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Claire Platt
Dec 13, 20241 min read
Step outside of your comfort zone!
🤔 When did you last step outside of your comfort zone? Just a reminder that success and rewards sit outside of the comfort zone. If you...
Claire Platt
Dec 5, 20241 min read
Are you self-sabotaging your own confidence?
🤔 Have you ever noticed that you are letting imposter syndrome limit your success? 🤔 Do you listen to that negative inner voice and let...
Claire Platt
Nov 28, 20241 min read
Goleman's Leadership Styles
Do you have a preferred leadership style? Does it work for all of your team members? How do you adapt your style in different...
Claire Platt
Nov 22, 20241 min read
Showing recognition
It's Friday. It's cold. It's feeling like a long term. People are getting weary. It's parent evening season. All of these are great...
Claire Platt
Nov 22, 20241 min read
Building belonging for staff
Did you know how important building a sense of belonging is for staff? In a recent research project 'Place and Belonging in School: why...
Claire Platt
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Belonging - boosting the achievement of disadvantaged pupils
🤔 Did you know that children from disadvantaged communities in the UK are twice as likely as their more advantaged peers to feel they...
Claire Platt
Nov 10, 20242 min read
How Leaders Create a Sense of Purpose and Belonging
🤔 Do you feel like you belong in school? How about your pupils? 🤔 Are you made to feel like a valued part of the team? 🤔 Leaders, how...
Claire Platt
Nov 10, 20241 min read
Teacher Retention: Building Stronger Connections with your Team
Effective leadership is key to improving teacher retention and satisfaction in schools. Today, I discuss the critical role of building...
Claire Platt
Nov 10, 20241 min read
The Importance of Kindness in Schools
💡 Improved Mental Health In an environment where 72% of education staff report feeling stressed, kindness can be a powerful tool for...
Claire Platt
Nov 10, 20241 min read
Empowering Others
In today’s challenging educational landscape, the strength of a school's culture is a critical driver of success, resilience, and...
Claire Platt
Oct 25, 20241 min read
Nine ways to be an inspiring leader
"People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, But people will never forget How you made them feel.” - Maya...
Claire Platt
Oct 20, 20241 min read
Are you a boss or a leader?
I don’t believe that autocratic leadership behaviours are particularly successful in the long term. Boss style behaviour breeds fear, and...
Claire Platt
Oct 20, 20241 min read
Kindness at work
Last week I posted about the recent DfE Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders report. The headline data shocked and concerned me, as it...
Claire Platt
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Do you have a secret superpower? An introduction to Emotional Intelligence.
In a world where IQ used to be king, emotional intelligence is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Emotional Intelligence is...
Claire Platt
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Difficult conversations
🤔 Have you ever had to prepare for a difficult conversation that was keeping you awake at night? One of my clients, Arthur (not his...
Claire Platt
Sep 23, 20241 min read
How do you turn around a toxic culture?
Have you ever started a new leadership role and inherited an unhappy team due to a toxic culture? Perhaps you discovered different...
Claire Platt
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Kind leaders vs nice leaders
I think this comparison between kind leaders and nice leaders is really helpful and thought-provoking. I often write about psychological...
Claire Platt
Sep 3, 20244 min read
Teacher Retention: Strategies that work
I’ve been blown away by your responses to my last post on teacher recruitment and retention . This discussion stems from my very real...
Claire Platt
Sep 1, 20242 min read
Recruitment and Retention: Time for a Change
I've just enjoyed a catch up with a dear friend of mine, a CEO of a multi-academy trust. Over lunch we discussed the very real...
Claire Platt
Mar 10, 20241 min read
How Leaders Impact on Culture
I have worked in a range of leadership roles for more than three decades, and I have always found it fascinating to see how the culture...
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