E| 58 - One Year in as Principal - Rob French, Part 3

EdLeaders Australia

School leaders play a pivotal role in affecting the climate, attitude, and reputation of their schools. They are the cornerstone on which learning communities function and grow. With successful school leadership, schools become effective incubators of learning, places where students are not only educated but challenged, nurtured, and encouraged.

In this episode, we bring back a previous awesome guest, Rob French, the Principal at Kilvington Grammar School in Melbourne. Kilvington is a K-12, co-ed independent school. Rob has been the principal at Kilvington for over a year now and we’re going to dive into what it’s been like for him.

Rob will touch on topics such as:

• Enjoying end-of-year community events and other positive things despite having to navigate a hectic end-of-year term 4, staff attrition, and a data breach.
• End of a school year: The culmination of everything teachers strive for.
• Challenges he went through in his first year as a principal and how he overcame them.
• Does the principal school prepare people for data breaches in schools?
• Putting together an effective school management structure.
• Experiences and learning from the Covid pandemic.
• Dealing with the stress that comes with being a principal versus in other mid-management level roles.
• The 2023 strategic plan for Kilvington Grammar School.
• The value of working with a great and supportive school board.
• 3Cs - Decision-making tips for school leaders.
• More exercising, quality time with family, catching up with friends, teaching a class, and more work/life balance.
• How to thrive as a new principal.

One of the highlights of the episode will be Rob’s vulnerability regarding his engagement in self-care practices that have enabled him to be a great school leader, the importance of being a collaborative principal who leverages the strengths and views of their team to achieve school goals, and so much more. Stay tuned for more and enjoy!

You can connect with Rob on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-french-74b0bb59

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“People will look to you as principal during a crisis and how you appear is incredibly important” - Rob French