Headteachers are often the people everyone turns to. Staff look to you for direction. Parents expect answers. Pupils benefit from stability. Governors rely on strong leadership. But who supports the head teacher? It’s a question that isn’t asked often enough, yet it matters now more than ever. Leading a school
Whenever people think of the words “career coach”, they generally think of something that will either dispense information or tell them what kind of job they should be applying for. In reality, this isn’t true at all. The role of a career coach is not to make decisions on behalf
Well, that moment comes when things become different in your career. It could be that what used to give you a sense of fulfillment becomes tiring. It could be that your priorities and circumstances have changed, or it could be that you are wondering whether your present career is what
Many school leaders’ days start prior to the arrival of their first pupil. There is a staffing problem that must be sorted out before registration. There is a safeguarding problem that must be addressed urgently. The email from the parents is getting worse during the night. Before breaktime, all of
The days of most school leaders start well before their students arrive and continue way beyond their departure from school. An issue regarding staffing must be sorted out before registration time. There is a matter of safeguarding that must be attended to. The attendance data has to be looked at.
School days rarely go by as planned. There’s a safeguarding concern before registration. A staff member calls in sick. You get a call from a parent demanding a meeting. Behavior is getting out of hand. By lunchtime, your strategic priorities have fallen to the bottom of an already-to-do list. This
