Headteacher Short Stories

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Education Jenga!

Who wants to play?

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The Panto

The things we may take for granted

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More Than 'Thankyou'

When 'Thankyou' may not be quite enough

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The SEND Meeting

Because you can just fund your way out of this

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The Interview

The story so far...

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The Strike

A solitary place.

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The Residential

The unpaid perk of the job.

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The Best CPD

Right there in front of you.

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The Staff Meeting

Lessons in loneliness.

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Lockdown 1

Lessons learned.

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Santa Please Stop Here

A Christmas awakening.

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"Salut!"

The chat on the yard.

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Slow-Burn Summer

6 weeks, 4 phases.

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The Letter

The one that took me 12 years to write.

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The Holiday

Freedom, happiness and frustration.

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Sports Day

It's all about the win/win.

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You Belong Here

Because this is your school.

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The Big Blue Tiger

Finding new ways to be strategic.

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Cloughie

Trying not to take it all too seriously.

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Guest Writer:
Start with Why

Bryn Llewellyn

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Good Enough for Any SEF

The most profound verification of your success may not be found in your SATS outcomes.

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Kids Love Bikes

Big things can often come from small observations.

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Guest Writer:
The Bond of Colleagues

Daniel Bull

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Self-Esteem

If you can build the self-esteem of each child, what can this do to a community?

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A New Etiquette

My first and most important step when creating positive change.

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Community Cohesion

When you know that something sounds good and feels right, but you don't know why.

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Don't Manage, Discover

What a child does will inform us why they may do it.

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That Mother

Managing complaints. There's definitely a right way and a wrong way.

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The Intervention

We may have more opportunities than we realise to intervene.

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The Home Visit

We must never underestimate the power of our praise.