I especially appreciate the honesty about leadership distance. Naming it as structural rather than moral is important. Even leaders who teach regularly do not experience the same cognitive, emotional, and logistical load as someone with five periods, duties, itinerant rooms, and a parents’ evening looming. Pretending otherwise erodes trust faster than admitting it.
The idea of showing your workings is powerful. Teachers live in a world where reasoning, modelling, and transparency are daily expectations — yet leadership communication often skips exactly those steps. Saying:
This is great advice. Sharing your thinking transparently builds trust and invites others to share if you have a blind spot that you’ve overlooked in the policy.
I especially appreciate the honesty about leadership distance. Naming it as structural rather than moral is important. Even leaders who teach regularly do not experience the same cognitive, emotional, and logistical load as someone with five periods, duties, itinerant rooms, and a parents’ evening looming. Pretending otherwise erodes trust faster than admitting it.
The idea of showing your workings is powerful. Teachers live in a world where reasoning, modelling, and transparency are daily expectations — yet leadership communication often skips exactly those steps. Saying:
what pressures were named
what alternatives were considered
where flex exists and where it doesn’t
isn’t over-explaining; it’s professional respect.
Thank you so much for reading! Yes, you’re so right that it’s about respect. 👍
This is great advice. Sharing your thinking transparently builds trust and invites others to share if you have a blind spot that you’ve overlooked in the policy.