Claire Platt
Coaching & Consultancy

🤔 What would be your top advice to new headteachers? When you are first appointed Headteacher, you are overwhelmed by new...

As a new Headteacher, it’s incredibly hard to know what to tackle first.  You are so busy learning all the school routines, meeting the...

Let me tell you a true story…   I’d just arrived at a strategic planning away day with the trust leadership team, when I get a call. ...

I’ve been blown away by your responses to my last post on teacher recruitment and retention .    This discussion stems from my very real...

I've just enjoyed a catch up with a dear friend of mine, a CEO of a multi-academy trust. Over lunch we discussed the very real...

Have you ever been guilty of putting your job first ahead of your loved ones?  I have.  As a Headteacher and trust leader, there were...

The start of term is an interesting time - it's both exciting and full of potential, but also it can feel nerve-wracking or even...