Staff Management

Friday

27th Jun 2025

5 tips to help staff ‘leave well’
From practical issues to emotional goodbyes, this head shares advice on how to help teachers leave your school with a positive impression
Hand inside plane window

Friday

20th Jun 2025

How we’re helping leaders to become ‘architects of school culture’
Nord Anglia’s Dr Kate Erricker explains that the group is giving its leaders the tools to create collaborative school cultures – and why this is so important
Helping school leaders to build a strong school culture

Wednesday

18th Jun 2025

Why everyone should think about headship
As cohorts in Year 6, 11 and beyond prepare to pull on their leavers’ hoodies this summer, Kulvarn Atwal reflects on the joys of being a head
Child excited talking to teacher

Tuesday

10th Jun 2025

The joy of creating a school culture where staff thrive
For our series in which headteachers outline what makes the job so rewarding, Helena Marsh explains why helping staff to grow and develop is so gratifying
Grow and develop plant in wood
4 ways to create a cross-trust SEND strategy
The director of SEND at a 39-school trust explains the steps it has taken to improve provision and ensure consistency of support
cross-trust SEND strategy

Wednesday

4th Jun 2025

3 benefits of reverse mentoring
A department head explains why experienced leaders should not overlook the skills and aptitudes of younger staff – if they’re willing to learn a thing or two
reverse mentoring

Monday

26th May 2025

Ethical dilemmas: should teachers’ children get priority for places?
The latest instalment in our ethical leadership series explores what happened when staff at a popular secondary school requested an admissions policy change to give preference to their offspring
Pupils queuing outside classroom

Monday

19th May 2025

5 questions to ask if you need to change your leadership structure
An international principal who introduced a new leadership model at his school shares insights for other leaders considering such an overhaul
Five questions marks five doors leadership

Tuesday

13th May 2025

3 ‘budgets’ heads have to balance beyond money
Money is the first thing school leaders think about when it comes to budgeting, but there are other limited resources in a school that require the same kind of planning, says Mark Steed
Hourglass on books. Budget time

Friday

25th Apr 2025

10 reasons why CPD sessions fail - and how to avoid them
CPD is vital for teachers but too often it falls short of providing lasting impact. A MAT director of learning outlines how to avoid the most common pitfalls
Man slipping on banana skin

Monday

21st Apr 2025

Workload Around the World: Calendar planning and parent events
Tes’ series on reducing teacher workload takes us to New York, where a leader explains the benefits of giving staff a clear picture of what the academic year has in store
Skyline of New York city

Monday

14th Apr 2025

Workload Around the World: No Monday morning deadlines
An international school leader in the UAE talks about how he manages staff workload to avoid a ‘live to work’ mindset creeping in
Workload Around the World Ajman UAE