It took several weeks, but mid-term I suddenly started to surge forwards with productivity in a way that I had never been able to before.
I completely changed my prioritisation and organisation of tasks, both electronically and in physical inbox form. When the book arrived I spent several hours each evening reading through, very carefully, each time re-organising in my mind how I prioritise and organise my commitments. I ‘found’ “Getting Things Done” by David Allen and then read into the early hours about new (to me) principles and approaches to productivity, found many other web-sites and became very excited, culminating in my ordering the book. Since I knew that I was not driving forwards all areas of my job as well as I would have liked, one evening I typed, “Getting Things Done” into Google. My colleagues certainly went with this new drive and we did indeed start to get more done. I returned from my summer holiday refreshed and started the mantra, let’s “Get Things Done” with my senior colleagues. In 2010 I decided that I needed to review how I was working, since there were not enough hours in the day. My role as the sole Deputy Headteacher at Clevedon brings with it a very broad leadership remit, whether it be Curricular, including Timetable construction, Pastoral, including leadership of the Heads of House, Personnel and Self-Evaluation or whole school ICT, systems and procedures.
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