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After seven years at the National College

As Steve Munby, chief executive of the National College, prepares to stand down after seven years, he looks back on a period of change for school leadership and considers the road ahead.

With the summer holidays now a distant memory and the new school year underway, this seems an opportune moment to reflect upon and celebrate the achievements of recent times and to consider how we grasp the opportunities and tackle the challenges that lie ahead of us.

In the next few weeks, I will leave the National College after seven years as chief executive. It’s been an absolute privilege to lead the College during this time and to support so many of you and your organisations in the amazing work you do. It’s certainly been a period of unprecedented change. 

Back in 2005 when I joined the College, the education world was quite a different place. My first priority as chief executive was to talk to school leaders and find out what they felt was good and what was not so good about the National College and also their views on school leadership in England. 

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