ISQ Conversations A Case Study in Building Leadership Capacity in Staff Marise McConaghy Deputy Principa l

Building Capacity in Pastoral Leaders Writing (BGGS News, Alliance Magazine, Independence, Grammar Gazette Presenting to Parents, Staff, Students, Conferences Using the Appraisal Process Empowering, Creating and Implementing School Wide Programs Managing Projects / Managing People Matching jobs for strength and weaknesses Aspiring Women Conference Articulating the Skills being developed Creating Culture Improving Communication Senior Management Meetings Building Capacity In Academic Leaders Recruitment, Selection & Induction Difficult Conversations Managing People Performance Building Teams, Ensuring Effectiveness Creative Programming Developing Identity as Leader Modern Organisations Empowerment and Decision-making Risk Compliance / Legal Issues Strategising Faculty Development Change Management Senior Staff Mentoring Principal Management #101 Being a muse to Principal (Ideas, ideas) Presenting and attending Board Meetings Presenting at Senior Conferences Industrial issues Networking Managing Stakeholders Understanding Governance Principalship? Teachers Acting Positions Special projects (eg. planning Year 7) Presenting to low stakes groups Co-Curricular organisations Visits to Middle Management Meetings Opportunity to Strategic Direction Challenging Staff (Always Plotting)

Centre for Professional Practice Pre-Service Teachers (Mentoring and Support, Orientation, Lunchtime Seminars, Presentations from Staff) Mentoring Group Creative Leadership Group LIG (Learning Innovation Group) Technology Group Provocations, Passions and Pathway Series Partnership with Universities Short Stuff Read by non PARs Mental Health Matters Cool Tools Easy Bib, Clickview Random Pedagogical Partners Literature Café Art Café Philosophy Café Science Research Centre Appointment of Dean of Academic Development Unusual solutions to Staffing Challenges Creating a Growth Mindset and Culture Outside School School Strategy for PD Faculty Strategy for PD Pastoral Strategy for PD Tracking PD Tapping on Shoulder (for lack of PD) Reporting back PD: The Slate Searching for Benchmark Schools Bringing the Experts to us Professional Development Always Planning