07/08/2026
A long, but heartfelt post on this Principals’ Day…🙏
Leading in schools is, by far, one of the hardest things we have ever done.
It is a role that can be so incredibly full of hope, growth, love and success and in equal measure, fear, challenge, anger and failure.
When times are tough, they can be really tough. The endless hours, the challenging emails, the heightened conversations, the weight of difficult decisions, and fighting with everything you have for young people who are facing challenges far beyond what any child ever should… only to sometimes feel as though you still haven’t been able to make enough of a difference.
There are days when you wonder whether anything you do is enough. Whether anyone is happy with the decisions you make. Whether you could have done more, said something differently, fought a little harder.
Leading a school can be emotionally and physically exhausting.
But then there is the other side.
When it is good, it is extraordinarily good. And it can change your life in ways you never could have imagined.
One of the greatest gifts that has ever come from leading a school has been the people we have met along the way.
Students. Families. Teachers. Education Support Staff. Leaders. Colleagues. Friends.
Some of the biggest-hearted, kindest, most patient, fiercely dedicated and strong human beings you could ever hope to know, work here. People who give so much of themselves every single day for children, families and one another. People who quietly carry each other through the difficult days and celebrate alongside each other when the good ones come.
And amongst them, we have found lifelong friends. People who stand beside us in leadership and somehow make one of the hardest and, at times, loneliest jobs, never feel lonely at all.
Working in schools is certainly not for the faint of heart. Leading in them is something else entirely. But it is also one of the greatest privileges of our lives.
Today, on Principal’s Day, we have felt so incredibly loved.
Thank you to every person who made today one of the most beautiful and memorable Principals’ Days yet. To our staff, students and families…thank you.
There is no version of leadership that is done alone. Every good thing we achieve belongs to a team of people who care deeply, work incredibly hard and continue to show up for children and for each other.
To our community, thank you for standing beside us, for believing in what we are always trying to build, for the laughter, the honesty, the trust, the encouragement, the hard conversations and the unwavering support.
We are profoundly grateful for you.
We hope, in all that we do, that we serve you well. That we make your work a little easier, your voices heard, your efforts valued, your days feel supported. Because it is an absolute privilege to lead a community of teachers, families and students like you.
And on the days when this work feels impossibly hard, you are the reminder of why it is still so very worth doing. ❤️
