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Jul 26
2 min

Overthinking when you should be relaxing?

I’ll let you into a secret – you’re not the only headteacher sitting on a beach this summer second-guessing decisions you made, things...

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Exploring the average: embracing the messiness of school leadership!

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Jun 28
3 min

Exploring the average: embracing the messiness of school leadership!

If you have a tendency towards perfectionism, it can work fairly well for you when you’re a classroom teacher, at least in terms of your...

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May 30
4 min

Why am I always in the firing line?

One of the hardest aspects of being a leader in the education sector today seems to be the extent to which you’re in the firing line....

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Feb 16
4 min

Should I stay or should I go?

According to the TES (‘Headteachers are leaving schools’, 23 June 2023), school leaders are leaving the profession in record numbers....

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What’s in store for leaders in education in 2024?

helentarokh

Jan 3
3 min

What’s in store for leaders in education in 2024?

As I speak to headteachers and trust leaders up and down the country, in my role as a coach, I notice trends emerging. As we’re all...

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I'm a headteacher - what are the benefits of coaching for me?

helentarokh

Nov 12, 2023
3 min

I'm a headteacher - what are the benefits of coaching for me?

If you’re a headteacher, you’ve probably heard about coaching, whether you’ve actually experienced it yourself or not. In this blog, I...

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The right leadership style for the right situation

helentarokh

Oct 14, 2023
3 min

The right leadership style for the right situation

I’ve been reflecting a lot with school leaders, lately, on how different situations in leadership require a different approach. When a...

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Dedicated headship time – what is it and why does it matter?

helentarokh

Sep 13, 2023
4 min

Dedicated headship time – what is it and why does it matter?

The idea of ‘dedicated headship time’ first appeared when education workforce reform was being looked at more broadly in 2005. The phrase...

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What stops us giving feedback that’s ‘clear but kind’?

helentarokh

Jun 28, 2023
4 min

What stops us giving feedback that’s ‘clear but kind’?

Being able to give feedback that’s ‘clear but kind’ is an important leadership skill, but it’s not easy and takes a lot of practice to...

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Could this be the most important leadership skill right now?

helentarokh

May 25, 2023
4 min

Could this be the most important leadership skill right now?

A few days ago, I read a social media post from a headteacher who had just permanently excluded a student, and was feeling terrible about...

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I’m a headteacher – how do I manage this huge workload?

helentarokh

Apr 20, 2023
3 min

I’m a headteacher – how do I manage this huge workload?

Spinning plates, firefighting, being snowed under, drowning in paperwork, headless chickens . . . These are some of the metaphors I...

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Why do core values matter in leadership?

helentarokh

Mar 22, 2023
3 min

Why do core values matter in leadership?

Values matter for organisations and for individuals. When values are shared across an organisation, it brings people together and gives...

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How can I nurture leadership with more of a coaching style?

helentarokh

Feb 23, 2023
4 min

How can I nurture leadership with more of a coaching style?

Most of the education leaders I work with are passionate about empowering their teams to do great work, and they really want to nurture...

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Getting staff to ‘buy in’ when the world is quiet quitting

helentarokh

Jan 19, 2023
4 min

Getting staff to ‘buy in’ when the world is quiet quitting

There’s a couple of scenarios that have come up a lot lately in my conversations with school leaders. The first is the leader is filled...

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How can I delegate effectively when my staff seem so overworked?

helentarokh

Dec 4, 2022
4 min

How can I delegate effectively when my staff seem so overworked?

In a recent poll which I conducted in school leader groups on Facebook and LinkedIn, 57% of respondents said that worry about staff...

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Can leading mindfully improve my wellbeing and effectiveness?

helentarokh

Aug 2, 2022
4 min

Can leading mindfully improve my wellbeing and effectiveness?

Mindfulness is spreading in popularity and there has been an explosion in the number of apps, books, website etc available over the past...

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Do your team meetings empower your team?

helentarokh

Dec 7, 2021
5 min

Do your team meetings empower your team?

During the course of my career, I’ve been part of many different teams and I’ve attended some brilliant meetings that motivated, inspired...

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Agility in the public sector – what have we learnt from the pandemic?

helentarokh

Aug 16, 2021
4 min

Agility in the public sector – what have we learnt from the pandemic?

The last 18 months have been an exercise in agility for all organisations, none more so than those in the public sector, such as...

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