Two heads are better than one
Lisa Farmer had finally landed her dream job as a headteacher. Soon after being given the job she discovered she was pregnant.
Lisa and her husband were elated. But she thought people expected her to step down from her new role.
With no intention of doing so, Lisa began looking into flexible working options. She was looking for a co-headteacher to share the role with.
But this was over a decade ago, before more case studies were available. So Lisa had to learn through trial and error…
Tune in to Episode 2, Series of the We Are In Beta podcast to find out what happened.
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You’ll also hear from the leaders who are changing the way schools structure working patterns:
- lead teacher — and founder of The Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project — Emma Sheppard
- the co-founders of the Shared Headship Network: Amy Brookes, Catriona Jenkins, Hannah Turbet and Lucy O’Healan.
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