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?
Why did you leave? It’s a valid question, one people ask me when I say I’ve just left my position, one I have asked myself so many times over the past 8 months since handing in my notice. The questions I have asked myself are more loaded; why are you leaving? Is followed by: Why can’t you do it? Why are you failing? Why is it so hard? What else can you do? And then the judgement of myself; But you’ve done it before You should be able to do it It should be manageable Other people can do it, why can’t you? This is your third headship, you should have it sorted And so on! When other people ask me why I left, I usually play it down, saying something like ‘It was really tough and I wanted to try something else,’ or, if I’m feeling dramatic, I say ‘It was ruining my life and I decided life’s too short to be miserable!’ Both are true but there’s so much more to it.
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