Tag: featured
-
The Tell-Tale Signs of SUCCESS: 5 Things NO-ONE Will Tell You About Your FIRST Headship
I recently completed my seventh year as headteacher at a school and realised that the departing Y6s were the fist ever cohort that I’d seen all the way through their primary education as a headteacher. Seeing how well all the children had done, and watching them leave as confident and resilient learners, was a proud…
-
Prime Ministers vs Headteachers – WHO do make the BEST leaders and why?
The demands of leadership on Prime Ministers and Headteachers are colossal. Leaders must have conviction; the capacity to communicate and persuade; they must manage people and communities; they must translate their convictions to policy detail and then ensure successful implementation of their policies. All the while they must be the relentless and charismatic figurehead and…
-
The ULTIMATE Guide To Staff Meetings At School
There are loads of blogs and articles out there which give advice on the mechanics of running an effective staff meeting: let everyone know in good time, welcome everyone by name, share the successes… you get the picture. But did you know there are some fundamental steps you can take right now which will increase…
-
Our schools. Their future. Your choice.
The full manifesto from NAHT Isle of Man can be accessed here. NAHT are asking all prospective candidates for Keys to endorse the manifesto and put “education” at the heart of this General Election.
-
Isle of Man school leaders call on election candidates to take pledge for education
Members of school leaders’ union, Isle of Man NAHT, are calling on candidates in the upcoming general election to join them in pledging to put support for education at the heart of their campaigns. The pledge forms part of a wider manifesto for education published today (12 August) by Isle of Man NAHT ahead of the…
-
Corporate Vision Unveils the Winners of the 2021 Education and Training Awards – Success for Laxey and Dhoon Federation, Isle of Man
There’s no question that the global pandemic massively disrupted the education system, with schools closing and children being forced to learn from their home environments. We speak to Maxim Kelly of Laxey School and Dhoon School Federation, both of which not only successfully weathered the Covid storm, but also excelled at doing it with their…
-
Laxey School and Dhoon School to feature on Teacher Hug Radio
Laxey and Dhoon Schools were shortlisted for the TES Primary School of the Year award. I really enjoyed talking to Maxim Kelly, Executive Headteacher to find out all about his schools on the Isle of Man. It was really interesting to find out what it is like to live and work on the Isle of Man. I also…
MANX MAX 