Six ideas to help you get ready for the new academic year

The start of a new academic year heralds a mixture of emotions for those who work in education. For some, seeing the smiling faces of students and colleagues may bring a sense of joy and contentment that enables them to skip joyfully through the last week of the holidays and through the school gates onContinue reading “Six ideas to help you get ready for the new academic year”

Tips for working effectively with your teaching assistant

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”

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.”