How to lead when you aren’t officially a leader Building your leadership capability is necessary to gain a promotional role at school but how do you lead when you don’t have the title? When you aren’t officially leading? By embracing this learning phase of your career, you can create…
Being too valuable at school At school, what’s the thing you’re really good at that you’re known for? Where are you highly valued in the school community? For me, it was my ability to analyse raw data, draw conclusions through triangulation of data and then use that data to create…
What makes a good leadership project Teachers who are aspiring leaders are often told that they need to start a project so that they can demonstrate their leadership capabilities. This project is something that they lead, get experience in leading people and then they can use it in their applications.…
A Great Teacher does not equal a Great Leader This one idea always throws great teachers who are aspiring off their axis because they have spent so much of their career mastering their classroom practices with their student in their room. They have read, trialled, and upskilled themselves to the…
Remote Learning Interruptions Extended periods of remote learning have caused issues for aspiring leaders. Continuaty of implementation is inconsistent or not at all, depending on the initiative, length of remote learning and the ability to move the strategy online. In this blog, I’ll share a few ways you can address…
How To Sell Yourself In An Interview Stop trying to ‘sell’ yourself during an interview. I think the phrase ‘sell yourself’ needs to be removed from your vocabulary. The phrase brings up so many negative feelings. You don’t want to be a sleazy sales person who says anything to…
Reduce Interview Nerves By Preparing Ahead of Time You will get nervous in an interview. The panel are expecting it. They understand. You can however, help yourself reduce the nerves. To reduce your nerves, practice interview responses before hand. This will allow your body and brain to become…
Is it worth going for a role, if someone else is already acting in it? Is it worth applying for a role if someone else is acting in it? I’ve heard this so much as a leadership coach. It’s said with a disheartening/frustrated/defeated tone. Whether or not this is the…
Projecting to a Leadership Role Lots of the feedback coming down the pipeline is that you need to project into the role. The feedback hasn’t been you didn’t do it well. Its only a matter of if you do or do not. Projecting into the role needs to be occurring…
Top Three Most Things To Prepare For Your Next Interview The interview room is yours. You are telling your stories, not bending to what you think they want to hear. Tell your stories. An interview is a chance for you to show case the best you. The common thing…