Leadership

Where Will All the Leaders Come From? #ThursdayThunk

If you think we’ve got a leadership recruitment problem now; you ain’t seen anything yet.  There’s a tsunami of job vacancies coming over the next five years and a dearth of high quality applicants.  We’re coming to this issue too late and in a piecemeal way.

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Let’s Take Back Control …. of Accountability #HTRT2016

It’s nearly forty years since James Callaghan, the then Prime Minister, delivered his Ruskin College speech that sparked the Great Education Debate.  Political involvement has grown exponentially over the years and is now out of control.  The Headteachers’ Roundtable are coming together with about one hundred and eighty colleagues to discuss, debate and have our say. Continue reading →

Trust is Born Out of Integrity; “I’m Calling Bull$h1t”

Sunday has a metronomic quality about it.  Skype family on the other side of the World, walk to Mass and back, share coffee and time with Cath and a bit of gardening, weather permitting.  By Sunday afternoon I’m working; it has always been thus. Continue reading →