- Why his experience of education wasn’t great and what gave him confidence
- What he believes headteachers should all still do
- What he says is the key to leading 5 schools from inadequate to outstanding
- Which groups of students he thinks defines you as a leader
- Why he disagrees with tabloid newspapers
- What he thinks about Ofsted
- His advice to new leaders about how to approach Ofsted
- What he believes is the most effective CPD
- Which external organisations he recommends working with
- How to get the most out of SEN funding
- How he responds to the criticism that Harris academies are exam factories
- How schools and the government can tackle teacher retention problems
- Why his weaknesses might be his biggest strength
- What advice he would give to aspirant headteachers
- What one question he would ask every headteacher if could
- How one student helped him out when is new accountability structures weren't very popular
- Why he is optimistic about the future of education
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Dr. Chris Tomlinson, Regional Director of Harris Secondary and new CEO of Coop Academies Trust - the one budget you keep moving up: how to invest in staff development in schools
Release Date: 06/16/2019
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In this episode, Dr, Chris Tomlinson, Director of Harris Secondary and soon to be CEO of Coop Academies Trust, shares his thoughts on:
To access a full transcript of the interview:https://medium.com/@WeAreInBeta/the-one-budget-you-keep-moving-up-the-importance-of-investing-in-staff-development-in-schools-d04311537e94
Join the conversation and tell me what you think by tweeting @NiallAlcock. I'll let him know as he's not on Twitter!
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