Set up regular meetings
Talk with your new headteacher and choose how and when you'll have regular catch-ups.
- Decide how you’ll communicate
- Phone, email, video calls, in person – use whatever works best for you and your headteacher, but remember to include some face-to-face meetings
- Set a schedule
- Base this on when your headteacher prefers to be contacted, including what time of day and how often
- Try to stick to the same weekly or fortnightly slot, so you’re both clear on what’s expected and no one feels overloaded
- Keep an eye on their wellbeing
- It's important to put wellbeing on your meeting agenda to build a healthy habit of checking in on your headteacher
Be clear on how else you can work well with your headteacher.
Tell them how your board works
Talk through what committees your board has and which areas have link governors.
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