Spotlight On March
Spotlight On March Please find a range of articles, job postings, and thought-provoking conversations below: We welcome any feedback and suggestions to aspire2@switchedu.com.au Jobs Board Snapshot: International Executive Search for Educational Leaders Discover the latest opportunities in education leadership with our NEW Aspire2 Education Jobs Board Snapshot and subscribe to stay in the loop. See […]
New Partnership with Wadmore
New Partnership Announcement with Wadmore! We’re excited to announce an official partnership between Aspire2 and Wadmore. At Aspire2, we’ve always believed that great leadership in schools starts with self-awareness. Our ialign profiling tools reveal the personality, strengths, and drivers that shape how educators lead. But there’s always been another dimension we’ve wanted to capture – […]
Spotlight On April
Spotlight On April Please find a range of articles, job postings, and thought-provoking conversations below: We welcome any feedback and suggestions to aspire2@switchedu.com.au Jobs Board Snapshot: International Executive Search for Educational Leaders Discover the latest opportunities in education leadership with our Education Jobs Board Snapshot and subscribe to stay in the loop. See what’s new […]
Looking further is only part of the story
Looking further is only part of the story “What’s changing runs much deeper” Across the work we’re doing, one thing is becoming increasingly clear. We’re expanding the search for education leaders. Organisations are looking further afield than ever before. Nationally. Internationally. Beyond the usual pathways. But what’s becoming just as important is this: Are we […]
Voices of Change Article – Kathryn
Aspire2 Article Series: Voices of Change, Women Shaping Education Internationally Article #11 – Kathryn Hemming Kathryn Hemming is an Executive Coach and Educational Leadership Consultant with over 25 years of teaching and leadership experience across the UK and Asia. She specialises in supporting education leaders to strengthen their practice through coaching, research-informed programs, and tailored […]
Voices of Change Article – Olamitoyosi
Aspire2 Article Series: Voices of Change, Women Shaping Education Internationally Article #10 – Olamitoyosi Babatunde In this edition of Voices of Change: Women Shaping International Education, we feature Olamitoyosi Babatunde – an educational leader, consultant and capacity builder whose work spans classrooms, leadership programmes and cross-continental collaboration. With a leadership journey shaped by discipline, vision […]
School Leaders Know What to Do. They Just Have Nowhere to Think
School Leaders Know What to Do. They Just Have Nowhere to Think Aimee PresnallWell-Nest Founder There is a moment that almost every newly appointed school leader knows. It happens somewhere in the first few weeks. You are in back-to-back meetings, learning new systems, reading a culture you don’t fully understand yet, building relationships with staff, […]
Presence Is Not the Same as Proximity
Presence Is Not the Same as Proximity Brad Gaynor Most school leaders are busy. That is not in question. The calendars are full, the corridors are walked, the meetings are attended. By any visible measure, they are there. But being there and knowing what is actually happening are not the same thing. There is a […]
In Leadership, Context is Everything
In Leadership, Context is Everything Early in my career as a school leader, I was asked in an interview: “What’s your leadership style?” I gave the answer I thought they wanted – something about being collaborative, building trust, empowering teams. And it wasn’t untrue. But it wasn’t the whole truth either. The whole truth? I […]
Are We Looking at Leadership Burnout Through Too Narrow a Lens?
Are We Looking at Leadership Burnout Through Too Narrow a Lens? Over the past few years, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about this question: What will it take for educational leaders to sustain leadership over the long term? Through our work at ialign, in collaboration with PBC, we analysed the human […]
