32 min
Linda Emmett, Headteacher, All Saints Catholic College, Cheshire - How to create a culture of absolute joy on the journey out of special measures We Are In Beta Podcast
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In this episode, Linda Emmett, Headteacher, All Saints Catholic College Chesire, shares her thoughts on:
Why her job in IT inspired her to teach What she thinks is the most important thing when growing students as individuals The programme that inspired her to take on headship The organisations she’s worked with that have helped transform All Saints The language her team uses to encourage staff to speak up about their challenges Why she thinks Ofsted has a positive role to play and why schools need to be careful when they are considering how to fulfill their requirements How she is improving teacher retention How she chose the external organisations that supported All Saints’ journey How she evaluates their success How she secured £60,000 of funding to invest in her staff The two questions she would ask every headteacher in the country if she could The single most impactful thing she and her team have done at All Saints The biggest mistake she has made as a headteacher How she ensures staff morale is at its highest at the time of year it’s typically at its lowest To learn more about We Are In Beta head over to:https://weareinbeta.substack.com/about To access a full transcript of the interview:https://medium.com/@WeAreInBeta/how-to-create-a-culture-of-absolute-joy-and-support-on-the-journey-out-of-special-measures-6c5118785056?postPublishedType=repub
Join the conversation. Tweet us @NiallAlcock and @LindaEmmett4 @allsaintsccduk. We’d love to know what you think.
To stay up to date with interviews and updates from the We Are In Beta community and access links to all the resources, people and organisations, Linda mentions, including her top book recommendation and her 'leadership non-negotiables' sign up here
In this episode, Linda Emmett, Headteacher, All Saints Catholic College Chesire, shares her thoughts on:
Why her job in IT inspired her to teach What she thinks is the most important thing when growing students as individuals The programme that inspired her to take on headship The organisations she’s worked with that have helped transform All Saints The language her team uses to encourage staff to speak up about their challenges Why she thinks Ofsted has a positive role to play and why schools need to be careful when they are considering how to fulfill their requirements How she is improving teacher retention How she chose the external organisations that supported All Saints’ journey How she evaluates their success How she secured £60,000 of funding to invest in her staff The two questions she would ask every headteacher in the country if she could The single most impactful thing she and her team have done at All Saints The biggest mistake she has made as a headteacher How she ensures staff morale is at its highest at the time of year it’s typically at its lowest To learn more about We Are In Beta head over to:https://weareinbeta.substack.com/about To access a full transcript of the interview:https://medium.com/@WeAreInBeta/how-to-create-a-culture-of-absolute-joy-and-support-on-the-journey-out-of-special-measures-6c5118785056?postPublishedType=repub
Join the conversation. Tweet us @NiallAlcock and @LindaEmmett4 @allsaintsccduk. We’d love to know what you think.
To stay up to date with interviews and updates from the We Are In Beta community and access links to all the resources, people and organisations, Linda mentions, including her top book recommendation and her 'leadership non-negotiables' sign up here
32 min