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Keeping workplace stress at bay

Taking active steps to tackle the stress of school leadership is vital for headteachers. Julian Stanley offers some basic advice to help ease the pressure and encourages heads under strain to seek help now

Leading a school can sometimes be one the most isolated jobs there is, with a stream of problems presenting themselves like a queue of rush hour traffic – with no u-turns allowed.

From the crisis in recruitment and retention of teaching staff, to the ever-changing national curriculum and ever-challenging Ofsted inspections, this is not a role for the feint-hearted, and as we at the Education Support Partnership know better than many, it can often be lonely at the top.

However, with the right support it doesn’t have to be this way because there are, in fact, a wide range of solutions available to provide support and guidance to headteachers to help them feel supported and in good company.

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