Principal, vice principal, two assistant heads, head of department... Tyrone Ruth lists everyone who checked his books in a single year. Fifteen people total. Listen here: buff.ly/zuX5Tr3 #TeacherWellbeing

What a day. Whole staff keynote on change followed by the launch of my Leadership Leaders Programme with this incredible leaders of The British School, Kathmandu. Blessed to work with such brilliant people!

Tyrone Ruth counted how many people looked at his exercise books in one year as a teacher. Fifteen. Listen here: buff.ly/zuX5Tr3

Last week, the Education Leaders podcast was top of the charts in the Maldives 🇲🇻 Big hello to all listeners there!

Well, I'm not where I planned to be today. But it's the perfect moment to share this: I'm hiring. Education Leaders needs a Community & Enrolment Lead to nurture the community we've built and help people find my Leadership Intensive. Remote, UK ideally. Have a look and apply here: buff.ly/lbGITvb

Who doesn’t love a missed flight connection? 🇨🇳-🇳🇵

Who doesn’t love a flight delay? 🇨🇳-🇳🇵

A lever has to survive a bad Wednesday. If it only works when you're feeling brave, it's not a lever. buff.ly/RTGdySB

LOVE my team! And LOVE that we are expanding! Fancy joining us? buff.ly/lbGITvb

Turns out "that guy who talks too much" isn't usually why your meetings are bad. Explained here: buff.ly/RTGdySB #SchoolLeadership

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We're hiring a Community & Enrolment Lead at Education Leaders. Part-time, remote, UK-based, and genuinely flexible. Details and how to apply: buff.ly/lbGITvb If you know someone who'd be a good fit, please share this with your network.

It is so common to sit in CPD about not overloading children, nod along, then run our own Tuesday training with staff like working memory is infinite.

Working memory isn't infinite, yours included

Please tell me you recognise this one. You’ve got a difficult conversation booked for Tuesday. So you rehearse it Sunday night. Then again in the shower.…

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Overloaded leaders aren't present. That's the whole problem. Talked about why on this week's episode: buff.ly/RTGdySB #EducationalLeadership

A small habit won't fix a leadership team that doesn't trust each other. It will free up the headspace to actually deal with the stuff that does. buff.ly/RTGdySB #SchoolLeadership

My best newsletter issue took the least time to write. The ones I slaved over? Fine. Just fine. New episode on why that keeps happening: buff.ly/RTGdySB #SchoolLeadership

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Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

Looking forward to and August working with British School Kathmandu, French International School Hong Kong, British School of Guangzhou, Brighton College Vietnam and Hiba Shanghai. And managing to squeeze in a cheeky beach weekend away with Emma in Thailand.

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I liked (ok LOVED) Neil Buchanan as a kid. It's why I tortured my parents with craft projects. Because I liked him, I followed him. I think it’s the same with leaders. Which is why this is the worst leadership advice I've ever been given:

Thinking about starting a blog? Tom Sherrington's advice is pretty simple: write about things that are useful to people, say what you actually think, and keep doing it regularly enough that people recognise your voice. That's more or less the whole formula. Listen here: buff.ly/oFo5O3R

Tom Sherrington records every episode in one take, no re-editing the conversation. He says he's learned to relax about it because people aren't bothered by the odd tech mishap. Listen here: buff.ly/oFo5O3R

Skylah-Rose, Education Leaders' production assistant, saved the week and pulled an old chat with Tom Sherrington out of the archive, back from when this show was called Global Ed Leaders. Listen here: buff.ly/oFo5O3R

Had a great chat on The Art of Teaching podcast with Mathew Green. Thankful to share ideas on: why we struggle to listen to those closest to us, and how to listen more dispassionately why I've got six stitches in my palm ...and more Have a listen here:

Ep 269: Shane Leaning: How Can School Leaders Create Lasting Change?

Today I am joined by Shane Leaning. Shane is a Shanghai-based organisational coach who works with international schools around the world. He supports school leaders and teams to strengthen culture,…

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Our forum is on tomorrow, and everyone's welcome. @shaneleaning.com leads a live CPD on our new paper, Schools Know Best, plus new research and ways to get involved. 10am London / 5pm Shanghai · 1hr online. Join us: buff.ly/JQ0HH1C #ChangeStartsHere

Poppy's biggest piece of advice after building Management Mastery? You cannot over-communicate. And a corridor conversation isn't a communication strategy. buff.ly/JhXZeQq

Learning styles are debunked, but they're still not going anywhere. Zaretta Hammond calls it the cockroach of education. Listen here: buff.ly/ogreYum #TeacherLeadership

Zaretta said something about doctors and electricians that made me rethink how teachers get supported. Listen here: buff.ly/ogreYum #SchoolLeadership

Never thought I’d see both Scunthorpe (my hometown) and China as the headline article on BBC news.

England, you’ve been awesome. See you again soon! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ✈️ 🇶🇦 ✈️ 🇨🇳