Time Savers presenter and deputy headteacher, Jo Parry, offers tips on effective team meetings.
Jo speaks to Susie Shepherd, former headteacher and now supply teacher, at one of Cumbria's top secondary schools, Solway Community Technology College.
Jo shares lots of practical tips, such as using cluster meetings, encouraging contributions from less vocal attendees and ensuring that meeting outcomes are actioned.
She concludes with some of her own tips on how to chair an effective meeting.
Part of a series of 10 short videos offering tips on handling parents, managing staff and school trips.
Useful websites
National College of School Leadership: Team management
A useful organisation that promotes leadership skills by giving access to development and networking opportunities, professional support and resources
EHow: Presentation Training Tips: Beating the Heckle Out of Hecklers
Practical suggestions for dealing with those dreaded difficult questions during a question and answer session. Not specific to the education sector but useful transferable tips nonetheless
Education World: Instant meetings archive
Numerous suggestions for ways to inject some fun into staff meetings
