Stepping into Senior Leadership: A guide for new and aspiring school leaders

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This is the ultimate guide for any new or aspiring senior leader. Whether you're looking to move into senior leadership or you've just taken your first post, you'll find expert guidance, tips and advice in this practical pocket handbook. From writing the winning application and acing the interview, to settling into the post and developing a vision for your school, leadership expert Jon Tait reveals what it takes to be the very best senior leader. Giving you space to reflect on your skills and techniques, as well as invaluable tips for leading staff, pupils and parents, this is the ideal go-to guide to start the next phase of your career in education.

Jon Tait is an experienced senior leader and is currently Director of School Improvement and Deputy CEO at a multi-academy trust in North Yorkshire. He has experience of working in three different schools for over 15 years. His responsibility areas have included leading on teaching and learning, professional development, personal development, behaviour and welfare. Jon is the author of Teaching Rebooted, 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Engaging Learners and Succeeding as a Head of Year. Follow Jon on Twitter: @teamtait.

This book has plenty of hard-earned wisdom to offer aspiring senior leaders. Practical and useful, it also has helpful directions as to avenues for further reading. -- Paul Merrell * Head of School, @pjmerrell * I love the practicality of this book. It is not all about theories and why you might be an inspiring leader, but how you might actually achieve it; The initial basics of getting the job, what to wear, how to plan your route and the first impressions you are likely to make. Each element of the process is clearly approached, from the hints to tackling the 'in-tray task, to the likely people, both child and adult that you are likely to be questioned by on the day and, to acknowledge at interview, that the children's comments and feedback will be a key factor in your success and to not underplay or patronise this important market. -- Rosie Watch * Love Reading 4 Schools * The book manages to capture much of what is needed and desired within educational leadership without getting too bogged down in school management. -- @digicoled * UKEdChat *