Effective Leadership

Here is my brainstorm at the last leadership meeting around effective leadership. This seminar made me really start to think about how others portray me. I entered a difficult environment in September 2016 when I replaced a highly thought of, long serving member of the team. She was my mentor and English lead in my NQT year but a year later we were swapping roles. It was very strange and for some. Wrong! I was too young and lacked experience. In their eyes I couldn't possibly be apart of the Senior Leadership Team. This made my first year as the English Lead tough. Yet, I am still the English Lead and (i think and hope) a valued member of the team.

It was also interesting because I realised that it is the teachers and teaching assistants opinions which I care most about. This might be because I believe that I am valued at the top but it is those below that keep their cards close to their chest. Do they think I work hard? Do they appreciate what I do? Do they know that I appreciate what they do? Am I inpatient? ( I know i'm inpatient) but do I show this through my actions? I'm not too sure just yet. What I do know is that I have the children's education at the top of my agenda and I do all that I do for them. Maybe I care about this beause I want to ensure that we are working together, to produce an outstanding environment for our little learners. We all need the same ethos for it to work well.