

Keeping your wits about you as a leader in an AI world
I’ve noticed that AI has become a regular talking point in coaching conversations with heads. I was really impressed the other day as I listened to a head tell me how he and his staff are leveraging it, among other things, as a tool to enhance effective feedback to pupils. The creative possibilities seem to keep coming, but I can’t help wondering what we might be losing as AI occupies a bigger and bigger space in school life and in the minds of school leaders. The context of
helentarokh
Nov 123 min read
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'I've read the room - now what?'
I was coaching a lady recently who had moved school and into a new role as a head of department. She was feeling a bit like a fish out of...
helentarokh
Oct 53 min read
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Trust headship or LA headship?
‘OMG, what have I done!’ I thought, during my first meeting with the Trust Head of Finance after taking up a role as a head within a MAT,...
helentarokh
Jan 53 min read
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3 headteacher hacks to help you stay in the role for the long haul
In my last 3 years as a coach working with heads, one theme has emerged more than any other – how can I keep going in this job? I’ve...
helentarokh
Oct 19, 20243 min read
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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...
helentarokh
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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