Yesterday I attended HMC’s Spring Conference at The British Library in London, which took as its focus partnership and collaboration…
Leaders: think about your ‘open door’ policy
We use the phrase ‘open door policy’ fairly glibly these days. Many leaders want to be visible, approachable, accessible, and…
Defending your choices – or being defensive?
Recently, my eldest brother read my book: Making the leap – Moving from deputy to head. He is far outside…
The power of Middle Leaders
In the 22 March 2019 edition of tes, I was interested to read a piece by primary head Nicola Forster…
Mid-way through your career – how do you sustain yourself?
I’ve kept a diary since 1972, in which I record what happens each day, and how I feel about it. …
Making the leap to headship – the possibility of joy
This post is based on an after-dinner speech I gave at the Ambition School Leadership all-women NPQH final residential at…
Headship and diversity
Friday 1st March 2019 was a very interesting day for me. I travelled to London to speak at a conference…
Managing email
In my last blog post I wrote about tidiness, and about how imposing order and systems might make both your…
How tidy are you?
Confession: I am a tidy person. Reading Emma Kell’s recent piece on tidiness in tes, the link Adrian Bethune included…
Receiving feedback: How can we do it better?
Yesterday I was pleased to lead a workshop at the John Taylor MAT conference held at the John Taylor Free…
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