SBL Middle Leader Group

Preliminary Session

Objectives

• To feed back on self-evaluation processes for terms 5 and 6

• To introduce the MLG group programme for 2016-17

• To decide on 3 ways of supporting your department and your CTL through your leadership

What is your role within your team?

• Think of your role and responsibilities• Describe both in three bullet points• To what extent are you pursuing each?• Small group share and discuss• Group share• What are the commonalities of the Middle

Leader role?

Academy Priorities for 2016-17

Core Purpose

• To secure excellent outcomes for all students in your subject area (at KS3, KS4 or KS5)

• To be able to demonstrate the impact of your leadership in your subject area

Who is…

• Who is the highest performing student in your Yr 7 class?

• Who is the most underachieving student in your Yr 7 class?

• Name three of your most concerning PP students across your classes

• Which SEN student has the most challenging needs in any of your classes?

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• Who is the highest performing student in your Yr 7 class?

• Who is the most underachieving student in your Yr 7 class?

• Name three of your most concerning PP students across your classes

• Which SEN student has the most challenging needs in any of your classes?

Why are we in Special Measures?

How will we improve?

• Give three examples of how you believe we will move from SM to Good• Share your examples• Which are you directly responsible

for?

How have others done it?

• Choose an example of good practice from here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ofsted-examples-of-good-practice-in-schools

• Read and select a key point about why the practice is good

• Share with two other people in the group

The Middle Leadership Programme 2016-2017

• Components of great teaching and great learning• Modelling high standards as leaders• Getting to know a cohort (profiles, expectations, past and projected

performance, exam groups)• Self-evaluation processes and supporting CTLs• Performance management and line-management • The school vision, your values and your vision• Motivating others, ethos and culture• Professional learning, CPD and coaching• Performance data, interpretations and interventions• Reflecting as a middle leader, collaborating to enhance prospects as

senior leader