The National College for Teaching and Leadership, Working Internationally

1. The National College for Teaching and Leadership, Working Internationally The 32nd COBIS Annual Conference 2013 Jonathan Dale 1

2. National College Working Internationally • School Leadership • The National College for School Leadership • Leadership development programmes and British International Schools • NPQH • Middle leadership development programme • Strategic leadership of ICT • International membership • Working internationally

3. Professional continuum Teacher Continuing Leadership training professional development development

4. The School Leadership Role • School principals • Aspiring school principals • Middle leaders- heads of curriculum areas or heads of year • School business managers • The senior leadership team • Key factors • International trend is towards devolution of school leadership and management • Recruitment, retention and succession planning • Complexity- Skills and knowledge for the 21st Century • Professionalising teaching and school leadership

5. The School Leadership Role What we know about school leadership, NCSL, 2007 2

6. We know a lot about successful leadership • Effective leadership is essential to improve the efficiency and equity of schooling worldwide. (Pont et al, OECD, 2008) • School leadership is second only to classroom teaching as an influence on pupil learning. (Leithwood et al, 2006) • ’Successful school leaders improve teaching and learning and thus pupil outcomes … most powerfully through their influence on staff motivation, commitment, teaching practices and through developing teachers’ capacities for leadership.’ (Day, Sammons, Hopkins, Harris, Leithwood et al. DCSF, 2009).

7. Robinson et al (2009) • Highly effective principals: • Establish goals and expectations • Resource strategically • Plan, coordinate and evaluate teaching and learning • Promote and participate in teacher learning and development • Ensure an orderly and supportive environment

8. Prof Vivianne Robinson, 2008

9. International research into school leadership • Some recent studies: • Organizing schools for improvement - Bryck et al (2010) • School leadership and student outcomes: identifying what works and why. Best evidence synthesis – Robinson et al (2009) • The impact of school leadership on pupil outcomes - Day, Sammons, Hopkins, Leithwood et al (2009) • Capturing the leadership premium - McKinsey & Company (2010) • Seven strong claims about successful school leadership – Ken Leithwood et al (2006) • Reflections on the change leadership landscape – Fullan & Boyle (2011)

10. National College The National College for Leadership of Schools works to develop and inspire great leaders of schools, early years settings and children’s services so that they can make a positive difference to children’s lives.

11. Who are we? • The National College is the first College anywhere in the world uniquely dedicated to the professional development of school leaders. • Ninety-eight per cent of secondary schools and 81 per cent of primary schools in England have now taken part in one or more of College programmes. • Schools involved in National College leadership development programmes achieve faster rates of improvement in exam results – and the more involved a school is the greater the improvement. • We regularly advise the UK government on a range of policies and issues affecting leadership of schools, including succession planning, leadership of ICT and strategies for school improvement. • The work that we do is nationally and internationally recognised as a benchmark for excellence in leadership development. It draws on the best leadership research from around the world – but more importantly, it’s grounded in our expert understanding of the challenges schools face.

12. National College’s goals are: Inspiring new leaders: identifying, inspiring and developing future leaders to sustain the supply of talent Great leadership development: giving all leaders the expertise they need Empowering successful leaders: harnessing the expertise of great leaders to drive improvement Shaping future leadership: changing how leaders work to respond to new demands and influencing policy and advising government

13. Leadership DevelopmentProgrammes • Programmes based on leadership standards • Shaping the future – creating a vision • Leading learning & teaching • Developing self and working with others • Managing the organisation • Securing accountability • Strengthening community • A blended delivery model • Face-to-face learning • Individual self study and online learning • Collaborative reflection • Real application or enquiry based work in school • Masters level accreditation England- 500,000 teachers

14. England- 500,000 teachers 200,000 middle leaders 25,000 heads Leadership Development The National College offers leadership development activities for school leaders at all stages of their career At the moment this is broadly grouped as follows: • Middle and senior leaders • Aspiring headteachers • New headteachers / academy principals • Experienced headteachers • System leaders • -------------------------------------- • School business managers • Strategic leadership of ICT The National College also offers programmes for Early Years Leaders

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16. Role of teaching schools As well as offering training and support for their alliancethemselves, teaching schools will identify and co-ordinate expertise from their alliance, using the best leaders and teachers to: 1. play a greater role in recruiting and training new entrants to the profession 2. lead peer-to-peer professionaland leadership development 3. identify and develop leadership potential 4. provide supportfor other schools 5. designate and broker Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs) 6.engage in research and development

17. School Direct Schools, or groups of schools, bid for School Direct places. Schools: select the trainees they want; choose an accredited provider to work with to award QTS; negotiate the training programme with the provider; expect to employ the trainee after qualifying.

18. School Direct (salaried) An employment based route for high quality graduates with three or more years’ career experience The trainee is employed as an unqualified teacher by a school The Teaching Agency (TA) provides funding, which the school can use to subsidise the trainee’s salary and/or training. Replaces the Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) - no “supernumerary” requirement

19. 3.5% 1.8% 1.3% Deployment: making the best use of our best leaders 2007 – 2008 Improvement in % Level 4 at Key Stage 2 • National Leaders of Education • NLEs are outstanding head teachers, who, along with their schools (National Support Schools), have capacity to support underperforming schools • Both supported and supporting schools experiencing greater than average rates of improvement: • Independent evaluation identified how NLEs can succeed in supporting other schools by: • Taking decisive action on behaviour, curriculum and quality of teaching. • Focusing relentlessly on teaching and learning • Prioritising staff development and training • Achieving consistency, clarity of expectations, and carefully monitoring areas of concern and progress 7.1% 7.1% 2.1% 2.0% 2.1% 2%

20. NPQH delivered Internationally • The National College is now able to offer the full qualification internationally but only for British international Schools • Quality model has to be as rigorous as the process in England, particularly for assessment centre, placements and graduation • Placement schools need good or outstanding equivalent OFSTED rating for leadership and management • Full qualification can be awarded and used in UK. • Opportunity to add additional context specific modules but core programme must remain the same • Cost available on request but based on cohorts of 12 and likely to be in the region of £5250.

21. National Professional Qualificationfor Headship (NPQH) Pre entry Access resources to help gauge your readiness Entry Stage Online application with supporting statement Two-day assessment and development event Development Stage Introductory day Coaching Placement Materials Events Peer learning Work-based learning Online learning Graduation Stage Graduation board assessment First headship Continued support in Early Headship Provision

22. NPQH Accreditation • NPQH is the qualification of choice for headteachers and academy principals in England • NPQH is desirable but not mandatory. It is recognised by most governing bodies • The qualification that will be awarded to school leaders from British International Schools is exactly the same qualification as that awarded in England • The qualification is worth 60 CAT points towards a Masters Degree • The University of Nottingham offer an integrated Masters in Educational Leadership and Management which could be delivered in the region.

23. All of the College’s programmes are accessed through a learning portal. This is the pathway for NPQH.

24. A screen grab (1) from the NPQH Performance Management module.

25. A screen grab (2) from the NPQH Performance Management module.

26. Example (1) of an online performance management module within the Head Start programme for new headteachers.

27. MLDP The Middle Leadership Development Programme (MLDP) offers the opportunity for clusters of schools, academies to deliver middle leadership development in a way that best meets their needs. • Benefits for Schools • Delivered via clusters • Facilitator training and accreditation • Participants learning journey • CATS Points – Participants and Cluster Facilitators • Sustainability • Opportunity to charge for MLDP

28. Facilitators from International Schools have been trained in the UK to deliver MLDP in a number of countries The Netherlands Hungary Cyprus China The Falkland MLDP Internationally

29. What is a cluster Clusters are made up of three or more schools. Clusters must identify a lead school which has a good or outstanding Ofsted rating in leadership and management and a good or outstanding rating overall. Clusters can be made up of your local family of schools / existing networks / learning alliances within your LA or any other local links you may have. Cluster need to identify two facilitators who will be trained and assessed by the National College for free. The cost of the programme delivery is funded by the cluster. Clusters must commit to deliver the programme to two cohorts of middle leaders within their cluster.

30. Facilitator training Facilitators are selected by the cluster. They should be senior leaders or experienced middle leaders looking to progress to the next stage in their career. The training will focus on developing facilitation skills and you will be trained using the National College Facilitation Competency Framework against which all College facilitators are assessed. Facilitators will be trained and assessed over 6 days, 4 day residential followed by 2 day residential after 6 months. Facilitators will be accredited to deliver MLDP for three years.

31. Facilitators will benefit from: Six days of development in both face-to-face and online facilitation Access to the National College OFAT course Accreditation as a National College facilitator, and skills that can used more widely within your school, academy or cluster Experience that can be used and accredited in National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) application or Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) points National networking through online learning community and local networking at training events Access to high quality resources to support your ongoing leadership development

32. Participants learning • Participants will learn through • reading and reflecting on key think pieces • discussion and activities in face-to-face sessions • local networking at face to face sessions with facilitators and other middle leaders from their cluster and nationally through the online network • trying out new methods of leadership in their school, academy or children’s centre • Participants need to commit to: • attending around 5-6 face-to-face sessions within the cluster over a 10 month period • meeting regularly with their learning coach • completing a focused learning challenge within school and presenting the completed challenge to headteacher • spending time on personal learning and reflection including online activities

33. The programme will:- Help create a vision for leading ICT in schools Provide time to develop vision Help you evaluate developments to date Understand issues relating to ICT Challenge thinking about the future use of technology Recognise long term and short term solutions The programme will not:- Give answers about how Teach ICT skills Help write schemes of work Give technical advice on solutions, software, hardware or providers The Strategic Leadership of ICT

34. International membership Professional development Leadership development resources – programme materials and activities, video, audio and e-learning content from National College and external suppliers Leadership library – research publications, online leadership magazine Series of 6 online leadership seminars per year Introductory online short course Networking Online network – participate in discussions and special interest groups, set up your own professional groups Ask your peers a leadership question – get an answer from someone who has faced the same challenge A personal approach Keep up to date with education policy in England and internationally with a monthly policy briefing Get the most from your subscription with a monthly e-newsletter Career advice and membership support from Ask the College

40. The National College working internationally • The National College is the first College anywhere in the world uniquely dedicated to the professional development of school leaders. • We work in partnership with an increasing number of ministries of education and other organisations to develop sustainable approaches to school leadership development. • We understand the absolute importance of context. • Our work includes consultancy, designing leadership development programmes and access to our resources through the National College membership scheme

41. National CollegeWorking Internationally • Strategic Consultancy • Leadership Development programmes for British International Schools • NPQH • Middle leadership development programme • Strategic leadership of ICT • School business management • International Leadership Development Programmes • International Programme for (experienced) School Principals • International Middle Leadership Programme • International Strategic leadership of ICT Programme • International membership

42. Strategic consultancy • Access to professional expertise covering all aspects of leadership in schools, education departments and early years • Based on sustainable models of leadership development • Providing approaches to leading and managing change • Designing standards, filling skills gaps, addressing specific leadership challenges and developing new policy • System leadership based on the College’s National Leader of Education model

44. For more information • Jonathan.dale@nationalcollege.gsi.gov.uk