Posters and Infographics

In a crisis, it can be all too easy to forget your own needs and to become trapped in the Sacrifice Syndrome, particularly if you are a school leader.

Since the outbreak of coronavirus, School Leaders are now facing current issues and challenges that they have never been trained for, nor could they have been prepared for. 

Many things can cause a crisis in a School, more often than not – they result from a set of circumstances which are often caused by things entirely out of one’s control as a school leader.

Change is all around us. It happens every second, every minute of our lives. Yet in spite of this, change is not something many of us are comfortable with.

We believe that it is only when your own needs as a human being have been met, that you are able to meet the needs of others and deliver the best possible outcomes for your school.

Coaching is a powerful personalised process that can be used to support staff development, motivation, and improve standards for all.

Tell me if this sounds familiar: you feel like you’ve been going through the motions for a while now.

It is often forgotten that as well as being School Leaders, Headteachers are mothers, fathers, partners.

Working with School Leaders, I’ve witnessed the major role a school’s culture can have on a whole range of aspects of school life, ranging from staff motivation and retention, right through to pupil outcomes and well-being.

It is easy to get so absorbed in our role and trying to “put the children first”, that we can consciously or unconsciously begin to neglect our well-being.

Amidst the busy-ness and pressures of life as a School Leader, it can be easy to forget or play down the wonderful contribution that you make to the lives of young people.

Stoll and Fink at the Institute of Education, who identify a number of school cultural norms that they cite as evidence of a strong positive school culture.

As a School Leader, you do an amazing job! Every day you invest enormous amounts of time, energy, passion and commitment – seeking to create better futures for our children and the communities you serve.