Leading Teaching and Learning

Shift happens

• We need students to be resilient, independent and adaptable in addition to gaining knowledge of content.
• There is a conflict between delivering content and developing traits such as resilience. It is the job of a leader to ensure students are getting a balanced education in both.

Leadership Styles

• Democratic
• Pace setting
• Coaching
• Coercive
• Authoritative
• Affiliative

I had originally classed myself as 'affiliative'; after completing the leadership style assessment I discovered I have a 'coaching' and 'democratic' style. As I predicted I scored lowest as a coercive and authoritative leader.

Classroom non-negotiables

1. Engagement
2. Progress and data
3. Stretch and challenge
4. Assessment and feedback
5. Classroom atmosphere

Dialogue, Modelling, Monitoring and Mentoring

• Dialogue - coaching vs reprimand
• "How can i help?"
• "How do you think it went...?"
• Modelling - don't necessarily always have to be the best classroom teacher. But there are some essential characteristics that an effective leader should model: professionalism, consistency, optimism, emotional resilience.
• Monitoring 
• Suite of tools 
• Student voice and conversations
• Learning walks and lesson observations
• Marking audits
• Mentoring
• Know how to develop other peoples skills
• Think of the whole teams effectiveness
• Support the personal development of colleagues in your team
• Remember - each colleague is on their own personal trajectory and career path