Is your team big enough?
Who does your team, at school, consist of? Is it enough for the size of the school? A recent Twitter thread revealed the truth… SBMs are so often under pressure, and juggling many different tasks, [read more]
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Eight flaws leaders should avoid
Flaws and issues can arise at any time, but trying your best to avoid these will help you to create a more productive environment CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article which appeared [read more]
Marketing your school to improve recruitment
Justin Smith, of Chameleon Training and Consultancy, explains how strong marketing can make all the difference when it comes to recruiting for your school With the huge recruitment challenges currently facing schools it is more [read more]
Team learning
In the latest instalment of his Driving School Improvement series Stephen Mitchell, chief operating officer at the Spencer Academies Trust in Nottingham, looks at team learning – the third aspect of the ‘learning organisation model’ [read more]
UK employees feel they’re most creative at 11:05am, according to new research
A survey by innovation funding specialist, MPA group, looked into the time of day employees feel most creative and which working environments best help to stimulate our creativity The results, from 1,000 workers, showed that, [read more]
10 ways to work with people you dislike
Working with a colleague you dislike is never fun. However, it’s important that you don’t let interpersonal problems get in the way of your professionalism. Lolly Daskal, leadership coach and author of The Leadership Gap: What Gets [read more]
Managing staff absence
The Schools Advisory Service (SAS) is proud to be considered the market leader for staff absence insurance in the UK, working with more than 4,000 schools and offering the most flexible and unique policy available [read more]
From the magazine: Take the headache out of staff absence
It isn’t possible to prevent staff absence – from sickness to parental leave to bereavement, teachers and support staff will, inevitably, have to take days off. As a result, money must be spent on supply [read more]
What do education professionals look for in a job offer?
Most employers believe they know what education professionals look for in a job offer – however, research has revealed 40% get it wrong. CV-Library reveals what’s really important to today’s professionals Despite 89% of employers [read more]
Five traits every line manager needs to have
April is Stress Awareness Month. Here Richard Holmes, director of wellbeing at Westfield Health, explores the five top traits every line manager needs to have in order to offer support with – and reduce – stress and [read more]