Tips & Techniques

Assessing your spheres of influence can bring clarity to your school or trust leadership structure, argues Chris Baker

As part of our thought experiment series, David Hatchett argues that banning setting in schools would greatly enhance outcomes for students and the skillsets of teachers

Research shows how deeply teacher wellbeing is connected to the workplace environment – here’s how leaders’ decisions can make a significant difference to morale

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month we talk to John Camp, CEO of the Compass Partnership of Schools

Self-awareness is key to good leadership, and the Johari window can help you better analyse your behaviour, argues Chris Baker

As part of our thought experiment series, Naveen Rizvi asks whether homework is worth the workload cost – and if anyone would miss it if every school stopped setting it

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month we talk to Danielle Lewis-Egonu, CEO of Cygnus Academies Trust

With a markedly different academic calendar, teachers moving to a school in the Southern Hemisphere can be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed. However, according to those who have done it, there is no reward without risk

A process used in elite athletics to optimise energy levels could be a key tool for school leaders, argues Chris Baker

One head who is still teaching explains how he juggles classroom time with his many other responsibilities – and the benefits it brings to his leadership

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month we talk to Heidi Dennison and Simon Knight, joint headteachers at Frank Wise School

An assistant headteacher explains the practical ways in which her school has implemented a policy of not removing young people from school