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A guide to recognising, managing, overcoming and surviving the work-related stress
suffered by so many teachers and school leaders working in schools today. This
unique, honest, provocative and humorous analysis of the challenges of leading a 21st
century school is filled with scenarios and strategies guaranteed to inspire, reassure
and help leaders overcome the pressures on them. In addition to helping school
leaders recognise and manage stress in themselves, the book covers how to help and
support members of staff to manage stress levels and the pressures of their job.
School staff suffering from and not being able to manage high-levels of stress is a huge
barrier to school improvement as well as successful sustainable educational
leadership. Stress in schools is on the increase as teachers and leaders have higher
imposed targets than ever before and feel like they have less support. A recent report
stated that two-fifths of teachers are leaving the profession within five years of starting
and teachers taking leave due to stress is also on the increase (it was reportedly up
10% over the last 4 years in 2012 and on the increase). Stress in the teaching
profession has often gone untalked about and headteachers especially feel unable to
talk about it openly, however it is very prevalent in the news at the moment, especially
since the head of Ofsted Sir Michael Wilshaw caused outrage when he said that
teachers do not know what stress is.
Leading From the Edge is unique because it looks at work related-stress from a school
leader’s personal experience. James Hilton worked as a headteacher for 15 years in
large schools. Following a nervous breakdown, brought on by work-related stress in
2006 and after a significant period of absence, he returned to headship, more selfaware
than before. Chris Roome, the mental health therapist who taught him many of
the positive strategies he learned in his recovery will act as a consultant on the book
adding significant credibility to the work. Each chapter will conclude with learning points
and a wealth of practical self-help strategies.

About the Author

James Hilton is a former headteacher working as a conference speaker and author, specialising in leadership, stress management and positive pschology. He applies his experience of human leadership to inspire a wide range of clients including school leaders NHS, local government and businesses. James provides fresh insights into the challenges of leadership in the intense environment that is the modern workplace.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781472917348
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 158 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 233 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1472917340
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jan 2016
  • Depth: 17
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 414 gr

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