The secret of my SDP success (part 1)
I wrote this the other day, safe in the assumption that nobody would want to actually read about the joys of school development planning (SDP). Well, you could have knocked me down with a feather when...
View ArticleThe tigers who came to tea
I’m sure you all know the story about ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’. A family are perfectly happy, going about their day, when a tiger rocks up to the front door and starts behaving in a way that, quite…...
View ArticleNo more sleepless nights
Being a Head can be the loneliest job in the world. Yeah, yeah! Boo-hoo! You get paid the big bucks. You volunteered for the job. There’s no point moaning, from the luxury of your leather chair, about...
View ArticleTake another little piece of my heart
I love the song ‘Piece of my heart’, first recorded in 1967 by Erma Franklin. In fact, I think this song should be the headteacher’s anthem. It captures perfectly the ebb and flow of the strength that...
View ArticleYou don’t have to be a megalomaniac to work here, but it helps.
Are you sick and tired of slogging it out in the classroom? Do you long for the chance to have your own office complete with swivel chair and internal lock? Would you rather be giving the orders than...
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