Just Teach
johndabell Once upon a time, teachers didn’t really plan for lessons, they just went in and taught. There were no teaching resources with copious teacher notes, step-by-step guidance and bullet-pointed directions.…
2023
Teaching And The Angry Letter
Education gets people angry. Working in a school means you are inevitably going to get hot under the collar about something. And some people get worked up at just about…
Leadership Really Matters
Leadership is a critical determinant of school performance and success. It doesn’t just matter, it really matters. Knowing what effective leadership actually is and looks like is another thing as…
Leadership And Management In Schools
Management and leadership are frequently portrayed as being polar opposites and radically different (Kotter, 2013). Management is the operational administration of systems and processes essential to the smooth day-to-day running…
The Art of Presence
All school leaders need to be visible. They need to be up and about and seen in and around the school so that the school population have opportunities to interact…
The 8 Stages of Change
Change is an innate component of education and it is not without inconvenience. No school is immune to change despite resistance. Changes push and pull schools to pivot from their…
The Hybrid Head
Head teachers are often called ‘school leaders’ because that is what they are. But they are so much more than that. They are managers, teachers, mentors, coaches, counsellors, editors, social…
Be The Force Multiplier
One of the key responsibilities of any leader is be a force multiplier. In physics, a force multiplier, such as a lever or wedge, increases the amount of force you…
Leadership Recipes
We have enough recipes for leadership to fill a cookbook. These are normally written as a concise list of qualities that you throw into your pedagogical pot, mix together and…
Snow Globe Leadership
School leaders operate in a fluid and disruptive environment constantly adapting to changes in their school communities. They also need to be disruptive themselves leaders. We are not talking about…