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 […]
What Kind of Leadership Does Education Need Next?
What Kind of Leadership Does Education Need Next? As Aspire2’s Voices of Change: Women Shaping International Education series continues, a powerful pattern is beginning to take shape. Through conversations with women leading schools and systems around the world, a shared story is emerging about what leadership in education is becoming and what it may need […]
Voices of Change Article – Dr Maggie Wright
Aspire2 Article Series: Voices of Change, Women Shaping Education Internationally Article #9 – Dr Maggie Wright Dr Maggie Wright is an international education leader with extensive experience across many continents, holding senior executive roles in large multi-school organisations. Her work spans school improvement, organisational transformation, and cross-functional leadership, integrating education, operations, governance and sustainability. Maggie […]
Strategic Intent: Intention and Discrimination
Strategic Intent: Intention and Discrimination I’ve worked in various sectors over the past 25 years, including education, and there seems to be one common factor that separates vibrant organisations from mediocre ones: Strategic Intent. When you ask a business owner, or a Chair of the Board, or a CEO/Principal of a community organisation what their […]
