Welcome to the Stories of School Leadership blog. Here I share some of my own experiences of leadership in schools and, over time, will add those of others. If you can find 5 minutes with a cuppa I hope you will find inspiration, shared experiences and connection within the stories I share. Do connect and send your thoughts over to me via the contact form at the bottom, I'd love to hear your experiences too. ~ Emma ~
Why did you leave headship? 1 year on!
When I wrote the ‘Why did you leave headship?’ blog a year ago, it was an honest and raw perspective of where I was and why I made the decision I did. So may people asked me this question back then and have continued to ever since! Almost 1 year on, I’m writing this on the train on the way back from a networking meet up with fellow education freelancers (that still sounds odd to write that I class myself in this bracket!) and I have been reflecting on leaving, and why I left all over again. When people asked me back then I said it was because I couldn’t give what the job needed and that I wanted to prioritise my family. While that’s still true I now give more to my answers, the truth...
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Did leadership used to be easier?
We remember that it was hard, and stressful and we felt huge pressure to do better for ourselves and the children in our care. But, somehow it seemed easier back then. I’m sure in part there are rose tinted glasses at work here, but seeing the media storms about the death of Ruth Perry and the OFSTED reaction, strikes on pay, continuation of official documents being released just before school holidays, and the insanity of the new childcare proposals, I’m not sure it’s just that!
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