Assessing with precision
Alex Atherton Alex Atherton

Assessing with precision

When you cannot see the wood for the trees it can be very difficult to know what you need to improve as a senior leader.

With that in mind I put something together - a five minute assessment tool.

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Accountability is an opportunity
Alex Atherton Alex Atherton

Accountability is an opportunity

Accountability is an inevitable part of the job. The more senior you go the more stakeholders get involved in this process, including those who you may only see rarely.

Each meeting of this type, and report to go with it, is wasted if only used once. It can be used in multiple ways with multiple audiences, including for ways which make your life as a senior leader easier.

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The perpetual time crunch
Alex Atherton Alex Atherton

The perpetual time crunch

Some public sector senior leader job descriptions are INSANE.

The perpetual time crunch is a very common issue.

Three key challenges are described here.

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HEP Talks podcast
Alex Atherton Alex Atherton

HEP Talks podcast

I enjoyed talking to Lucas Kemper from Haringey Education Partnership on the HEP Talks podcast.

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A New Normal: looking to 2030
Alex Atherton Alex Atherton

A New Normal: looking to 2030

Today’s year 1 students will take their GCSE examinations in 2031 and they will not expect an education which is stuck in the past.

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