- How she got into teaching
- The time when could’ve left teaching for good and the time when she left a school without a role to go to next
- The skills she’s learned that she never knew she’d need as a head
- What the NPQs don’t teach that she learned when winning her local community over
- How the values at Aureus have driven the design of their curriculum
- The award they’ve been working towards that’s given them strategic vision on mental health
- Why so many qualified teachers are not in the classroom anymore and how she’s tempting them back in
- How she has recruited 2 years into the future without spending any money
- How she manages to fund a very healthy CPD budget through both saving and generating income
- The organisations she partners with to keep her team’s skills up to date in behaviour, values, literacy, leadership, and coaching.
- How she generated a significant £64,000 of income through a number of different streams
- Why SEND funding isn't fair and how to improve the situation
- Why negativity about Ofsted doesn’t really bother her and why she’s looking forward to Aureus’ first inspection
- How the off-rolling debate has made her question her previous experiences working in turnaround schools
- The huge personal impact excluding students has had on her
- The one question she would ask every headteacher is she could
- Why she is optimistic about the future of education
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