Establishing yourself as a new headteacher is a daunting task. Colin McLean asks primary head Steph Gaskell to share her personal perspectives on how to handle this challenge effectively

Headship is a high pressure job at any time and is especially so for those who are new to the role.

Although Telford headteacher Steph Gaskell is four years into her first permanent headship role, at St Lawrence CE Primary in Preston upon the Weald Moor near Telford, she still regards herself as new to headship with lots to learn.

But she also has plenty of useful perspectives to share on the challenges – and opportunities – of those first few years of a first-time headship.

Here are Steph’s perspectives on new headship and the approaches that she says have helped her to become established in the role.

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