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Stepping into Senior Leadership

A guide for new and aspiring school leaders

Jon Tait author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:4th Mar '21

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The ultimate guide to stepping from middle to senior leadership, from experienced school leader and author Jon Tait. Covering everything you need to know, from acing the interview to settling into your new post, this is the perfect pocket guide to help you secure your first role and hit the ground running in senior leadership.

This book has plenty of hard-earned wisdom to offer aspiring senior leaders. Practical and useful, it also has helpful directions as to avenues for further reading.’Paul Merrell, Head of School, @pjmerrell This is the ultimate guide for any new or aspiring senior leader in a primary or secondary school. Whether you’re looking to move into senior leadership or you’ve just been appointed to your first post, you’ll find expert guidance, tips and advice in this practical pocket handbook. From writing the winning application and acing the interview, to settling into the post and developing a vision for your school, leadership expert Jon Tait reveals what it takes to be the very best senior leader. Giving you space to reflect on your skills and techniques, as well as invaluable tips for leading staff, pupils and parents, Stepping into Senior Leadership will help you to hit the ground running. Perfect for all senior leaders, including assistant heads, deputy heads, SENCOs, curriculum leaders and pastoral leaders, this is the go-to guide for the next phase of your career in education.

This book has plenty of hard-earned wisdom to offer aspiring senior leaders. Practical and useful, it also has helpful directions as to avenues for further reading. -- Paul Merrell * Head of School, @pjmerrell *
I love the practicality of this book. It is not all about theories and why you might be an inspiring leader, but how you might actually achieve it; The initial basics of getting the job, what to wear, how to plan your route and the first impressions you are likely to make. Each element of the process is clearly approached, from the hints to tackling the ‘in-tray task, to the likely people, both child and adult that you are likely to be questioned by on the day and, to acknowledge at interview, that the children’s comments and feedback will be a key factor in your success and to not underplay or patronise this important market. -- Rosie Watch * Love Reading 4 Schools *
The book manages to capture much of what is needed and desired within educational leadership without getting too bogged down in school management. -- @digicoled * UKEdChat *

ISBN: 9781472986498

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 268g

240 pages