How to build a great middle leadership team

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1 How to build a great middle leadership team James Toop, CEO, Teaching Leaders Louis Coiffait, CEO, NAHT Edge Conference: #IL2015 Session: #EdGen

2 Agenda Where is your middle leadership team? Where do you want to get it to? What s great middle leadership look like across the school? Individual middle leaders Team What can senior leaders do to build a great middle leadership team?

3 Why middle leadership? And why middle leadership teams? Teaching and Leadership Research clear that quality of leadership and teaching are two of, if not the key drivers raising progress and attainment Good teaching adds 1 year additional learning to pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds System Changes Withinschool variation Many policy changes from Sep will rely on middle leaders to implement them (curriculum, PRP and life after levels) For self-improving system to succeed, leaders working out of school need to leave strong middle leadership in school Ofsted explicitly looking at middle leaders and succession 65% of variation in pupil performance from within school 4x more variation within schools than between schools Solution is consistency of good teaching middle leaders drive this in teams, across the school and even beyond

4 Within-school variation Not about good schools or bad schools, in all schools disadvantaged pupils perform lower than their peers (IPPR 2013)

5 Department performance Mapping your middle leadership team Strong performance/ Weak leadership Strong performance/ Strong leadership Weak performance/ Weak leadership Weak performance/ Strong leadership Quality of leadership

6 Department performance Mapping your middle leadership team Strong performance/ Weak leadership Strong performance/ Strong leadership Weak performance/ Weak leadership Weak performance/ Strong leadership Quality of leadership

7 What do great middle leaders do? Please share good examples from your middle leaders 1. Moral purpose 2. Resilience and courage 3. Self-awareness 4. Personal drive 5. Builds trust 6. Thinks conceptually 7. Listens 8. Is eager to learn and develop

8 What do great middle leadership teams do? DELIVER CONSISTENCY E. COLLECTIVE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE F. PLANNING 1 Curriculum provision 2 Self evaluation 3 School imp. planning 1 Teaching and learning 2 Climate of Learning 3 Inclusion / closing the gap FUTURE CLARITY A. STRATEGY AND VISION 1 Role of Middle Leadership 2 Owning a shared vision 3 Managing change Pupil Impact D. TEAMWORK 1 Knowing and playing to strengths 2 Developing one another 3 Holding one another to account B.COMMUNICATION 1 With SLT 2 With one another 3 With own team C. RELATIONSHIPS 1 Building consensus 2 External colleagues and professionals 3 Working with parents ENGAGE TRUST

9 What are you doing to build a great middle leadership team? What could you do? Senior Leaders Communicate our vision to middle leaders Mentor high potential middle leaders Middle Leaders Accurate assessment Develop outstanding curricula

10 Department performance Mapping your middle leadership team Set clear leadership goals Coaching and mentoring Peer learning/buddying Build confidence & resilience Secondments Lead across/out of school Exposure to SLT Talent management Shared vision JPD Clarity ML Identity Re-alignment Strong performance management Development/training Support Peer mentor from outstanding departments Buddying Quality of leadership

11 Thank you Contact details: James Toop, CEO, Teaching Louis Coiffait, CEO, NAHT Edge

12 Hand outs

13 Department performance Mapping your middle leadership team Strong performance/ Weak leadership Strong performance/ Strong leadership Weak performance/ Weak leadership Weak performance/ Strong leadership Quality of leadership

14 What are the key competencies of a middle leadership team? DELIVER CONSISTENCY E. COLLECTIVE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE F. PLANNING 1 Curriculum provision 2 Self evaluation 3 School imp. planning 1 Teaching and learning 2 Climate of Learning 3 Inclusion / closing the gap FUTURE CLARITY A. STRATEGY AND VISION 1 Role of Middle Leadership 2 Owning a shared vision 3 Managing change Pupil Impact D. TEAMWORK 1 Knowing and playing to strengths 2 Developing one another 3 Holding one another to account B.COMMUNICATION 1 With SLT 2 With one another 3 With own team C. RELATIONSHIPS 1 Building consensus 2 External colleagues and professionals 3 Working with parents ENGAGE TRUST

15 Teaching Leaders middle leader competencies 1 Moral purpose 2 Resilience and courage C STRATEGY 1 Creating a shared vision 2 Managing change 3 Resourcing strategically 4 Using research and evidence 3 Self-awareness 4 Personal drive H ORGANISATION 1 Curriculum / provision 2 Time management 3 Use of data 4 Intervention PUPIL IMPACT D COMMS 1 Influencing 2 Inspiring 3 Managing up 4 Collaborating B BEHAVIOURS 1 Builds trust 2 Thinks conceptually G DELIVERY 1 Teaching and learning 2 Basic skills 3 Behaviour and safety 4 Inclusion / narrowing the gap F TEAM 1 Leading the team 2 Delegation 3 Monitoring 4 Hold to account E PEOPLE 1 Relating to others 2 Managing conflict 3 Developing others 4 Working with parents 3 Listens 4 Is eager to learn and develop

16 NAHT and Edge training courses Whatever your needs whether it s preparing for a new challenge next academic year, or doing some learning for yourself while your students do their exams our professional development courses this summer will help senior and middle leaders achieve their goals. Don t wait; get ahead of the game and book your place now: 1. Improving teaching and learning: what Ofsted is looking for 2. Pupil premium: making and costing the case 3. Early years: demonstrating good progress, meeting Ofsted's expectations 4. First steps in leading teaching and learning 5. School improvement through effective coaching 6. NAHT's assessment framework: good practice in a world without levels 7. Managing difficult conversations: directing and influencing others effectively 8. Suspicious, scared and sad: supporting pupils with mental health needs 9. Leadership and management skills for middle leaders 10. Exploring academy status Members get a discounted rate, contact info@nahtedge.org.uk