If you need to fill a leadership role in your school, you might be thinking what you are looking for in a leader, which skills and Qualities they should have? What traits they have to make them an innovator? And how they would harness that at your school? 

Whilst there are different leadership types, we can give you some insight on the core, possibly fundamental qualities to consider finding a successful, effective leader 

• Passion for learning, teaching and children, they got to love what they do  
• Courage, it is difficult to tackles poor behaviour 
• BE collaborative, once you have become a leader, it is no longer about you, it is about the school and the team 
• Confidence to communicate and listen, good communicator is the key to succeed in this role as well as be a good listener is crucial to hear what others have to say 
• Emotional intelligence to empower and motivate 
• Be an outsider to view difficult situation from a different perspective   
• Resilience, life can be draining and chaotic at times, they will need to find their inner calm to bounce back to see it through  
• Have a vision on how they will shape the school, what needs to be done, how it will be done and who’ll come on the journey 

If you need help securing someone like this, we will help you find the right leader