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Diary of a headteacher: Culture beats strategy

Culture eats strategy for breakfast – a phrase that has inspired our headteacher diarist and reassured him about his unerring focus on the culture in his school

Last week, I was lucky enough to spend two days at a regional headteacher conference. It was fantastic and although it meant having two days out of school, it was important for me to get some headspace, reflect on the start of term, and treat myself to some high-quality CPD.

Starting his session, one speaker said that everyone should immediately do two things: “Stop feeling guilty about not being in school and stop checking your emails; you all have great deputy heads who are employed to be in charge when you’re not there.”
Everyone laughed, because we were all at it and you could hear the collective sound of devices of various sorts being placed back on tables.

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