Recently, with a number of other new headteachers in the local authority where I work, we explored our motivations as to why we wanted to become school leaders. It was a very interesting discussion and several heads, including myself, compared the reasons we entered headship with the reasons we entered teaching originally. There were many that overlapped and several that had clearly evolved.
We then reflected on how our motivations influenced our day-to-day behaviour. Many of us spoke about our educational philosophy and moral purpose as heads, and it was interesting to analyse whether our actions, behaviours and attitudes demonstrated these on a daily basis.
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