I remember a headteacher once telling me that one of the most important parts of becoming a head is having a good level of self-awareness – he had the Latin phrase “temet nosce” on his wall, which translates as “know thyself”.
As I progress through my first year of headship, this advice has really resonated with me, particularly when I consider how I am developing my understanding of the theoretical aspects of leadership.
During the aforementioned conversation, I asked the headteacher what his journey to headship had been, and whether he had always wanted to be a head.
He explained to me that when he was an assistant and deputy head he worked for a headteacher who insisted that the members of his senior leadership studied the theory of leadership so that they understood the research behind many of the strategies they were employing.
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