Daniel Locke-Wheaton - My Reflection
Looking back on my preconceptions prior to the Trip, I realised that I was envisioning visiting schools and spending my time sharing/directing ideas on a school and leadership level. I felt that we would spend the time evaluating the Malaysian Education system and that this would be isolated or behind our ideas/objectives in the UK. It soon became clear how wrong I was. By exploring how the Malaysian system has diversified from the original British model, I was continually challenged to evaluate our own education system. We visited a range of schools and though all spoke of the national demand for high attainment, it was their holistic and compulsory co-curricular aspects that stood out. I will be taking away how the use of mission and vision statements are not just a sentence on a wall, but a theme and pride that is shared and importantly owned by all the students. Achievement and motivation was shared on every corridor and room, with photos of students, cupboards of work and trophies and fantastic motivational signs. to be continued asap...