Becoming Head Teacher for the Day at St Philip Howard

Two students of St Philip Howard school take over the role of headteacher for the day.

Name: Jack Salter

Organisation/Person spent the day with: Mr Carter- head of St Philip Howard School

What event/session did you attend today?

Being headteacher and a meeting about different schools and how we can work together

How did you feel about it? What are your feelings and thoughts?

I felt excited and intrigued.

What did you learn from it?

That being the head is hard

How has this impacted you?

It makes me see how hard the head works

What’s next?

Break and investigation

Name: Tobias Dadswell

Organisation/Person spent the day with: Mr Carter- head of St Philip Howard School

What event/session did you attend today?

Being headteacher

How did you feel about it? What are your feelings and thoughts?

It been interesting, was a bit nervous to start with.

What did you learn from it?

That teachers don’t always focus

How has this impacted you?

This experience has given me a different perceptive on school- how it is run

What’s next?

Break and investigation

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