Maximizing Your Leadership Stories: One Experience, Multiple Selection Criteria Responses Have you ever felt overwhelmed when trying to craft strong leadership responses to the selection criteria in your job applications? It’s a common challenge for many teachers, especially when they’re tasked with demonstrating their leadership abilities, when they have a…
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Why your application is not getting you to interview One of the most frustrating experiences for teachers seeking leadership roles is submitting applications that do not get them to interview. It feels like your application is going unnoticed. Often, teachers are left wondering why their well-constructed resumes and carefully written…
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…
STAR(P) Model New and Updated! The STAR modelS.T.A.R. Model structure for leadership applications in education is the best template to use. ✅It’s simple to follow. ✅It’s been around for year so you can easily find resources on the internet. ✅It helps drive a strong narrative in your leadership stories so…
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…
3 Essential Elements of a Good Leadership Story Using stories about your leadership experience is a powerful way of demonstrating you have the ability or capacity to step into leadership. A narrative allows a panel to read or listen along to your journey of leading teachers to an outcome that…
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.…
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…
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…