Sam Crome is a school leader, currently a Deputy Headteacher and Director of Education for a school trust in Surrey. He has been a head of year, head of department, head of sixth form, lead teaching and learning, and most recently lead pastoral teams across a secondary school. For the last few years, Sam has studied high-performing teams, trying to better understand how teams can become more than the sum of their parts. He regularly blogs, speaks, and works with schools regarding their teams, helping educators to maximise their effectiveness. He remains convinced that this is an area that needs more attention and exploration.