Why We Shouldn’t Be Surprised About Partygate and What It Tells Us About The Impact of Leadership…
The threads of the Partygate tapestry are there for all to see. What lessons can school leaders draw from this latest political scandal?
Category: Leadership and Management
Should Headteachers Have Taught in Every Key Stage?
Does a primary headteacher need to have extensive teaching experience? In this blog, Max Kelly makes a case in favour of extensive teaching experience and suggests it is highly desirable for school leaders to have experienced a range of key stages, across a range of schools. For Max, it’s a question of credibility as much as anything else…
Boost Your “Energy For Leadership” With These Super Simple Steps
In this blog Max Kelly examines some of the daily challenges that can sap school leaders and teachers of energy, and the impact that can have if not kept in check.
Surviving 2021
As another year draws to a close I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on the challenges and successes of 2021. No doubt this was a demanding and turbulent year, but there were also some wonderful opportunities and moments to celebrate along the way. This is my very personal take on 2021…
Another Bad Hair Day? Owning a Brush Might Help.
Max Kelly presents a new blog with yet more comparisons between political leadership and school leadership…
After a torrid week or so for Boris Johnson and his Tory MPs, the Prime Minister continued his calamitous streak with a bizarre and poorly executed speech to the Confederation of British Industry. I’m not sure that a headteacher would get away with this type of regular performance in a school – so why is Boris Johnson getting away with it in Number 10?
Premier League Managers vs Headteachers – Do YOU Recognise Any of These Leaders in YOUR School?
Who would be a premier league manager? Judged by league tables, an unrelenting pressure from those who are supposed to be on your side, and seemingly everyone has an opinion and thinks they could do better. Sounds a bit like the job of the headteacher too! In this tongue-in-cheek article, sprinkled with just a dash of insight, observation and comment, author Max Kelly imagines the current stock of Premier League managers as headteachers. So do you recognise yourself in any of these descriptions? Or perhaps you already work for one them?
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