Leadership Programme 2011Session 2: Planning for Improvement

Check In

• How are you feeling?

• How did you get on with the self evaluation and Coach conversation?

• What about the homework?

Homework for Session 2• Self study: read HGIOS (3) Quality Indicators 8 &

9. Reflect on these in your Learning Journal and the impact they have on you

• Self study: Think about your proposed leadership project and the rationale: how will this develop you personally and have a positive impact on the school?

• Coach Conversation: Complete leadership self evaluation and discuss with coach

• Home Group Task: set up e-mail group, read Richard Holloway article and agree the 5 main learning points

Today’s special guests

Laura Baillie – Balbardie Primary School

Michelle McKenny – St. Kentigern’s Academy

Planning for Improvement – a participants view!

Fidler’s model

Leadership Management AdministrationProactive Reactive

Contributions to outcomes

Influence on followers

Proactive, inspirational

Personal action

Articulates aims

Processes

Resources

Policy

Structural attributes

TaskIn your Home Group think about the difference

between leadership and management actions.

On the post it notes provided decide on leadership and management actions and add them to either the leadership or management actions on the wall.

Planning for Leadership

• PLP• Professional Recognition• Learning Journals – more detail later• Critical Incident Analysis – more detail later

Prof Recognition 1GTCS A teacher must be

able to demonstrate in relation to a specific area of expertise

• Enhanced knowledge• Reflection on learning• Reported and shared

knowledge with colleagues

• WL Successful participation in leadership programme

• Attendance• Project completion• Portfolio of evidence• Impact report and

presentation

Prof Recognition 2 GTCSGTCS

As part of the preparation for As part of the preparation for professional discussions 1 and 2 professional discussions 1 and 2 the following questions drawn the following questions drawn from the key components of the from the key components of the framework should be considered:framework should be considered:

• Recent CPDRecent CPD- influence on teaching- influence on teaching- impact- impact- themes- themes- links to school initiatives- links to school initiatives

• Prof reading• Impact; pupils,self, colleagues

WL WL • Completing PLP and

articulating it, being challenged in coach conversation

Prof Recognition 3

GTCSProf Discussion 1• Development needs• Classroom action• Support• Impact• Evidence• sharing

WL • Coach conversation 2

on PLP

Prof Recognition 4

GTCSProfessional Action• Portfolio of evidence• CPD Programme• Professional Experience• Sharing Knowledge and

Experience

WL • Successful completion

of Leadership Project with evidence of impact and dissemination

Prof Recognition 5GTCSProf Discussion 2• Prof Reading• How has it informed/challenged

professional practice?• Impact• Pupil• Skills• Strategies• Next steps• Recommendation to GTCS

WL • Coach Conversation 8

Prof Recognition 6

• Application to GTCS• Complete PR Profile• Send to GTCS• Certificate• Logged on register• 5 year currency

• WL Impact Report• Coach sign off

Homework for Session 3

• Self study: complete PLP• Self study; read chapter on leadership v

management. Note main points in LJ• Coach Conversation: Discuss PLP identifying any

assumptions• Home Group Task: think about your own leadership

project and discuss what leadership and management actions you will have to use

• GLOW Group