What is a leadership story? Teachers who aspire to take on leadership roles in the schools are often encouraged to craft their application with compelling leadership stories. But what exactly is a leadership story, and why is it so crucial for aspiring leaders? In this article, we will delve into…
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Rising Above Rejections: What to do when you keep getting knocked back For ambitious teachers aspiring to take on middle management roles in schools, facing rejection for a promotion is an discouraging experience. However, setbacks are an inherent part of any career journey, and handling them with resilience and determination…
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…
What To Take In To An Interview Interview preparation will increase your confidence. When walking into an interview room, you can take in resources and although you may or may not use them, but by preparing yourself ahead of time, you will have everything at your finger tips. A…
How to Structure your Interview Responses Interview responses can be prepared ahead of time, follow a structure and must show that you are projecting into the role. Interviews are structured differently between schools, roles and level of leadership. There are definitely commonalities though. The advice in this article will…