Leading with confidence

Whether you're leading a subject, a department or a whole school, being a leader in education can be very rewarding, but the job has also never been more challenging.

Our leading with confidence hub provides a range of Tes tools, tips and advice to support you in leading your colleagues and students with confidence, helping you to make a positive impact in your school community.

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    School Wellbeing Report 2023: UK

    With responses from almost 6,000 school staff, our 2023 report provides valuable insights into the state of staff wellbeing in the UK's schools today.

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    Free guide: Budgeting with Confidence

    In these tough times for school budgets, download our expert guide with tips on cutting costs, forecasting effectively and much more.

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Middle leadership essentials

From strategy to staff management, and tips and techniques, this 22-part series looks at the nuts and bolts of being a middle leader, helping you to build your confidence with two articles published each month.

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    What should a middle leader’s strategy look like?

    You've secured your middle leadership role - now it's time to build your strategy, here's how.

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    How middle leaders should implement strategy

    You’ve created your strategy and now it's time to implement it - here's how to put it into practice.

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    What should an effective team meeting look like?

    Discover how you can run an impactful meeting that makes good use of your teachers’ valuable time.

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    How to manage change as a middle leader

    Here we explore how to manage change – whether it’s instigated by you or imposed from above.

How I Lead

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their leadership philosophy and their experience of leading to provide you with tips and advice on different routes into leadership and different ways of leading.

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    Leora Cruddas: ‘I’ve had to work hard to make my voice heard’

    Leora Cruddas, founding CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts, talks about the stategies she's used to make her voice heard as a woman in leadership.

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    Sir Dan Moynihan: ‘There is no point in blame - the buck stops with me’

    MAT CEO Sir Dan Moynihan reflects on his career, leadership philosophy and experience of leading.

The Leading and Learning Webinar

This 10-video series for school leaders aims to bring the latest organisational thinking from the management sector into education. Each episode ends with three key takeaway points to help you lead your school with confidence.

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    Owen Eastwood: How to build a school where pupils feel they belong

    Performance coach Owen Eastwood explains why belonging needs to be central to your school’s focus.

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    Stephen Frost: Where we go wrong on diversity and inclusion - and how we can improve

    Stephen Frost explains why schools should put diversity and inclusion at the heart of what they do.

Tes tools to support leaders

From classroom and staff management to SEND provision, timetabling and budgeting, see how our wide range of software and services can support you as a school leader.

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    Class Charts

    Keep on top of your school's progression with reliable, data-driven snapshots of pupil education, behaviour and progress at the click of a button, giving you the freedom to focus on the bigger picture.

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    Timetable

    Make better use of your resources. Let the data inform your decisions and ensure allocation of rooms and classes benefit both students and staff with our automated timetabler.

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    Provision Map

    Put structured provisions in place for SEND students and coordinators and gain peace of mind that your school is adhering to best practice. Share information with ease and feel confident that students are receiving the best support.

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    Staff Management

    Rest assured that you’re using the most cost-effective tool to reach the largest volume of quality candidates with our recruitment platform, monitor staff wellbeing with regular surveys and easily provide personalised development.

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    BPS

    Accurately predict the impact that changes to pupil numbers, employees, funding and expenditure would have on your school, prior to making any changes with our multiple scenario budgeting feature.

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    Tes Institute

    To be a powerful leader you need a competent, knowledgeable, motivated and empowered team. Develop your staffs' skills and confidence with flexible, personalised online and in-school teacher training and CPD.

More support to boost or maintain your confidence

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    Finding your confidence

    Build your confidence in teaching, leading and safeguarding.

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    Teacher confidence

    Get help to build or maintain your confidence in teaching.

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    Safeguarding with confidence

    Feel confident that you're up to date with the latest safeguarding best practice and guidance.