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Start Point: New To Headship
Start Point: New To Headship
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Embarking on the journey of headship is an exciting and transformative experience but one that can come with a lot of uncertainties at the beginning. Fear not! At Honeyguide, we understand the challenges and aspirations of new school leaders like you. That's why we've created this comprehensive document. It’s designed specifically to guide you through the first few crucial stages of your new role, including before you start, your first few weeks, first half-term and first full term. The document is fully editable so add or delete any tasks that are specific to your setting, and allow us to take some of the pressure off by supporting your thinking in your exciting new role!
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What's included in this bundle?
A 17-page fully editable checklist to support your thinking as you embark on your first headship role.
Read through the list at your own pace and start to consider some of the tasks, such as when you'll complete them by or what support you'll need. Add or delete any tasks that are specific to you and your setting and keep the document stored somewhere easy-to-access so you can keep referring to it throughout your first term of headship.
Who will find this resource useful?
New heads and principals, aspiring headteachers, deputy and assistant heads, and anyone who's curious as to the typical jobs a head will do in their first term of headship will find this free checklist useful.
What questions does this pack have the answers to?
Find out what tasks headteachers and principals tend to in their first term of school leadership.
What else can help me?
We've created a whole set of "New To" Start Point checklists to support you, no matter what area you lead on.
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Thanks for creating this - new Head here and it's a bit of a minefield with what to do when starting the role even though I was DHT before this! Thanks again!