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The three Ps: What can school leaders learn from football?

What leadership lessons can headteachers, middle leaders and teachers learn from the world of football management? Co-author of a new book on this very theme, Phil Denton, discusses the three Ps...


How can you create a winning team in your school?

Whether you are a classroom teacher or a headteacher, you will be leading children or adults – or indeed both.

During the last two years, I have spent time with some of the most well-known names in football management in order to identify some of the key characteristics of effective leaders. The result is a book, The First 100 Days, which I have co-written with professional football manager Micky Mellon, who is currently in charge at Tranmere Rovers.

In the book, we compare the lessons from football management with some of the most successful headteachers and business leaders in the country.

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