It's week 6 and the easy road I have had so far is over! The transition stress is starting for some staff...it is long overdue...as no staff can deal with stress like they have this year and not have concerns and fears about the future along with resentment around what has happened to them in the past. Taking this first 6 weeks and focusing on dealing with tin tack stuff.. health and safety, grounds, procedures etc was a bit of a tactical move...in that those are low investment areas...not many teachers have huge passion for those areas....and who can blame them!! By targeting those areas first I was hoping that it would allow time for us to build relational trust , a hugely important factor that is needed before you can begin to look at the big picture vision in an open, transparent and honest way. And it has worked so far...we are all comfortable with each other and staff feel able to come and air issues with me so we can work through them together. However we are now hittin