Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Leading A Curriculum Area: Some Approaches To Creating A Peak Performing Team

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Leading A Curriculum Area The Aims of This Session Are: To further understand the core purpose of subject leadership; To reflect on where you are currently at in terms of this core purpose; To consider the concept of a Peak Performer in relation to your professional development & the development of your department

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield To Get You Started…… Good teamwork is essential in a high performing department. The film shows a high performing basketball team. Your challenge is To Count The Number Of Passes Made By The Team In White. You will have to really concentrate hard…… Watch the film from the link below. Insert hyperlink to the awareness test avi file/ insert movie

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield What Is The Purpose Of Subject Leadership?

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield A Reflection On Middle Leadership: Thinkpiece, Dr Tony Bush Read the article; With your partner, you will be given one of the questions posed in the article; Discuss the question which you are given & be prepared to share your ideas with the rest of the group

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield What Is The Purpose Of Subject Leadership? Reflect on the ‘wordle’ representation of Subject leadership. What are the 3-5 key purposes of subject leadership as represented here? (Securing improvement: the role of subject leaders Ref: DfES 0102/2002)

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield What Is The Purpose Of Subject Leadership?

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Extract from “The Heart of the Matter” (NCSL, Leading Edge Series) Teaching – make sure that the teaching delivered by those you line manage is of the highest quality. Learning – make sure that pupils achieve at least to their potential as established by baseline testing, and preferably beyond. Becoming involved in, or initiating, a whole-school activity related to school improvement – help to drive the school forward.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield In conclusion…… The Middle Leader, therefore, must: Focus on learning and teaching Generate positive relationships Provide a clear vision and high expectations Improve the environment Provide time and opportunities for collaboration Distribute leadership: build teams Engage the community Evaluate and innovate

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Some Leadership Scenarios For You To Consider Work in a group of 3….. To begin with: 1 person should choose the scenario & observe; 1 person should suggest a response; 1 person should suggest the skills needed to effectively deal with the scenario. Then, as a group: Summarize your response & the skills needed onto sugar paper

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Superteam Leader Required We are looking for somebody to build and lead a great team. They will be able: To build on the team’s strengths; To focus on the team’s specific goals; To implement the strategy; To ensure people do superb work; To guide the team to success Contact us if you believe you have the qualities required to tackle this challenge.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Who are Peak Performers? A Peak Performer delivers great work in their chosen area of expertise – they create something special. Who do you think of as a Peak Performer?

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Who do you think of as a Peak Performer? David Beckham – World Cup qualifier against Greece: Attitude, inspiration, doing the right thing in the right way – led the team to a great victory Insert a picture of David Beckam here

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Who do you think of as a Peak Performer? Bob Geldof – Music; values; persuasion = Make Poverty History Insert a picture of Bob Geldof here

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Who do you think of as a Peak Performer? Anita Roddick – Ecological awareness; values; business know-how = The Body Shop & the beginning of public awareness of ethic consumers Insert a picture of Anita Roddick here

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield A Peak Performer Checklist…. A Peak Performer delivers great work in their chosen area of expertise – they create something special – how? Passion:They follow their passion based on clear values; They have positive energy. Purpose:They know what mountain they are climbing - they translate their passion into a clear purpose. Professional: They do the right things in the right way every day. Problem Solving: They find creative, positive solutions Peak Performance: they constantly deliver great performances.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Peak Performers: A Way of Thinking…. Challenges Conclusions Creative Solutions Consequences Choices

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Our Key Strengths Activity: Individually: write down the three key strengths of your department Share each strength with your partner Now discuss how you know that each one is a strength – be able to share this evidence with the group

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Peak Performer Thinking Activity: Steering The Team to Success Look at the Sheet Called “ Steering My team To Success” Individually: complete the “things that are in the Green…. Amber …. Red zones” With your partner discuss the “steps which can be taken” section of each zone

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Peak Performers Stay Alert… Peak Performers do not wait for a crisis, they remain alert even when all is going well The Green Zone: When things are going well The Amber Zone: When things are Okay, but there may be warning signs. The Red Zone: When things are not going well, or we experience real pressure Peak Performers make the right decisions in different zones

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield “What Should Middle Leaders Do?” Groups of 4 to produce a presentation – no longer than 3 minutes If the prime purpose of the role is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in classrooms, then what is it that middle leaders should be doing?

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield To help you…. Focus on learning and teaching Generate positive relationships Provide a clear vision and high expectations Improve the environment Provide time and opportunities for collaboration Distribute leadership: build teams Engage the community Evaluate and innovate

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Focus on learning and teaching Produce a guide to what good lessons should look like; Peer observation system – collaborative, ground rules; Classroom door posters: “What have you learnt this lesson?” – talk to pupils; Have a learning and teaching item on each team meeting agenda – workshops; Use meeting time creatively.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Generate positive relationships Lead by example; Vocabulary – “my team” to “our team”; Take time to talk to your team individually; Use the Head and other senior leaders to recognise commitment and achievement; Do something outside school.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Provide a clear vision and high expectations Share the vision and revisit it regularly; Articulate what the expectations are; Use data with staff to raise expectations; Move staff and responsibilities around.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Improve the environment What impression does this area of school give? Open up a dialogue about how rooms are organised; Have high quality displays; Resources must be accessible to staff – involve them in decision-making.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Distribute leadership: build teams Know what each person’s ‘A’ talents are – build on them; As a team, agree and regularly audit the development plan; Paired lesson observations; Create responsibilities that are flexible.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Provide time and opportunities for collaboration Evaluate team meetings Consider the pattern of meetings Involve each team member in leading part/all of a meeting; Share a piece of good practice Ensure everyone has a chance to observe others teaching

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Engage the community Involve governors in your work Information evenings for parents Use “experts” from the community in lessons Use questionnaires to sample parents’ views of your subject Produce a newsletter/contribute to the school newsletter

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Evaluate and innovate “ How will we know if this has made a difference to the students here?” Undertake a regular pupil progress check Look at samples of pupils’ work as a team Recognise the importance of focused observation Assign trialling and reporting back of new initiatives to interested individuals; Use the Ofsted SEF form as a basis for self evaluation.

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Our Plenary: Leadership Versus Management Find your partner!! Characteristics of Leadership ManagementAdds

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Our Plenary: Leadership Versus Management….. Example Uses reason Characteristics of Leadership ManagementAdds Emotion

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield Leadership versus Management ManagementLeadership adds Accepts the way things areChallenges the way things are Short-term viewLong-range perspective DelegatesInspires and empowers Implements the school’s goalsHas complementary goals Acts according to planVision Focuses on systemsFocuses on people Relies on controlTrust Uses reasonEmotion Maintains momentumImpetus Has professional convictionEnthusiasm Makes it happenMakes decisions Does things rightDoes the right thing

Leading A Curriculum Area Adrian Taylor St. Mary’s High School Chesterfield What were we aiming to do? Leading A Curriculum Area The Aims of This Session were: To further understand the core purpose of subject leadership; To reflect on where you are currently at in terms of this core purpose; To consider the concept of a Peak Performer in relation to your professional development & the development of your department