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The Truth about Headship (But… only the good bits!)

The Truth about Headship (But… only the good bits!). NCSL Leadership Conference Wednesday 24 th March 2010. Leader’s Lead. “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers , is only taking a walk”. Leaders Lead. … if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t” Margaret Thatcher.

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The Truth about Headship (But… only the good bits!)

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  1. The Truth about Headship (But… only the good bits!) NCSL Leadership Conference Wednesday 24th March 2010

  2. Leader’s Lead “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers , is only taking a walk”

  3. Leaders Lead … if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t” Margaret Thatcher “Being in power is like being a lady…

  4. Outstanding Leadership “Ofsted have found that all outstanding headteachers had one factor in common they all had a deep sense of moral purpose” Christine Gilbert March 2010

  5. Leadership or Management? Delivering the National Curriculum throughout a school is management not leadership People don’t follow managers

  6. Moral Purpose What is moral purpose? • Starbucks • Hewlett Packard • Cadbury • Jon Lewis • Richard Branson

  7. Moral Purpose Moral purpose transcends the external visible purpose of the organisation – which by definition will be both organisational and management based. What is your vision for a school?

  8. My Vision for School Teacher – The desire to see each child in my class enjoy school and enjoy being in my class Headteacher – The desire to see each teacher/child develop a richness of relationship that builds a powerful sense of community

  9. The school as Community “This school is the family I don’t have at home” Teaching Assistant

  10. That’s a good idea I think I’ll do that Moral Purpose is not something you do it is something you are You can’t

  11. Traits and Core Belief Systems

  12. Outstanding Leaders “It is impossible to separate the role of the leader from the leader as a person” Developing Outstanding Leaders (2009) John West Burnham

  13. Leaders Lead “People don’t at first follow worthy causes. They follow worthy leaders who promote causes they can believe in. People buy into leaders first and then the leader’s vision” John Maxwell

  14. The Purpose drives all you do Two Examples • The secretary chatting with the elderly gentlemen • The redesigning of the curriculum

  15. Towards a new Curriculum What do we want children to leave with from their time at The Wyche?

  16. The National Curriculum The School Curriculumcomprises all learning and other experiences that each school plans for its pupils. The National Curriculum is an important element of the School Curriculum

  17. The School Curriculum General Ethos 1a Happy Memories 1b Enjoyment and Fun 1c Love of learning 1d Friendship and Community

  18. The School Curriculum Relating to Self 2a Self Esteem and Confidence 2b Reaching Potential 2c Developing a sense of Spirituality 2d Being Healthy

  19. The School Curriculum Relating to Others 3a Friendship 3b Understanding Relationships 3c Developing Relationships 3d Teamwork 3e Global Awareness/Responsibility 3f Cultural Appreciation

  20. The School Curriculum Managing Learning 4a Improving learning and performance 4b Communication 4c Application of Number 4d ICT 4e The Arts and Sport 4f Thinking Skills 4g Creativity and Problem Solving

  21. The School Curriculum Managing Situations 5a Managing conflict 5b Managing Disappointment 5c Managing Time and Resources 5d Managing Risk and Uncertainty

  22. The Vehicle The “vehicle” is the means we used to describe how we would deliver the Wyche Curriculum

  23. Farmers Market

  24. Future Recordz

  25. Scenes We went on Mission Maker and looked at space props, scenes, and characters.

  26. BD Homes

  27. BD Homes

  28. WSR Radio Station WSR went live on air in Spring 2009

  29. Tanzania

  30. Running a Supermarket If I ran a supermarket my philosophy would be the same Leadership is who you are

  31. The School becomes you and you become the school “The school is just like a little version of Geoff” Friend and Colleague from Kent “There is no blueprint for headship the role is a varied as those who do it”

  32. The Power of Leadership “The true meaning of leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less” John Maxwell SAT scores in Year 6

  33. Leadership from the heart Teachers change the world, one child at a time” Headteachers transformthe world one school at a time

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