Fact finding mission. Meet classroom teaching colleagues before September. Learn how the curriculum, co-curriculum and performing occasions are currently organised. Sketch out an overview of the year and plan the first half-term in a bit more detail. Use the MTA, Music Mark and ISM guides to NPME2 to shape your thinking.
Logistics. Get into your new department's teaching spaces and assess what's possible with existing layouts and resources. If needs be, have a clear-out so that you can start the year in clean, tidy, functioning rooms. Make friends with the site team.
Champion those around you. Find out what kind of musicians work in your department and let the best person lead on things that aren't your field of expertise. You're not expected to be the best at everything; you're there to build an effective team, so facilitate that.
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