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Claire Platt
Nov 10, 20241 min read
Culture
"Culture is how employees' hearts and stomachs feel about Monday morning on Sunday night." - Bill Marklein 🤔 How many school and...
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
Nov 10, 20241 min read
Feeling stuck?
🤔 Have you ever felt stuck? Unsure about which way to turn? I have. Sometimes life can be sh*t. Sometimes you meet an obstacle that...
Claire Platt
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Menopause and me
I am a menopausal woman. Are you? As it’s currently Menopause Awareness Month, I thought I would share my menopause story. To be honest,...
Claire Platt
Oct 20, 20242 min read
Does teaching need a reboot?
I read a really thought-provoking article by Tiffany Beck OBE in Schools Week last week that argued that teaching has an image...
Claire Platt
Oct 20, 20242 min read
How do the current challenges in education context affect you?
🤔 How are the current challenges in schools having a negative impact on your staff’s wellbeing? 🤔 How are you managing the challenges...
Claire Platt
Oct 20, 20241 min read
Mental Health of Teachers and Leaders
With 63% of teachers and leaders* saying that their work negatively affects their mental health, remember to take time to look after your...
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 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 7, 20243 min read
Torn between work and life priorities
Let me tell you a true story… I’d just arrived at a strategic planning away day with the trust leadership team, when I get a call. ...
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...
Claire Platt
Aug 4, 20242 min read
Thriving in a tough educational landscape
Are you a CEO, Director of Education, COO, CFO or other executive trust leader? It’s a tough time in education right now. But you know...
Claire Platt
Aug 4, 20241 min read
#BeMoreYou
I received this email recently from a client. She was a trust leader and torn between leaving her trust, and moving onto an opportunity...
Claire Platt
Aug 4, 20242 min read
Coaching is NOT a luxury
The Teacher Wellbeing Index for 2023 reports that 95% of Headteachers and 89% of senior leaders are stressed. 55% of senior leaders...
Claire Platt
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Doing more with less?
Are you a headteacher who is feeling frazzled and exhausted? Are you working hard to maintain a positive culture, while nurturing the...
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