Just Teach
Once upon a time, teachers didn’t really plan for lessons, they just went in and taught. There were no teaching
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Author: johndabell
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
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Leadership Really Matters
Leadership is a critical determinant of school performance and success. It doesn’t just matter, it really matters. Knowing what effective
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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
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The Art of Presence
All school leaders need to be visible. They need to be up and about and seen in and around the
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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
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The Hybrid Head
Head teachers are often called ‘school leaders’ because that is what they are. But they are so much more than
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Be The Force Multiplier
One of the key responsibilities of any leader is be a force multiplier. In physics, a force multiplier, such as
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Leadership Recipes
We have enough recipes for leadership to fill a cookbook. These are normally written as a concise list of qualities
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Snow Globe Leadership
School leaders operate in a fluid and disruptive environment constantly adapting to changes in their school communities. They also need
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