Emma Turner is the author of a new book called “Be More Toddler”

• Co head teacher in 2009.
• 5 babies in 5 years, multiple maternity leaves.
• Flip leadership and think about it differently.
• Chocolate buttons - What is it that means the most to you that you are going to hold on to no matter what?
• The Magic Weaving Business - passion, wisdom, righteous indignation
• Finding things you think are wrong help you see what needs to be right.
• Leadership is for the many not the few.
• Leadership doesn’t have a uniform.
• It was just us getting on with the work as it needed to get done.
• You can’t just have one kind of person leading.
• More people need to learn
• For some people, experience brings confidence.
• Leadership is a state of mind.
• The greatest thing a leader can do is develop an organization that can run in their absence as well.
• Leadership isn’t difficult - kids do it all the time.
• Toddlers’ evidence is everywhere.
• Toddlers lead all the time and they can’t speak or go to the bathroom.
• Moral buy-in - doing the right thing.
• Make your place people want to be - children have a huge emotional driver
• Clear plan for achievement - You know what’s best for that kid.
• If you get those three things right, everything else falls into place.
• How to be a transformative principal? See how you can have more adventures in school.

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

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• Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh
• Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques by Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli
• Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley
• The Teaching Delusion: Why Teaching In Our Schools Isn’t Good Enough (And How We Can Make It Better) by Bruce Robertson
• Stop Talking About Wellbeing: A pragmatic approach to teacher workload by Kat Howard

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors

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