by Maria Brosnan | Nov 17, 2025 | Blog
A practical guide for school leaders on building a sustainable wellbeing strategy ~ fully aligned with the new EIF emphasis on wellbeing and inclusion ~ by managing energy, focus and culture, the essential foundations for headteacher wellbeing and effective...
by Maria Brosnan | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog
As a school leader, you’re used to balancing a never-ending list of demands – responding to emails, handling behaviour, supporting staff, managing crises, attending meetings… and somehow still trying to focus on strategy and vision. In all of this, staff...
by Maria Brosnan | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog
In our leadership training sessions, one of the hardest challenges we set is deceptively simple: find just 10 minutes a day for yourself. At first, most participants laugh. “Of course I can find 10 minutes!” But in reality? Very few do. Between school duties, family...
by Maria Brosnan | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog
When we talk about the pressures facing school leaders, we usually focus on budgets, inspections, curriculum demands, or safeguarding. But there’s one issue that often goes unspoken: the challenge of managing support staff. Support staff are vital to the smooth...
by Maria Brosnan | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog
As a school leader, you’re used to pushing through the term. Balancing responsibilities, firefighting problems, supporting your team, and keeping everything running. But then the holidays arrive, and instead of enjoying a well-earned break, you crash. Sound familiar?...