal punishment of children…
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When Leadership Priorities Collide
Last week’s exploration of The 2026 Skills Horizon considered five shifts reshaping leadership values, technology, accountability, trust and energy. But…
Read moreThe Reality of an Eating Disorder
A parent whose child is starving to death in the grip of anorexia nervosa is in no doubt that this…
Read moreFive Shifts Reshaping Educational Leadership
Last week’s introduction to The 2026 Skills Horizon, research from Sydney Executive Plus at the University of Sydney Business School,…
Read moreHow Scared Should We Be of AI?
Five years ago, if someone had spoken of AI, we may have assumed they were referring to the initials of…
Read moreLeading Through the Decade of Disorientation
What will educational leaders need to lead well into the future? There is a growing sense across education that the…
Read morebower(schools)™ Information Session
In the early 2000’s Australia changed its mind about locking people up as its primary strategy for managing mental illness,…
Read morebower(schools)™ Information Session
In the early 2000’s Australia changed its mind about locking people up as its primary strategy for managing mental illness,…
Read morebower(schools)™ Information Session
In the early 2000’s Australia changed its mind about locking people up as its primary strategy for managing mental illness,…
Read moreFrom Complexity to Clarity: The Bower Place Model™ for Schools
When: 9:00am-4:30pm, Friday, 9 October 2026 This workshop provides a protocol and structured framework for school leaders, addressing multi-system challenges,…
Read moreFrom Embracing Technology to Limiting It
Twenty years ago, school leaders were asking: How do we get more technology into classrooms? Today, increasingly, they are being…
Read moreWe Can’t Change the Past, but We Can Change the Future
Cumulative childhood trauma (CCT), experiences of different types of interpersonal trauma before 18 years old, has negative consequences for a…
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