What I’ve learned as HOD

By Adam Boxer2022-09-29T07:30:00

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Use these tips to thrive in a school leadership role

After three years as head of science at a London secondary school, Adam Boxer has a bucketful of lessons learned and advice to share on what he could have done better and what went well. To save you the trouble of facing a similar learning journey as a head of department or leader, he distils this information into four neat tips.

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