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New to the headteacher role: priorities at the start of headship
What should a new headteacher's priorities be? In this article, we set out advice on what the priorities should be for a new headteacher in the first few weeks of headship from 2 of our associate education experts. We also link to articles on key tasks for new headteachers and managing workload.
- Head of school: challenges and expectations
- New to the school business manager role
- Role and responsibilities of a SENCO
- Role comparison: deputy headteacher vs assistant headteacher
- Role comparison: headteacher vs head of school
- Role of an executive headteacher
- Role of an online safety leader
- Role of a primary school deputy headteacher
- Role of a school business manager (SBM)
- Role of a subject leader
- Role of the accounting officer in an academy trust
- Staff room poster: roles and responsibilities
- Strategic responsibilities of school leaders
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