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The Hertfordshire & Essex High School

The Hertfordshire & Essex High School. 'Growing your own and nurturing the leaders of tomorrow' Monday 2nd November 2009. “Excellence for All”. ABOUT US…. All Girls Comprehensive (Boys in the Sixth Form) In a consortium of six schools Suburban School Engaged (and demanding!) parents

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The Hertfordshire & Essex High School

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  1. The Hertfordshire & Essex High School 'Growing your own and nurturing the leaders of tomorrow' Monday 2nd November 2009 “Excellence for All”

  2. ABOUT US… • All Girls Comprehensive (Boys in the Sixth Form) • In a consortium of six schools • Suburban School • Engaged (and demanding!) parents • Outstanding in every major OFSTED category (Feb 09) • Several 1 schools in the area • Highly competitive environment

  3. The Problem…? • Difficulty in recruiting middle leaders (particularly pastoral roles) • Cultivating our best potential leaders • Some shortage subjects e.g. English, Physics • Lack of individual formal coaching • Threshold + UPS 2/3 applicants (struggling to get relevant experiences)

  4. The Opportunity… Staff Students Governors

  5. The Staff Solution… LDR RESEARCH PHIML

  6. Herts & Essex Characteristics of School Leadership

  7. Leadership Development Review

  8. Leadership Development Review – Evaluation of Leadership Characteristics (Middle Leader) Herts & Essex Characteristics of School Leadership (impacting on whole school performance) *Please complete the Comments section by noting whether the participant is Working Towards (WT), Working At (WA) or Working Beyond (WB) the level, and provide an example(s) to support your evaluation.

  9. Leadership Development Review Record Name: Current Role: SLT Mentor: Date of Meeting:

  10. Development of Leadership Characteristics Mentor: ………………………………...…. Participant: ………………………………………

  11. LDR Typical Tasks Shadow a Middle Leader Internship Visit another school Role-Play

  12. LFTM Leadership Pathways RESEARCH HertsCam (Teacher-led development work, in conjunction with the University of Cambridge)

  13. What is the purpose of a TLDW group? Mutual support and collaboration through sharing & discussing development projects To support group members in their attempt to improve teaching and learning Knowledge about learning & leadership and guidance on strategies for development work

  14. Support from Cambridge • Joint leadership of TLDW group • Fresh input / ideas / perspectives • Guidance on leading innovation • Guidance on enquiry techniques • Facilitating discussion • Certification by portfolio of evidence • Progression to masters option • Access to world class library • Links to networks

  15. Internal support • Joint leadership of TLDW group • Facilitation / organisation • Facilitating opportunities for influence • Mentoring / coaching Essential participation over the year 1 twilight registration event in Cambridge 3 evening network events in Stevenage 5-6 school-based twilight sessions

  16. Preparing for High Impact Middle Leadership Two Strands: • HertsCam Programme - TLDW • Leadership Development Opportunities

  17. Development of Leadership Characteristics – Personalised Programme

  18. The Result… • Well staffed in 2009 (with all middle leader roles filled) • One Middle Leader appointed in-house • SLT opportunities offered and taken (unpaid!) (Creativity in the classroom, Centenary, Lead research ) • All Threshold Candidates successful • Coaching now rife in school • Leadership routines have 22 participants this year (several on 2nd year) • Several participants secured promotion last year (one from SL to an SLT post) • Increased expertise and capacity

  19. ALSO… Frog Specialist Status NPQH Host School Leadership Networking International Relevance

  20. Students Governors What’s next? • Preparing for School/Senior Leadership Course (PFSL) • Increased emphasis on in-house training (great for Rarely Cover!) • Increased mapping of skills • Primary Networking • Consortium Networking • More mentors SYSTEM WIDE IMPACT

  21. Questions?

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