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Josephine Smith
Josephine Smith is head of a secondary school within a MAT in Lincolnshire. She was previously a vice principal and head of English and director of Key Stage 4 in schools in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Josephine holds NPQH, is a Research Associate for the National College and has presented at several national conferences on partnership working, promoting parental engagement, cost effective CPD and performance management.
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How can you keep good teachers and leaders without limiting their career aspirations? Jo Smith offers strategies to engage, develop and retain staff
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It's not always easy to identify what headteachers expect of good school business managers. Jo Smith outlines the key characteristics that can allow a leadership team to work effectively together
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From employment terms and conditions to policy changes and central services, Jo Smith explains what to expect when you’re in a MAT
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School staff need to be confident analysing data. Jo Smith outlines methods to ensure staff use and interpret data in their classrooms as a tool for supporting progress
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Schools must legally share various types of data with parents, and there is other information that they may choose to provide. Jo Smith outlines what you must provide and ways of doing so
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Open days are a great opportunity to showcase your school and communicate directly to parents. Josephine Smith offers a range of tips to ensure your day is a success
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Download our example templates and use our guidance to write an effective headteacher report to governors
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Prepare for your role as a new headteacher with advice from Josephine Smith on how to deal with your responsibilities and questions to ask about crucial areas of accountability
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Prepare and lead effective SLT meetings to drive school improvement. Josephine Smith outlines three model agendas to ensure you run a successful and focused meeting with clear actions and outcomes