I had never given much thought to the leadership structure that existed in schools. To untrained eyes, formally recognised leaders hold positions of authority over a hierarchy of middle managers who oversee professionally trained teachers. It is a simple view, but until you’re asked to examine school leadership more closely, it is a fair assessment. With an unusual start to the school term, I posted my thoughts to my blog about leadership in lockdown and how the leadership team in my school changed their focus to support staff through a crisis situation (Friend, 2021, August 26). Continue reading “ETL504 Reflective Practice”
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Looking to Leaders in Lockdown
Being in lockdown in New South Wales has been a challenging time for educators. It’s not the first time we have had to adapt our teaching practice to online learning and the process has been much smoother this year. While attending non-stop Zoom meetings and working all kinds of hours to get everything done, I have now stopped to reflect on how the formal leadership team are navigating everyone through this time of crisis. Continue reading “Looking to Leaders in Lockdown”