Our experts discuss the common ‘new year’ tasks that school leaders need to consider as well as common problems at this time of year and how to respond.
We focus on the school improvement cycle and self-evaluation – what should be in place and what lies ahead in the autumn term for the School Improvement Plan?
We talk staffing: including INSET days and CPD, succession planning, supporting the induction of new staff, responding to staffing shortfalls, and communicating priorities to staff.
We ask how we can make parental engagement effective early in the school year.
We also consider curriculum-planning and assessment, governance and meeting cycles, school finances and budgeting.
The podcast is hosted by Matt Bromley, an education advisor and author with more than 20 years’ experience in teaching including as a secondary headteacher and MAT director. Our guests are:
- Jo Smith is headteacher of Kesteven and Sleaford High School, part of the Robert Carre Trust in Lincolnshire.
- Dr Mike Harpham is a headteacher, education consultant, author and leadership coach. His second book, The School Leader’s Year is published by Routledge (2022). Electronic resources are available from his website: www.schoolleaderdevelopment.com
- Paul Ainsworth, School Improvement Director, Infinity Academies Trust, Lincolnshire, and author, No Silver Bullets: Day-in, day-out school improvement.
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