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Developing leadership in your school
Excellent leadership plays a critical role in the success of a school and its students. As a senior leader, it is important that you develop not only your own skills, but the leadership skills of your entire team. Options for doing so include coaching and mentoring, reviewing the leadership structure of your school or looking at performance management. If you want to make positive change in your leadership team, the information in this section is designed for you.
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Coaching and mentoring
Explores why coaching is important and practical advice on introducing coaching into your own school
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Distributed leadership
Sharing leadership responsibilities across the organisation
Publications
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Prepared to lead: how schools, federations and chains grow education leaders
Research paper showing that more, and more effective, leadership development is occurring within the workplace and is being led by schools -
Creating a culture of coaching: upskilling the school workforce in times of change - summary
Research associate report about different approaches to integrating coaching into the school improvement cycle -
Creating a culture of coaching: upskilling the school workforce in times of change - full report
Research associate report about different approaches to integrating coaching into the school improvement cycle -
The changing role and influence of senior support staff in schools - case study report
Case studies that support research into the roles of non qualified teacher status staff who are members of their schools senior leadership team -
The changing role and influence of senior support staff in schools
A report looking at the role of non qualified teacher status staff in schools who are members of their senior leadership teams
Case studies
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Developing leaders at all levels
Case study about leadership development at Cherry Orchard Primary School in Birmingham -
Developing excellent leaders from within
Case study looking at how St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Secondary School in Woking is developing its future leaders -
Developing and retaining talent in a small school
St Maryâs Church of England Primary School in Barnsley is a small school with a strong record for developing its own leaders -
A strong leadership culture emanating from a clear vision
Case study exploring leadership development at Twynham School - an outstanding 11-18 comprehensive school in Christchurch, Dorset -
A learning partnership providing support to other schools
How a successful partnership between two schools in Manchester - Ashton-on-Mersey and Broadoak - is developing a strategy to develop future leaders
Interactive resources
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Coaching for success
In this interview, Joan McVittie describes the impact coaching has had at her school -
Measuring team effectiveness
An exercise that can be used to examine the overall effectiveness of any team -
How to motivate your team
This article shows you how to create the conditions for motivation to thrive within your team -
How to introduce a successful mentoring programme
Practical suggestions for the successful introduction of a mentoring programme -
Building effective working relationships
An outline of the fundamental aspects of successful working partnerships with some practical suggestions on how to further develop your existing relationships at work
Articles
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About distributed leadership
National College resources: in schools, distributed leadership models should focus on developing many learning-centred leaders with the ultimate aim of improving the quality of teaching, learning and pupil outcomes. These resources examine the issues. -
How can coaching improve teaching and learning?
Information and resources to help you develop your own coaching skills and improve continuous professional development throughout the school. -
How do I develop coaching in my school or organisation?
National College resources that offer advice to school leaders about the 'action implications' associated with developing a coaching culture in schools. -
What are the benefits of coaching?
National College resources that examine the benefits schools may reap from effective coaching practices. The resources also point to the National Framework for Mentoring and Coaching. -
What makes a good coach?
National College resources that detail the essential qualities, commitments and skills required for effective coaching practice in schools.
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