A week ago I wrote a post about how leaders can safeguard their own well-being.  I also answered interview questions from Sam at Schoolwell on my approach… Read more “How leaders can support those they lead to achieve a healthy balance in their lives”

The key lessons learnt, highlights and formative moments from my first four months of headship could be confused with a Crowded House soundtrack… (apologies to the under… Read more “GUEST POST from Helena Marsh. Early headship: Take the weather with you”

When you have a leadership position within a school, at any level, there are two aspects of staff well-being that you need to give attention to: your… Read more “Leadership and well-being”

I have written elsewhere about the importance of establishing the most positive and, I hope, mutually respectful relationship between senior leaders and the rest of the school… Read more “The importance of communication”

Recently the wonderful Carly Waterman posted a tweet featuring an article by India Knight in The Sunday Times Magazine from 15th April.  The article was entitled ‘Women… Read more “Own your success!”

Of the six schools in which I worked as a teacher and leader, three were girls’ schools.  My own education had been entirely in co-ed schools, and… Read more “The joys and challenges of supporting girls”

Growing up, the only thing I ever wanted to do was to be a teacher.  I loved my subject, English, and knew I wanted a career which… Read more “Making a choice”

In the spring of 2015, Deputy Principal Helena Marsh attended a conference called Empowering Women in Education Leadership, which brought together serving and aspiring women leaders from both… Read more “The development of #WomenEd”

School communities are made up of many different groups of people – students, their parents, teachers, support staff, leaders at all levels, governors.  These leaders will, themselves,… Read more “Us and them?”