Good to Great Education Leaders Series – Alex Wilson – The Hull Collegiate School

Good to Great Education Leaders Series!

Alex began her teaching career in a girls’ full boarding school, living in and working with them. After six years, she moved to teach at her alma mater, North London Collegiate School, one of the top-performing schools in the country, where she remained for the next seventeen years. When she first moved to NLCS, she taught Religious Studies and History. Over the years, she progressed to become Head of Department and then Deputy Head (Pastoral) for six years before taking on the role of Acting Headmistress in the Autumn Term of 2017. Alex then moved on to her current Headship at Hull Collegiate School in Yorkshire.

You can here within this interview how Alex is truly passionate about teaching and learning. To the point that they are currently running open lectures on topics and subject of specialty which can be attended by both staff and students!

SHOW NOTES

[0:48] Alex’s route into teaching

[1:47] Learns in the early years

[5:36] How Alex built a successful department

[7:17] Moving into Senior Leadership

[10:33] Advice to aspiring Head Teachers

[12:10] Supporting staff as a Head, its the little things that matter

[15:14] Alex give her advice to NQT’s and student teachers

[18:40] Alex’s favourite interview question

[21:21] The biggest influence on Alex’s career

[22:04] Schools new Academic Lecture Programme initiative

SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE

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Hull Collegiate School Facebook and Twitter

Hull Collegiate Contact Us