'Clarity' - one of the words most frequently used by supervisees describing the benefits of supervision Since I began providing supervision services to headteachers, I’ve noticed a repeating pattern: as heads realise that overwhelm isn’t a sign of their own failure, new possibilities emerge . . . The journey can look a bit like this: A headteacher comes to their first supervision session feeling very overwhelmed, even a bit tearful. They have so many plates spinning that they just can’t keep...

3 hacks that will help you to stay in your headteacher role through to retirement

In recent conversations I’ve had with headteachers, the theme of isolation has frequently come up. In one conversation in particular, there was a lot that the person needed to express. It was clear that many thoughts had been swirling around their head for a while, and, as I always find, just being able to articulate them, getting them out of their head and into the open, brought insights they hadn’t expected. New options and possibilities presented themselves, and the act of sharing made the...