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Explore the roles within a school, from governors to support staff, and learn how the school's ethos, mission, aims, and values guide working practices. Evaluate methods of communicating the school's mission to stakeholders.
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Unit 2 – Week Two Schools as Organisations • Re-cap on last week • Early years provision • Types of School available up to sixteen • Post sixteen options
Learning Outcomes for the Lesson • Identify the roles of members of the school team • Examine the strategic purpose of the roles of the school team • Demonstrate understanding of the roles of external professionals who may work within a school, • Understand and explain a school’s ethos, mission, values and aim are • Decide how the school ethos, mission, values and aim may be reflected in working practice • Evaluate methods of communicating a school’s mission aims and values
Roles within the School • What do you think your strategic role is • List as many roles as you can • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6EFUInRHDs
2.2.1. Strategic Roles – School Governors, Management, Teachers, Support Staff School Governors: - largest voluntary group in UK. The governors will work hand in hand with the school principal and heads of department to ensure aims and objectives are met. Senior Management Team: - Size of school will determine size and membership - made up of the principal, deputy head, heads of year, SENCO. Role is in relation to strategic, operational direction the school will take
Strategic Roles (cont.) • SENCO: (Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator). The SENCO is normally a teacher from within the school who has undertaken specialist training. Their role is ensuring the day to day operation of the school’s special education policy. • Support and Ancillary Staff: Create a list and briefly describe roles.
Roles within the School • Put together a list of the strategic role of: • Teacher • Caretaker
2:2.2 Roles of external professionals • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvyjQAnE6bQ • List external professionals that are linked to schools and brief description of why they are needed.
Roles of External Professionals • Educational Psychologist • Education Welfare Officer • School Nurse • Speech and Language Therapist • Counsellors • Specialist Workers
2:3.1Explain how the ethos, mission, aims and values of a school may be reflected in working practices • ETHOS • MISSION STATEMENT • AIMS • VALUES
ETHOS • ETHOS: Greek word ‘Character’ • Is the underlying guiding beliefs or ideals of a particular organisation. • School Ethos should be developed and constructed through discussion with staff, pupils, parents, governors and anyone with an invested interest in the school. • It underpins every aspect of school life, policies, procedures, behaviour management..
Mission Statement • Written declaration of an organisation’s core purpose and focus. • It usually remains unchanged overtime. • Set by management team, governors based on input from other staff. • It should: • 1. Serve to filter what is important and what is not. • 2. Communicate a sense of direction for entire organisation.
Newstart’s Mission Statement • ‘Young people realising their potential.’
Aims and Objectives • Aim – A general statement giving the clear overall goal or intention of the organisation. • Objectives – Specific stages set out to attain aim. • E.g. Aim: Turn up for Classroom Assistants Course. • Objectives • 1. Transport to get here – Bus, car, walk • 2. Get child/pet/house minded • 3. Have books, stationery ect...
VALUES • The ideals that the school believe are important based on the moral code (ethos) which informs its development. • They direct the behaviour and action of the school
ACTIVITY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkeH351bGuM • You are a sub-committee of the Board of governors of your school. • Your task.... • Produce a flyer for parents and other outside agencies reflecting the ethos, mission, aim and values of your school
Portfolio Activity • Complete the table to demonstrate your understanding of how Ethos, mission, aims and values can be reflected in working practice.
2:3.2. Evaluate methods of communicating a school’s mission, aims and values. • List how many ways a schools can communicate to parents, outside agencies and the wider public. • What are the strengths and areas for development?
Re-Cap • Members of the school team • External Professionals • What is a School ethos, mission, aim and value • How are these reflected in working practice
Evaluate • One thing that stood out for you tonight. • Any questions??