It’s the start of another term or half term and there seems so much to do. As Stephen Covey’s famous quote goes, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” In an increasingly frenetic world and the busyness of the school day it is too easy to lose focus. Continue reading
This post won’t make that much sense without reading “One of Those Days – The Challenge.” The challenge was about how you would cope with the day from hell – an angry and aggressive parent, an unhappy member of staff, a meeting about progress data that you are unprepared for, a middle leader who is seeking your support to get an increase in capitation and a complaint from a parent about a member of staff. Continue reading
We’ve all had one of those days but how would you feel if your day from hell appeared as an interview task. This year we have been using a new task when appointing middle leaders. The following task required completion in forty five minutes and then formed part of the interview in the afternoon when the candidates would be asked questions about it. This is some half term fun, I’ll give you some thoughts and pointers on it later in the week. Continue reading