Stepping into a senior leadership team (SLT) role for the first time can be both exhilarating and daunting. Recently, I was appointed as the Acting Head of Secondary at an international school in Thailand, and to gain deeper insights into the role, I reached out to SLT members in other schools for their best advice. Their responses provided me with invaluable lessons that I am now applying in my leadership journey.

• Check out my blog for teachers at https://richardjamesrogers.com/
• Blog post: Starting Out as an SLT Member: What I Learned from the Experts
• Blog post: Working With Colleagues: The Gossip Mill Produces Toxic Flour
• Check out my award-winning book, The Quick Guide to Classroom Management: 45 Secrets That All High School Teachers Need to Know