Richard Bond – New Principal of Gåshaga Elementary School
Information message from the CEO – Leadership development at Futuraskolan International Gåshaga
Good morning members of the Futuraskolan community,
I hope you all are having a fantastic start to your well-deserved, summer holidays.
The leadership team of Futuraskolan AB are thrilled to announce that Richard Bond has graciously agreed to assume the position of Principal of Futuraskolan International Gåshaga. This appointment is effective today.
Richard came to Futuraskolan, a certified gym teacher and immediately began making his mark. As the acting Academic Coordinator early in his career at Futuraskolan, there was a poorly performing employee who gave misinformation to the parent community, resulting in a strong expression of genuine concern. When pressed for information by the organization’s leadership, Richard stated, and I won’t soon forget this, ‘’we require all teachers to include differentiation in all of their lesson planning, specifically so that we can equip parents and the EHT teams to best support the students outside the classroom. This is something we aren’t keen to adjust.’’
Richard exploded into the discussion for a leadership role by taking that, at the time, very unpopular stance.
After participating in our Middle Leaders Development Program, Richard was enrolled in the state Rektorsprogrammet, which he completed in June 2024. While serving as Vice Principal of Futuraskolan International Gåshaga, Richard introduced two new innovations to our organization’s leadership team. The first was Positive Discipline, which included international training and in-house workshops for members of the wider Futuraskolan teaching community. The next was the KIDS Program, an evidenced based community development program aimed at equipping guardians to navigate the difficult topic of screen time, specifically phone screens.
Richards leadership has resulted in student and guardian development across the organization.
We are thrilled that Richard has agreed to lend Futuraskolan his immense talents in an expanded leadership role.
Have a fantastic summer holiday everyone.
Sincerely,
Tom Callahan
CEO – Futuraskolan
