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07/09/2022

NEW BLOG POST - DAY 3/5

School Leadership vs Band Membership Day 3: Honesty

I’ve been in seven or eight bands in my life, largely made up of rather forthright men who didn't mince their words…

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I’ve been in seven or eight bands in my life, largely made up of rather forthright men who didn't mince their words. If something isn’t working and doesn’t sound right, ignoring it to spare somebody’s feelings isn’t an option, because the whole performance would suffer. We would have to re...

06/09/2022

NEW BLOG POST - Day 2/5

School Leadership vs Band Membership Day 2: Structure, clarity and consistency

When you are playing music, every instrument’s part, and the vocals and harmonies, are structured around a chord sequence and follow the rhythm of the drummer…

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When you are playing music, every instrument’s part, and the vocals and harmonies, are structured around a chord sequence and follow the rhythm of the drummer. It might sometimes look like the lead guitarist is going off into their own world with a virtuoso solo, but they will be playing notes tha...

05/09/2022

NEW BLOG POST - 1/5

5th September 2022: School Leadership and band membership - some thoughts #1 of 5

Last December, I decided to leave my headship at a large urban secondary school and take a few months out to consider the next stage of my career…

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Last December, I decided to leave my headship at a large urban secondary school and take a few months out to consider the next stage of my career. During this time, I devoted a lot of thought to the many different interpretations, models, and styles of leadership I had encountered over the course of...