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Why walking away from the wrong role can be the smartest strategy
Admitting that a new role isn’t working out is not easy – but if you’ve exhausted all options, then making peace with this reality and moving can be in everyone’s best interests, says this experienced leader
Strategy
16 May 2022
Walking, away, wrong, role
Sexism, power, cronyism: Why education recruitment must improve
A senior leader at a large MAT issues a plea to the sector to do better when it comes to recruitment practices by revealing some shocking examples she has experienced during job searches
HR
4 February 2022
Sexism, cronyism, recruitment
Why school inspections don’t make sense right now
How can inspectors understand what is happening in schools when they have not been inside them for over 18 months, asks this head
General
4 October 2021
Supply teaching: why new teachers should consider it
Going straight into supply teaching as an ECT can be daunting but the skills gained are invaluable, writes this teacher
16 September 2021
SQA results 2021: Don’t scrap exams in push for change
With SQA results day 2021 fast approaching, one school leader looks at what can be learned from the most turbulent of years
Secondary
9 August 2021
SQA results 2021: What now after ‘most stressful’ year?
The tribulations of SQA assessment in 2021 must lead to an improved system in years to come, writes this school leaver
Secondary
8 August 2021