Humans are complex beings. I could just stop there and leave you to ponder…but I make the statement for a reason. When it comes to the workplace, understanding and appreciating the fact that humans are complex beings, will enable you to look at things from a very different perspective. When it comes to those youContinue reading “Tips for working effectively with your teaching assistant”
Category Archives: A bolder you
Leaders, how well do you know your staff?
This is not a rhetorical question. Apart from knowing their names, the department/class they’re in and how effective they are as a practitioner, as a leader what else do you know about the individual members of staff in your school? For example, are they married? Do they have any children or pets? Have they beenContinue reading “Leaders, how well do you know your staff?”
5 tips for getting yourself ready for a promotion.
A new year often heralds a new incentive for getting off your backside and going for that promotion. It’s the time of year when everything suddenly looks different; either the rose-coloured spectacles have come off, making you realise there’s more to life than being stuck in a job you hate, or you have a DamascusContinue reading “5 tips for getting yourself ready for a promotion.”
New Voices Conference 2021
A letter to new headteachers
Dear New Headteacher, With only a couple of weeks to go until the start of the new academic year, I thought I’d take the time to write you a few lines. Now, please don’t expect a Ted Talk on how as a headteacher you have the capacity to be a champion for a generation, orContinue reading “A letter to new headteachers”