Why is is important that school leaders switch off in non-work time and effective switching off strategies.

Back in September 2020 in my article Is an Epidemic of COVID Burnout Awaiting our School Leaders?  I shared my own experiences of an occupational burnout diagnosed the year before. I also...

A report on the wellbeing of school leaders worldwide during the first year of the COVID 19 pandemic.

The media is filled almost every day with reports of increased stress and mental health issues that schools are facing in the wake of the current pandemic crisis. Most focus...

In my recent study into school leader wellbeing during the COVID 19 crisis 70% of the 721 school leaders who took part say they have come close to breaking point...

My article  The Loneliness of the International School Leader from 2018, is by far my most read and commented upon post, striking a chord with school leaders around the world. Since the...

A year ago, at the start of the 2019-20 school year, I took the decision to retire from work at the end of the year, at the age of 56....