Communication in schools is a highly complex aspect of school leadership. The way in which messages are delivered can influence whether something is going to be successful or not and school leaders often have to think strategically about how and when to deliver key pieces of information to staff.
I have sat in countless interviews where a prospective member of staff has indicated that “communication is key”, but then they find it difficult to explain exactly what they mean by this. I have learned the hard way over the past 18 months in my first headship role. I’ve made mistakes, schoolboy errors and dropped some absolute clangers in terms of the “how” and “when” of delivering certain important messages to my staff.
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