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Where does the time go?

Senior leadership
Despite how busy school leaders are, it is vital that we take the time to remember the important things ― such as why we do what we do and each and every one of our staff members.

It’s hard to believe that we are now selling poppies, Guy Fawkes has been and gone and the half-term break is a distant memory already. 

I was reminded of the pace of our lives when my PA popped a copy of last year’s “Christmas thank you card” to staff in my tray so that we could finalise this year’s design and I could start the annual marathon of writing 250 individual messages to colleagues. 

I’m of the breed who thinks that this is an important part of recognising the contribution of staff to our school and while standard greetings and electronic signatures are fine for some purposes, it seems to me that being able to give time to individuals is a very important part of being a headteacher.

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