Entering middle leadership can be challenging even in the best of circumstances, and most certainly in the worst.
After only having been a teacher for two years, it was daunting stepping up to become curriculum leader for computing and ICT.
With absolutely no leadership experience, I dived straight into the role at Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy as of September 2014. When I arrived the ICT department was in some disarray. The department had not kept up with curriculum developments and had been coasting on qualifications that were outdated.
Staff morale was poor due to an increased level of scrutiny from senior leaders which was a result of extremely poor examination results in the previous year and three members of staff were on teacher development plans.
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