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The First Hundred Days of Headship: Making an Impact
About the Creator
Stuart McLaughlin (BA MBA NPQH FRSA FCCT)
Stuart was a senior leader for over 23 years, 17 of which were spent as a Headteacher across four different schools and two local authorities in England. His headship experience included both local authority and academy schools. After retiring in 2020, he became a school improvement consultant, working across a number of schools but primarily for a multi-academy trust based in Brentwood, supporting both the primary and secondary sectors.
Most of Stuart’s leadership experience was in deprived areas of the south east of England. Three of the schools where he was Headteacher were judged by Ofsted to be providing an inadequate standard of education shortly before or soon after his arrival. Consequently, over time he developed the knowledge and skills to rapidly transform the fortunes of these schools, leading them all to a better place. Most notably, his last school was judged to be inadequate in January 2016 and, under his leadership, successfully achieved a ‘Good’ judgement just over a year later. The school had never previously been judged Good by Ofsted.
Leadership and school improvement are Stuart’s passion, and he hopes his Microcourses will support fellow school leaders in their respective roles.
Stuart was a senior leader for over 23 years, 17 of which were spent as a Headteacher across four different schools and two local authorities in England. His headship experience included both local authority and academy schools. After retiring in 2020, he became a school improvement consultant, working across a number of schools but primarily for a multi-academy trust based in Brentwood, supporting both the primary and secondary sectors.
Most of Stuart’s leadership experience was in deprived areas of the south east of England. Three of the schools where he was Headteacher were judged by Ofsted to be providing an inadequate standard of education shortly before or soon after his arrival. Consequently, over time he developed the knowledge and skills to rapidly transform the fortunes of these schools, leading them all to a better place. Most notably, his last school was judged to be inadequate in January 2016 and, under his leadership, successfully achieved a ‘Good’ judgement just over a year later. The school had never previously been judged Good by Ofsted.
Leadership and school improvement are Stuart’s passion, and he hopes his Microcourses will support fellow school leaders in their respective roles.