the truth about headship (but… only the good bits!)
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The Truth about The Truth about Headship Headship (But… only the good bits!)(But… only the good bits!)
NCSL Leadership NCSL Leadership ConferenceConference
Wednesday 24Wednesday 24thth March March 20102010
Leader’s LeadLeader’s Lead
““He who thinks he He who thinks he leads, but has no leads, but has no followers , is only followers , is only taking a walk”taking a walk”
Leaders LeadLeaders Lead
… … if you have to tell if you have to tell people you are, you people you are, you aren’t”aren’t”
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher
““Being in power is like Being in power is like being a lady…being a lady…
Outstanding LeadershipOutstanding Leadership
““Ofsted have found that all Ofsted have found that all outstanding headteachers outstanding headteachers had one factor in common had one factor in common they all had a deep sense of they all had a deep sense of moral purposemoral purpose””
Christine Gilbert March 2010Christine Gilbert March 2010
Leadership or Management?Leadership or Management?
Delivering the National Delivering the National Curriculum throughout a Curriculum throughout a school is management not school is management not leadershipleadership
People don’t follow managersPeople don’t follow managers
Moral PurposeMoral Purpose
What is moral purpose?What is moral purpose? StarbucksStarbucks Hewlett PackardHewlett Packard CadburyCadbury Jon Lewis Jon Lewis Richard BransonRichard Branson
Moral PurposeMoral Purpose
Moral purpose transcends the Moral purpose transcends the external visible purpose of the external visible purpose of the organisation – which by definition organisation – which by definition will be both organisational and will be both organisational and management based.management based.
What is your vision for a school?What is your vision for a school?
My Vision for SchoolMy Vision for School
Teacher – The desire to see each Teacher – The desire to see each child in my class enjoy school and child in my class enjoy school and enjoy being in my classenjoy being in my class
Headteacher – The desire to see Headteacher – The desire to see each teacher/child develop a each teacher/child develop a richness richness of relationship that builds a of relationship that builds a powerful sense of communitypowerful sense of community
The school as CommunityThe school as Community
““This school is the family I This school is the family I don’t have at home”don’t have at home”
Teaching AssistantTeaching Assistant
Moral Purpose is not Moral Purpose is not something you do it something you do it is something you areis something you are
That’s a good idea I think I’ll
do thatYou
can’t
Traits and Core Belief Traits and Core Belief Systems Systems
Outstanding LeadersOutstanding Leaders
““It is impossible to separate It is impossible to separate the role of the leader from the role of the leader from the leader as a person”the leader as a person”
Developing Outstanding Leaders (2009)Developing Outstanding Leaders (2009)
John West BurnhamJohn West Burnham
Leaders LeadLeaders Lead
““People don’t at first follow worthy People don’t at first follow worthy causes. They follow worthy leaders causes. They follow worthy leaders who promote causes they can who promote causes they can believe in. People buy into leaders believe in. People buy into leaders first and then the leader’s vision”first and then the leader’s vision”
John MaxwellJohn Maxwell
The Purpose drives all you The Purpose drives all you dodo
Two ExamplesTwo Examples
1.1. The secretary chatting with The secretary chatting with the elderly gentlementhe elderly gentlemen
2.2. The redesigning of the The redesigning of the curriculumcurriculum
What do we want What do we want children to leave children to leave with from their with from their time at The time at The Wyche?Wyche?
Towards a new Towards a new CurriculumCurriculum
The National The National CurriculumCurriculum
The The School CurriculumSchool Curriculum comprises all learning comprises all learning and other experiences that and other experiences that each school plans for its pupils. each school plans for its pupils. The National Curriculum is The National Curriculum is an important element of an important element of the the School CurriculumSchool Curriculum
The School CurriculumThe School Curriculum
General EthosGeneral Ethos
1a 1a Happy Memories Happy Memories
1b 1b Enjoyment and FunEnjoyment and Fun
1c 1c Love of learningLove of learning
1d 1d Friendship and CommunityFriendship and Community
The School CurriculumThe School Curriculum
Relating to SelfRelating to Self
2a 2a Self Esteem and ConfidenceSelf Esteem and Confidence
2b 2b Reaching PotentialReaching Potential
2c 2c Developing a sense of Developing a sense of SpiritualitySpirituality
2d 2d Being HealthyBeing Healthy
The School CurriculumThe School Curriculum
Relating to OthersRelating to Others
3a3a FriendshipFriendship
3b 3b Understanding RelationshipsUnderstanding Relationships
3c3c Developing RelationshipsDeveloping Relationships
3d 3d TeamworkTeamwork
3e3e Global Awareness/ResponsibilityGlobal Awareness/Responsibility
3f 3f Cultural AppreciationCultural Appreciation
The School CurriculumThe School CurriculumManaging LearningManaging Learning
4a 4a Improving learning and performanceImproving learning and performance
4b4b CommunicationCommunication
4c4c Application of NumberApplication of Number
4d4d ICTICT
4e4e The Arts and SportThe Arts and Sport
4f4f Thinking SkillsThinking Skills
4g4g Creativity and Problem SolvingCreativity and Problem Solving
The School CurriculumThe School Curriculum
Managing SituationsManaging Situations
5a5a Managing conflict Managing conflict
5b5b Managing Disappointment Managing Disappointment
5c5c Managing Time and Resources Managing Time and Resources
5d5d Managing Risk and UncertaintyManaging Risk and Uncertainty
The VehicleThe Vehicle
The “vehicle” is the The “vehicle” is the means we used to means we used to describe how we would describe how we would deliver the Wyche deliver the Wyche CurriculumCurriculum
Farmers MarketFarmers Market
Future RecordzFuture Recordz
ScenesScenesWe went on We went on Mission Maker and Mission Maker and looked at space looked at space props, scenes, props, scenes, and characters.and characters.
BD BD HomesHomes
BD BD HomesHomes
WSR Radio StationWSR Radio StationWSR went live on air in Spring 2009WSR went live on air in Spring 2009
TanzaniTanzaniaa
Running a SupermarketRunning a Supermarket
If I ran a If I ran a supermarket my supermarket my philosophy would philosophy would be the samebe the same
Leadership is Leadership is who you arewho you are
The School becomes you The School becomes you and you become the and you become the
schoolschool““The school is just like a The school is just like a little version of Geoff”little version of Geoff”
Friend and Colleague from KentFriend and Colleague from Kent
““There is no blueprint for There is no blueprint for headship the role is a headship the role is a varied as those who do it”varied as those who do it”
The Power of LeadershipThe Power of Leadership
““The true meaning of The true meaning of leadership is influence – leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less”nothing more, nothing less”
John MaxwellJohn Maxwell
SAT scores in Year 6SAT scores in Year 6
Leadership from the heartLeadership from the heart
Teachers Teachers changechange the world, the world, one child at a time” one child at a time”
Headteachers Headteachers transformtransform the world one school the world one school at a timeat a time
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