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Team motivation: Hitting the ground running in September

CPD School improvement
Today, team motivation is seen as a key responsibility of modern headship, and it is especially important that as the new school year begins the whole-school team hits the ground running. Nick Bannister looks at the experiences of one primary headteacher

Minerva Primary Academy was facing the latest in a series of tough knocks in September 2011.

The primary – in a deprived area of Bristol – had received a notice to improve after an Ofsted inspection in the spring.

Gemma Jackson joined as headteacher that autumn. It seemed a tough challenge but she was convinced that the school could make great strides.

“I knew that despite the reputation of the school, there was good practice here,” she explained. “It was about encouraging that to bring it to the fore. It was about nurturing skills more and giving staff a clear purpose and direction so we could move forward.”

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