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As a headteacher, sitting in ‘the chair’ is unlike anything I have ever done. The responsibility, pressure, expectation, and isolation is, at times, unreal.
As a headteacher, sitting in ‘the chair’ is unlike anything I have ever done. The responsibility, pressure, expectation, and isolation is, at times, unreal.
I can see why, and I know of, many heads who struggle or battle with the job. I really don’t believe enough is done to protect our headteachers.
When I became head I was one of the youngest in the country - I was at the top of my teaching game and on an upward trajectory, but
When I became head I was one of the youngest in the country - I was at the top of my teaching game and on an upward trajectory, but
- but not prepared for the overwhelm, emotional toll and heavy responsibility that came with ‘the chair’.
That is why I took active steps to understand all these different aspects of surviving and thriving as a head - and, ultimately, it is what has led me to the road I am on.
That is why I took active steps to understand all these different aspects of surviving and thriving as a head - and, ultimately, it is what has led me to the road I am on.
I am now hoping in the new year to be able to roll out what I’m calling a ‘Headteacher’s Mastermind’ for heads of schools local to me so I can offer support and hopefully enable others to survive and thrive.
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