During the interview for my first headship a panel of governors completely floored me with the question: “Have you any experience of the management of change you can tell us about?”
The idea that there could ever be a period in British education when we were not managing change brought a wry smile to my face. Where on earth do you start?
I took a deep breath and started to talk them through some of the countless changes I had needed to manage in every post of responsibility I had held. I probably could have gone on all day but thankfully they got the idea after about 10 minutes – and I did get the job.
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