Headteachers' International Placement: Ekaterinburg, Russia - November 2007

In November I was very lucky to be invited by the British Council to visit schools in Russia to explore leadership and management. I was a member of a group of 11 Headteachers to visit Ekaterinburg, Russia, for one week in November 2007.

We were representing the British Education System and the purpose of the visit organised by the British Council was to share ideas and experiences of leadership. I visited 3 schools, a Military Cadet Training Centre and a Gifted and Talented Centre.

The Russian staff and teachers in the schools were very friendly and welcoming, and the students eager to learn. In one school we were the only British people they had ever met!

I hope the photographs give you a little flavour of the visit! It was a fantastic experience and I have learnt many things, hopefully these will benefit our school in the near future.

>> Download my summary of the perceptions on leadership
>> Download some pictures I brought back from Russia