According to the TES (‘Headteachers are leaving schools’, 23 June 2023), school leaders are leaving the profession in record numbers. I’ve just posted a poll on LinkedIn in the last few days, and only 26% of respondents in the ‘Headteachers’ group sa...
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Blog Posts
Did you know that only 60% of Her Majesty’s Inspectors employed by OFSTED in the past 3 years have actually been a headteacher?I found this surprising and a bit disturbing when I read it in the TES.The weight that is placed on OFSTED judgements these...
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The idea of ‘dedicated headship time’ first appeared when education workforce reform was being looked at more broadly in 2005. The phrase basically means time for a headteacher to discharge the duties of their role. It seems a bit obvious that you ne...
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Spinning plates, firefighting, being snowed under, drowning in paperwork, headless chickens . . .These are some of the metaphors I commonly hear leaders using about their workload. I’ve used them myself. I remember clearly times when I felt completel...
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About Me
I'm a leadership coach who was previously a headteacher. I left my headship in December 2020 and retrained as a coach, achieving my ILM Level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring. I've been coaching leaders in the education, charity and non-profit sectors for 2 years.