helentarokh
- Sep 13
- 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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helentarokh
- Jun 28
- 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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helentarokh
- May 25
- 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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helentarokh
- Apr 20
- 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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helentarokh
- Mar 22
- 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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helentarokh
- Feb 23
- 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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helentarokh
- Jan 19
- 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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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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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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helentarokh
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Endings and beginnings
I’m not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t get the randomness of the date. Somehow when you wake up on January 1st, it’s supposed...
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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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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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helentarokh
- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
Get Out of Your Way
‘Get out of your way’ How coaching helped me get out of ‘overwhelm’ It might have become a bit of a cliché, but coaches often talk about...
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helentarokh
- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
Taking off the armour
I have been listening to the last couple of podcasts from Brene Brown, on Armoured vs Daring Leadership (2 parts). They are amazing. I’ve...
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