Tips for DHT new to post please!

[mrsgirond]

I take up a Primary DHT post after Easter. Inner city London, 2FE. Currently AHT. I have 2 teenagers of my own and husband works long hours. Fortunately commute is short. Feeling excited and nervous and would love ‘what I wish I’d known/I’d done differently’ type advice from other experienced DHTs. Also good articles to read. Read The Key stuff and Paul Dix. Anything else you’d recommend? Thanks.

Respond to emails promptly. Two of our aht don’t and I have lost all respect for them. Don’t go in making changes until September, see how things work currently and ask people’s opinion.

Thanks. Good advice. I agree about emails.

I’d recommend binning Paul Dix and anything else that says that teachers should deal with all behaviour themselves otherwise kids will lose respect for them. It’s toxic.

I liked a lot of the Paul Dix stuff, interesting take though, thanks for the tip!

There was a Paul Dix thread a while back www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_staffroom/3332756-Anyone-read-the-Paul-Dix-book-When-the-Adults-Change

@piggywaspushed is generally good for book recommendations.

Any more tips welcomed!