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Leadership and staff retention (Part 5)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here.  This is the fourth article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four here.  If our schoolsContinue reading “Leadership and staff retention (Part 5)”

Leadership and staff retention (Part 4)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here.  This is the fourth article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three here.  So far in this five-partContinue reading “Leadership and staff retention (Part 4)”

Leadership and staff retention (Part 3)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here.  This is the third article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One and Part Two here.  So far in this five-part series,Continue reading “Leadership and staff retention (Part 3)”

How to achieve a work life balance (Part 2)

This is the second part of a two-part article. Read the first part here.  This is an edited extract from How to Lead: The second edition of Leadership for Learning by Matt Bromley, published by Spark Education Books UK and available in paperback and ebook.     When I wrote the first edition of LeadershipContinue reading “How to achieve a work life balance (Part 2)”

Leadership and staff retention (Part 2)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here.  This is the second article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One here.  In part one of this series, I summarisedContinue reading “Leadership and staff retention (Part 2)”

How to achieve a work life balance (Part 1)

This is an edited extract from How to Lead: The second edition of Leadership for Learning by Matt Bromley, published by Spark Education Books UK and available in paperback and ebook.     The qualities and skills I listed in my previous two posts about school leadership (read Part One here and Part Two here)Continue reading “How to achieve a work life balance (Part 1)”

Leadership and staff retention (Part 1)

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. “The strength of a nation’s economy and the vitality of its society depend on the quality of its schools.” So beginsContinue reading “Leadership and staff retention (Part 1)”

The four qualities of great school leaders

This is an edited extract from How to Lead: The second edition of Leadership for Learning by Matt Bromley, published by Spark Education Books UK and available in paperback and ebook. In my book Teach (2015) I wrote at length about what makes a great teacher. In short, I said that great teachers are relentlessContinue reading “The four qualities of great school leaders”

The six realms of school leadership

This is an edited extract from How to Lead: The second edition of Leadership for Learning by Matt Bromley, published by Spark Education Books UK and available in paperback and ebook. A good school leader is synonymous with being: A good school leader should not and must not be consumed by what other people think.Continue reading “The six realms of school leadership”