When I was first appointed to a senior leadership role I remember the head saying to me: “It’s one thing being able to do it yourself, but the hardest thing about leadership is getting everyone else to do it as well as you.”
It took me a while to fully understand this and recently I have been thinking about these words quite a lot. I have been lucky enough to work with some middle leaders who are exceptionally good. When I think of the most effective middle leaders who I have worked with, I think of individuals who have monitoring and evaluation processes which are rigorous, classroom teaching which is exemplary, and a vision for the department which is clear, aspirational and inclusive.
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