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Aspirant headteachers

Aspirant headteachers. Chris Harries Manager for School Leadership at Wiltshire County Council Linkedin : Chris Harries Blog:aspirantheadteachers@wordpress.com. What we hope to learn today. How to break through the barriers that may be holding us back in our career development

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Aspirant headteachers

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  1. Aspirant headteachers Chris Harries Manager for School Leadership at Wiltshire County Council Linkedin: Chris Harries Blog:aspirantheadteachers@wordpress.com

  2. What we hope to learn today • How to break through the barriers that may be holding us back in our career development • Ways that you can improve your interview performance • Reflect on the next steps in your development and career • Be more aware of your personal learning style

  3. Programme • Workshops • Interview experience: coaching and learning • Professional discussion and coaching • Lunch • Discussion to share the learning so far • Workshops • New standards for leadership/NPQH • Performance management • Evaluation throughout the day • Celebration and certificates

  4. The national context • System change driving improvement • Self-improving school system • Practitioner led improvements • Floor standards and DfE working at school level • New inspection framework • New teaching standards appraisal and capability processes • New NPQH • New leadership standards being consulted on

  5. Traditional model Central Government Local Government Schools

  6. Current model (where we are now) Central Government Local Government/ Teaching schools Schools/ Academies

  7. Future model Central Government Local Government Local authorities Official partnerships School partnerships Private companies Schools/ Academies

  8. The Focus of leadership • Leadership to improve teaching and learning is top priority • Teaching will be judged by much more than observation • Narrowing achievement gaps • Pupil premium impact • Risk assessment • Decision making about structural solutions where step change has not worked

  9. What has the most impact on how much pupils’ learn and the amount of progress they make? • Having a good headteacher/strong leadership in the school? • Family income? • Having a good class teacher? • Family support for learning? • School culture/peer group valuing learning? • Community support for the school?

  10. Teacher Effectiveness • Individual classroom teachers account for more of the variation in students’ learning gains than any other factor • That includes factors such as expenditure, leadership behaviours, school culture, social disadvantage • Recruitment, support and retention of effective teachers must be key-along with training/development and performance management

  11. How do we know who are the most effective teachers? • Colleagues observing lessons? • Pupils’ test scores? • Pupils’ ratings? • Parents’ ratings? • Ofsted ratings? • Colleagues (including senior managers)

  12. Key indicators of effective teachers • Pupils’ test scores • Pupils ratings

  13. Have a great day

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