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Future leaders this is for you!
@teacher.careers
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The video offers practical, actionable advice framed within a relatable context for teachers seeking leadership roles. The "leadership filter" concept provides a novel and empowering way to reframe existing experiences, making the content valuable and shareable.
Summary
A teacher career coach advises aspiring leaders to reframe their experiences through a "leadership filter." She poses four questions to help them identify leadership moments beyond formal roles, encouraging them to recognize and articulate these experiences as evidence of their leadership capabilities.
Structure
- 1Introduction to future leaders
- 2Addressing common anxieties about leadership
- 3Introducing the 'leadership filter'
- 4Posing four key questions
- 5Concluding with congratulations and encouragement
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Future leaders this
is for you!
Transcript
I need to tell every teacher who's contemplating going for a leadership position something very important and that is your decision really easy. So many of you are sitting there stressing over that one big thing you haven't done yet. You think that you should have before you press submit. You haven't let a budget or organised a whole school curriculum change. You haven't been involved in organising a whole school event. But that's not where it starts. Instead, I'd love you to put your experiences through what I like to call the leadership filter and ask yourself these four questions. Number 1, beyond my students, who did I influence? Number 2, beyond my classroom, what have I improved? Number 3, beyond my own practice, who did I support? Number 4, beyond my own responsibilities, what did I take ownership of? If you can answer any or all of these questions with real examples, congratulations. You're already leading. Now it's simply about learning to recognise those moments and fashion them into strong leadership stories that interview you've already got the evidence.
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📌 If you're applying for your first leadership position, can I encourage you to stop focusing on the things you haven't done yet. "I've never been a leading teacher!” "I've never managed a budget." "I've never led a whole-school initiative." I hear these concerns all the time. The truth is, leadership doesn't suddenly begin when someone hands you a title. It begins the moment your impact reaches beyond your own classroom. So before you convince yourself you're "not ready", put your experiences through what I call the Leadership Filter. Ask yourself... ✨ Who did I influence beyond my students? ✨ What did I improve beyond my own classroom? ✨ Who did I support beyond my own practice? ✨ What did I take ownership of beyond my own responsibilities? Don't rush these questions. Think about the graduate teacher you mentored. The colleague you encouraged after a difficult lesson. The planning you shared. The parent you built trust with. The curriculum you refined with your team. The initiative you quietly took ownership of because it needed doing. These are leadership moments. Your job now isn't to invent leadership experience. It's to recognise it, reflect on it, and learn to tell those stories with confidence. Because panels aren't looking for someone who's already done the role. They're looking for someone who's already demonstrating the behaviours of a great leader. 💚I have resources to help you write your leadership application or practise the most highly anticipated interview questions - reach out if you need to chat! #teacherinterviews #teachersoftiktok #storysystem #leadershipinterview #keyselectioncriteria
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