Moving From Primary To Secondary

Jonny Coates, Business and Finance Director, joins me to talk about making the move from primary to secondary, the jaw-dropping challenges that came with it and the lessons he learned along the way…. The episode at a glance: [3:34] – Jonny describes his journey into school business leadership [7:33] – Jonny talks about the main differences he found between primary and secondary schools [13:44] – Think you’ve heard it all? Think again. Jonny talks about his first day in his new job and the bombshells that followed [23:02] – Jonny shares the challenges of culture change [29:57] – Jonny describes his experience with a common emotion in the SBL role – loneliness – and how he went about fixing it [31:00] – Jonny tells us how the story ends… [34:19] – Jonny explains how to undertake your own due diligence when considering new roles [38:16] – Jonny talks about his current role and let’s us in on his aspirations for the future [44:16] – Jonny tells us about the importance of learning both from your experiences and CPD Related content: https://twitter.com/MaverickSBL (- Follow Jonny on Twitter) If you’re a School Business Leader: - https://www.ljbusinessofeducation.co.uk/captivate-podcast/002-how-to-hit-the-ground-running-without-a-handover/ (PODCAST: How to hit the ground running without a handover) https://www.ljbusinessofeducation.co.uk/financial-wellbeing/ (- BLOG: How to get all staff involved in the financial wellbeing of your school) https://www.ljbusinessofeducation.co.uk/sbl-surgery-4-how-to-be-seen-as-a-team-player/ (- BLOG: How to be seen as a team player within SLT) Want to be a guest on the podcast? https://form.jotform.com/211131795465355 (Click here to leave me your details and I'll be in touch soon!) Subscribe: ·      If you haven’t already, make sure you hit subscribe in your podcast player so you don’t miss out on future episodes!  ·   &nbsp