Leadership
Some great comments on leadership. Worth a read: “Simply put, (leadership is) the ability to inspire others to achieve shared objectives, and I think the most important word there by far is ‘inspire.’ I...
Category: Leadership
The Extra Mile: How Schools Succeed
What good schools do: They have dynamic leaders, who lead from the front, set the tone and establish a ‘can do’ culture They shape the curriculum – to serve the needs of their intake...
The Impact of High Expectations
‘To expect defeat is nine-tenths of the defeat itself’ – Henry Louis Mencken Increasingly I have come to the conclusion that High Expectations (of students and staff) is the most important driver for school...
Making Pigs Fly!
Excellent article by Dr Mosbacker regarding what it takes to maintain vision and effectively lead. Be prayerful – remembering that God is sovereign Guard your motive. – be sure that your motive is holy....
The Art of Delegation
“It seems to me that the delegation of tasks (better known as the delegation of control) is a bit like asking a friend to cut your hair. You’re probably better off doing the job...
Leading Schools from Failure to Success, John Bazalgette
An excellent book. Well worth reading. Turning a vicious circle into a virtuous one. The Vicious Cycle A stereotyped negative image in the local community (often with little basis in reality) Poor achievement (SATS/GCSE)...
Do We Talk Too Much? “How to Speak More Strategically”
Speaking more by speaking less. School leaders, like clergy, have a real tendency to speak, a lot. This can be problematic for several reasons: It places the focus on us rather than on others...
Subject Leaders
The core role of the subject leader is to provide professional leadership and management for a subject to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement...
Building Winning Teams
Step 1: Assess Capabilities Puppies – keen, low skill, need reigning in and managing without damaging enthusiasm Dolphins – movers and shakers Bear – slow to sign up but powerful, easy to become unaligned...
Sweating the Small Stuff
This article tells the story of six remarkable inner city secondary schools that have eliminated the achievement gap…or at least come close. They are living proof that poor, minority kids can learn as much...
