Running a School: Systems, Part 5

Running a School: Systems, Part 5

It’s also very important to think about your personal life. What you want your daily, weekly and yearly routine to look like. Your hopes, dreams and aspirations, now, in the near and not too distant future, and after you ‘retire’. This should start to tell you some...
Running a School: Systems, Part 4

Running a School: Systems, Part 4

We’re not quite getting started on the systems just yet. First comes your mission, vision and values statement. This may well be one of the hardest things you’ve done. I certainly found it very difficult. A few years ago we restructured to form a parent company which...
Running a School: Systems, Part 3

Running a School: Systems, Part 3

Please note, for those running schools, we will assume you have a great curriculum and qualified, experienced, happy, well-recruited and trained teachers enrolled in a professional development course. You have to realise you are not important. Your business is, but...
Running a School: Systems, Part 2

Running a School: Systems, Part 2

We’ve also previously discussed what business you are actually in. You may be running an English school. You may be selling crêpes. Either way, your product is neither learning English, nor eating food. Anybody can learn English or sate their appetite anywhere. The...
Running a School: Systems, Part 1

Running a School: Systems, Part 1

recent posts while away on holiday or business, I hinted at having a business that worked for me while I’m not there. To do this, you need systems in place. At a recent school owners’ conference here in Japan, a small, self-employed, teacher-owner-operator recently...