Tips and Traps for School Leaders

Tips and Traps for School Leaders is a practical, experience-based guide to the real challenges school leaders face every day; not theoretical ideas, but what actually works in schools.

Authors Trevor Doyle and Ross McSwan have led schools and systems across Australia. This book draws on their frontline experience to share proven strategies for:

• Navigating high-stakes conversations
• Leading with purpose in complex environments
• Supporting staff and student wellbeing
• Building positive, resilient school cultures

Includes self-coaching tools, short videos, case vignettes, and digestible research.

Everything in here is designed to be used — not just read.