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Four steps to develop your school’s senior leadership team

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Building and developing a successful senior leadership team is an important part of the role of a headteacher. Simon Clark shares four strategic tips for how you can do this


Be clear on the key characteristics of an effective leadership team

As always, it is important to start off with a clear vision of what you are aiming for. A report from the National College for School Leadership (Thomas, 2009) identified several key characteristics of effective leadership teams in secondary schools, which would translate well to primary school contexts too.

These include having an appropriate team structure, a "clear and compelling purpose", able and competent members, clear operating rules, strong team leadership, and regular self-evaluation.

Reflect on your own leadership team and think about what characteristics you might need to work on.

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