“Inspiring leadership is a rare chance for school leaders to step out, connect and hear speakers you wouldn’t see elsewhere.”
James Bowen, NAHT assistant general secretary, on why #ILConf feels different 🎤
Have your say on pay, workload and well-being
🎥 Paige Briggs - deputy head and Coventry branch deputy secretary:
“If you want your voice heard and to see change, please fill in the survey.”
📩 Members – check your inbox for the link today.
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NAHT’s LGBT+ Network is led by members, for members 🌈
A space for LGBT+ school leaders to connect, be heard and shape NAHT’s work.
“It was great to meet so many other LGBT+ school leaders. To know you're not alone…”
Find out more: https://www.naht.org.uk/LGBTPlusNetwork
We respond to new plans for the first-ever government guidance for parents on healthy screen use for children aged 5–16.
Sustainable leadership is possible. This online course helps you balance purpose, well-being & performance - without burning out.
"I have gained some really useful techniques and strategies." - attendee, Dec 2025
📅 Join well-being expert Kelly Hannaghan on 7 July 👉 https://bit.ly/463CVUR
Pay, workload and well-being are under pressure.
🎥 Simon Kidwell - NAHT past-president:
“If you are a school leader, your voice matters… we need our experiences to be heard.”
📩 Members, check your inbox for the link and complete the survey today.
“It's very reinvigorating… a superb opportunity for networking, and something we can always take away to refine our practice back at school.”
Angie Gibson, NAHT national president, on why Inspiring Leadership matters.
Great to see school leaders connecting today. #ILConf ✨
Welcome support for parents needs to be backed up by better controls on technology and expectations on online platforms to do more to ensure safety, above and beyond any move to raise the minimum age for using social media.
https://bit.ly/4odgaG9
Should under-16s be banned from #socialmedia? School leaders say it’s not that simple. Effective online safety needs stronger regulation, better platform design & #education in #schools & at home.
NAHT general secretary, Paul Whiteman, writing in SecEd: https://bit.ly/4vDgfFB #teaching
Simon Kidwell (NAHT past president) on BBC Breakfast 🎥
Falling birth rates are hitting school budgets, but this won’t fix the staffing crisis.
38,600 teachers left in a year.
The government must revisit the funding model.
Watch from 2h 42m: https://bbc.in/4fJPR8n
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School leaders warn social media bans must sit within wider action on online safety, regulation and digital education.
Consultation will result in guidance on children’s screen time in and out of school, and the government is also planning safety certification for AI products for schools
