This is the workshop session I led at the #WomenEd event in Reading in October 2016. I talked about leadership…
Headteacher supply
I wrote this originally in response to a piece in TES by Anthony Seldon, in which he talked of establishing…
Managing upwards
At #TeachMeetLondon in 2016 I spoke about managing leadership transitions – at Middle/Senior Leader/headship level. A comment on Twitter, in…
Completing a doctorate part-time
One thing I’ve done since finishing headship is complete a Professional Doctorate in Education. I started teaching in 1980, and…
What makes me happy and keeps me positive?
I’ve read three posts on positivity and happiness today: one by a head, one by a teacher and one by…
The changing shape of CPD
In March 2015 I was invited to an event at The Baltic in Gateshead. Vicky Sturrs asked me to discuss how…
Is there still a glass ceiling for women?
Reading Helena Marsh’s post ‘What glass ceiling?’ made me thoughtful. In 2009 I was the head of a girls’ school and, for that…
Leading an Independent School
If you’d suggested when I was at school, when I was training to be a teacher or in the early…
I am Jill….
….Pleased to meet you. WHAT’S MY JOB TITLE AND WHERE DO I WORK? I usually describe myself these days as…
Making the most of Middle Leadership
I was delighted to be invited to speak at #TLT15 in Southampton by the wonderful David Fawcett and Jen Ludgate. It was…