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6 unknown ways you're making a difference in school
1. As a student, I'm so happy that you listen to my news.
2. As a parent, I'm so relieved that you're noticing that my child has dyslexic tendencies. I really struggled in school.
3. As a principal, I'm grateful that you hand in your cuntas míosúil in time. I hate going looking for them
4. As a student, though I can't articulate it properly - my movement break really helps me listen better through the day.
5. As an AP post holder, I really appreciate that you're helping me with this project. Thin…
AP2 roles - are they worth it?
After reading lots of teachers talk about teacher burnout - I’m sharing my thoughts on applying for AP2 roles.
When making changes to your life - always weigh up the pros and cons. Know what you have to give and plan in advance what you are WILLING TO GIVE.
My energy is a positive and loving one here - I’ve made decisions in the past and regretted them in the end - but coaching has greatly helped me to understand my decision-making processes and treat myself and others with greater compassion. It’…
These simple strategies will transform your leadership job application
Use positive words like impressive, special, support,
Give the results. Use the STAR technique in your job application. State what you did, break it down into the actions you did and give the result of your actions.
Expect that they will want to hear your best stories. (*No, they aren't judging you- you're supposed to be telling your best career stories).
Add your LinkedIn profile link if you're active on the platform.
Make your job application easy to read using headings and subheadings.
Remembe…
What Are The Most Challenging LAOS Topics?
The main concerns in interviews that my clients have are...
- How to answer the conflict question.
- How to answer the challenging situation question.
- The fact that they feel that their competition ‘is high’ for the role
- How to answer the ‘vision’ question.
School principals can avail of coaching to help them plan their vision, to help them strengthen team dynamics, to help them reflect on how they responded to incidents of conflict or discuss challenging situations. Isn’t that cool?
Most …
How is the LAOS 2022 different to the 2016 version?
I've always loved the Looking at Our Schools Document because it provides us, as teachers, with a framework to assess and reflect on how we are developing as professionals. I created a resource with practical questions that help teachers to reflect on how they are progressing in their careers. You'll find it here.
As we progress and make changes in the education system the LAOS document is a fantastic place to allow career and executive coaches to support schools as an organisation and their sc…
How do I give evidence if I'm not in a managerial role?
Today’s question is a common question that I'm asked by clients.
I am currently filling out the deputy principal application form and looking at this doc but where I am struggling is regarding answering some of the major questions (seeing as I am not in a managerial role - and some of these questions are written regarding what you are doing already). Would the language be a case of "I would" rather than I do - or what would be your advice here? Getting the language right is really stumping me.…
How do you answer the question on the vision for the role/vision for the school?
This question is one I get again and again from clients and they need to put their thinking caps on!
How do you answer the question on the vision for the role/vision for the school?
One thing that I noticed when I began leadership coaching is that teachers sometimes were sometimes frustrated and they could sometimes use this question as a chance to vent. For this question, I always recommend that the energy is positive. This question IS NOT a chance to rant and tell them what you believe is g…
What do principals want in teachers?
My key piece of study for 2020, was asking a wide variety of primary and second-level principals what they actually want in teachers in their schools. *These points are a shortened version of my freebie for teachers. Get the full version here. Their answers included:
- Top necessary skills: teamwork, communication, emotional intelligence, flexibility, leadership potential, enthusiasm
- Knowledge of the subject area
- Passion for teaching and willingness to develop their practice
- A personality t…
What's the difference between The Teachers' Promotion Club and 1-1 services with you?
This question has come up a little in my clarity calls with interested teachers so I'm sharing a little about what you can expect inside the club!
Pros of The Teachers' Promotion Club
1. Exclusive Trainings
Inside The Teachers' Promotion Club we delve deeper into themes that come up in interviews like Time Management, how to deal with the conflict question and lots of in-depth information about the LAOS document. Some of the trainings are paid masterclasses that I've held teachers have invested…
What do I need to do to improve my teaching job application?
I see you. Doubting your SAF - wondering if there’s anything that you can do to improve it, if there’s some secret that others know that you don’t.
If this sounds like you then - you’re in luck!
I've created a quiz that helps teachers pinpoint exactly where they are in their job application process.
Do you want to find out - where YOU are at? It takes just a few minutes and you will get personalized results and actions that you can take to improve your job applications.
Click here to do the quiz: ht…
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