top of page
Claire Platt
Nov 16, 20242 min read
Teacher Retention
It was good to hear from Bridget Phillipson at the Confederation of School Trusts conference last week, promising 6500 new teachers...
Claire Platt
Nov 16, 20242 min read
💡 Seeking clarity and prioritising 💡
I worked with a trust senior leader recently, let’s call her Zoe. She was juggling a number of different priorities, all of which were...
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
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
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Working lives of teachers and leaders report
This is really concerning reading.... New data on teacher and headteacher wellbeing and workload was published by the DfE last week...
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 are you navigating the challenges of school leadership?
By the end of last academic year, many headteachers and trust leaders were saying that the leadership of schools had become the most...
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 16, 20241 min read
Leading a Church of England school?
Are you leading a Church of England school? Do you need support or advice to ensure that your school is enabling children and adults...
Claire Platt
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Advice to new Headteachers
🤔 What would be your top advice to new headteachers? When you are first appointed Headteacher, you are overwhelmed by new...
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
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Work life balance
Have you ever been guilty of putting your job first ahead of your loved ones? I have. As a Headteacher and trust leader, there were...
Claire Platt
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Start of term nerves?
The start of term is an interesting time - it's both exciting and full of potential, but also it can feel nerve-wracking or even...
Sign up to be notified when I post a new blog post
bottom of page