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Understanding myself as a leader
" The roles/tasks of a HoD
Leadership versus Management
" Learning more about my
leadership style- DISC

Establishing the big picture
" What does the whole year look
like?
" ESF Support systems/ networks

Getting a gauge on my department
" Interpersonal relationships
" What is your situation?
" Appreciating the similarities and
differences in your department
How to run an effective meeting
" Creating a climate of collaboration
and openness
" Protocols within a meeting (use of
timed agendas, use of agendas
and minutes)
Links to LCF:
L1.2 Displays a sense of self-efficacy and
personal identity





Change Management
" What is the scope for change?
" Building capacity and
collaboration in your team
" Launching an initiative within
the department

Sharing current experiences
- Whats working, whats not!

What does my team need?
Looking for the right fit
" Shortlisting and interview skills
" Timetabling of staff:
balancing teacher preferences
with need
" Grouping students and
matching with teachers
" Budgeting

Links to LCF:
L1.6 Is morally courageous
L 2.2 Nurtures leadership capacity in others
L2.11 Builds vision and sets directions

Challenges of the role
- What to do when teachers
underperform?
- What to do when you are asked
to do something beyond your job
description?
- Free forum to discuss
challenges and seek advice
suggestions in moving forward

The Bigger Picture
- How to build your profile at
whole school level
- Advocacy of staff and initiatives

Looking to next year
" Team reviews
" Designing development plans
(SMART and EXACT targets)

Links to LCF:
L 1.4 Projects confidence, optimism and
resilience
L 2.5 Understands people
L 1.9 Adapts leadership behavior to
circumstances


Sharing your learning

" Leading a team
" Leading learning

Future steps

" What is the next step for you?
" Who might help you with this?
" What are you going to need to
know/ to do?



Links to LCF:
L1.1 Leads teaching and learning
L 2.13 Demonstrates managerial aptitude









Establishing expectations and building
a professional learning community
" Building a team ethos
" Building respect as a leader
" Defining shared values
" Starting to build and share
knowledge
" Managing workload (including the
art and craft of delegation)
" Mentoring and shadowing

Being a Leader of Learning
" Pedagogies and values of ESF
" Developing professional reading

Assessing learning in the
classroom







Links to LCF:
L1.1 Leads teaching and learning
L1.5 Models life-long learning
L2.7 Creates a learning culture

Feedback and Conversations

" Giving positive and negative
feedback:
- making the right time
and place;
- creating a climate for
feedback

" How to conduct difficult
conversations
- What makes them
difficult?
- Scenario practice


Using evidence in learning
conversations

" How to create a picture of
learning through your assessments
of learning

Links to LCF:
L2.4 Uses evidence- informed decision making
L2.8 Communicates with influence
L2.14 Inspires and motivates others to high
performance


Global Trends Shaping Education:
Workshop with Yong Zhao
" Examine the global trends shaping
education and make the case for
innovation in education
What defines high quality
students in the 21
st
century?
" Technology: why do we need a
teacher?
" How can we innovate with
technology?


Design Thinking- Simon Breakspear
" How could we start to design learning
to deliver the reality of 21
st
century
learning?
" Design Thinking in Action/ Rapid
Prototyping

*both are external educational speakers

Links to LCF:
L2.10 Leads positive change
L2.12 Acts strategically
L1.7 Displays creativity, imagination and vision



Inside the
classroom:
- Walkthroughs
- Observations

Outside the
classroom:
- Standardisation
and moderation
- Work sampling
- The use of data

Module 1: 18
th
September- (8:30-3:30) Module 2: 21
st
October- (8:30-12:30) Module 3: 21
st
November (8:30-12:30) Module 4: 2nd December (8:30- 4:30)
Module 5: 12
th
February (1:00- 4:00) Module 6: 30
th
April (1:00- 4:00) Module 7: 29
th
May (8:30-12:30)