The well-being of staff must be an area of concern for school leaders; however, there will inevitably be some aspects of well-being that are outside of your control. It often felt that most of the private confidential work I did as a head teacher was dealing with personal rather than personnel issues. Continue reading
Spiralling into the depths of despair is all too easy when daylight is in short supply, the weather is wet, temperatures are freezing and your energy levels are plummeting at the same time as your workload is rising. It’s that time of the year when tempers get increasingly frayed as the season of peace, hope and joy draws close; people end up feeling ill and permanent exclusions hit a peak. Continue reading
Working in a cross phase Trust means we are better placed than most to understand and build a pupil’s learning journey going all the way from early years to Sixth Form. A number of staff are now working with each other, across the phases, to take transition to a different level. No longer a series of activities or events – part marketing, part social and part learning – but a coherent curriculum plan from Early Years to Year 8 and beyond. Continue reading