READY STEADY……….WHOOPEE THURSDAY 1 ST MAY 2014 SIMON WEBB PRINCIPAL PRIMARY ADVISER

‘It is for the children and young people in our trust that we create our visions for the futures of our schools and then plan for change. We must lead this process with confidence and optimism.’ (John West-Burnham 2007 )

“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing, and the main thing is learning” Stephen Covey

Qualities of Inspirational leadership Leaders in outstanding schools have an overall, long-term vision of what their school could be, however distant that vision may be from where the school is at the time, and then set about translating that vision into practice They know how to appoint excellent people to other leadership positions in the school, and then trust them to do their jobs; distribution of leadership is normal. While encouraging innovation and measured risk-taking on the part of staff, they are uncompromising and, if necessary, ruthless in addressing poor performance.

They promote an atmosphere of confident pride in the school’s culture. They ensure that the school has excellent relations with its community They maintain their credibility with staff by continuing to do some classroom teaching. Outstanding schools insist on excellence in the quality of classroom teaching.

Doing what we have always done………………

The keys to outstanding……. Leadership is inspirational in providing clear vision and direction. Leaders who take a school from good to outstanding focus on: - raising attainment and accelerating progress; - improving the quality of teaching and learning; - improving the conditions for learning; - and developing the school as a professional learning community.

It’s all about the pupils! It’s about improving the way pupils learn….and their involvement in the learning process.

Learning Muscles 4 learning dispositions resilience resourcefulnessreflectivenessreciprocity The emotional aspect of learning The cognitive aspect of learning The strategic aspect of learning The social aspect of learning

Learning Muscles 17 learning capacities Resilience Absorption Managing distractions Noticing Perseverance Reflectiveness Planning Revising Distilling Meta-learning Resourcefulness Questioning Making links Imagining Reasoning Capitalising Reciprocity Interdependence Collaboration Empathy & Listening Imitation As the capacities are specific, they can be individually trained, nurtured and exercised.

Planned Experimentation!

Our behaviours Less risk averse Inspiring creativity and innovation in our schools and collaborations Continuing to be rigorous and robust in our support and challenge for all schools Using data as effectively as possible to challenge not only underperformance but also complacency Understanding where the best practice is in our areas and across KCC Maximising the use of the excellence within the system Benefitting from developing greater partnerships within, across and beyond Kent

Leaders of the future………. Determined and resolute leadership Improving teaching and learning is at the heart High expectations of staff and pupils Lead by example, modelling behaviour Refusal to be distracted from core purpose No excuse for mediocrity ‘Can do’ approach

How are you feeling?

Current Position74% July % July % July 2016*94% July % RI Schools116LA100Academy16 July 2014Good26Academy2 July 2015Good59Academy5 July 2016Good20Academy0 July 2017Good06Academy0 Totals1117 Good and Outstanding Schools Facing the Challenge Targets

Governance How can we make a difference? What can we do? In what respect can we impact on other schools? Do “we” want to?

Governance Executive Headship Cross collaboration Observation / recommendation / action Bespoke governor meetings Joint working Support to collaboration to move formal arrangements Federation