Lincolnshire Programme for Future School Leaders
Lincolnshire Programme for Future Leaders
Introduction
The programme for school leaders in Lincolnshire is designed to
support the growth of leadership capacity across the authority. The
core purpose of the programme is to ensure sustainable leadership
capacity in the County. The programme will focus on leadership
development through school based activities supported through a
series of workshops provided by CfBT.
The aim of the programme is to provide learning and
developmental opportunities that will:
- Develop the personal qualities, knowledge and skills needed for
successful school leadership.
- Lay the foundations for long term leadership
effectiveness.
- Support personal and professional career aspirations.
- Develop leadership capacity for Lincolnshire schools
Structure
The programme is designed to offer a long-term, systematic and
integrated approach to leadership development. The programme will
be made up of the following learning and developmental
strategies:
- A series of six one-day workshops and five twilight
sessions;
- The development and support of action learning sets/communities
of practice to focus on specific projects;
- A systematic programme of intervisitation using a critical
friendship model;
- Access to system leaders;
- Opportunities to interact with school leaders from other
LEAs;
- Access to guided reading/research;
- International perspectives;
- Working with reference groups.
The programme will model effective leadership learning and
development. Participants will be expected to accept responsibility
for their own learning through collaborative and critical thinking
focused on action.
The learning strategies to be used on the programme will
include:
- Appreciative enquiry;
- Collaborative problem solving;
- Knowledge creation through the interaction of theory and
practice;
- Structured and supported reflection through the use of a
learning journal;
- Project based learning;
- Scenario building.
Outline of the programme
Workshops
6 workshops in May, July, October, December, February
and April
Introduction: May
to national strategies, the changing national context and key
policy initiatives Designing schools for the future; Developing a
strategic perspective
Learning Centred Leadership, July
focusing on learning and achievement. Personalization/strategies to
raise achievement
Leadership in the community, October
leadership beyond the school, addressing social disadvantage.
Working with Agencies, the implications of the Children Act,
ECM.
Leading Extended Schools, December
Working with clusters, networks; schools as social resources
Building staff capacity, February
shared leadership; Mentoring and coaching
Personal Effectiveness, April
leading change and innovation, personal learning and
sustainability,
action learning sets
Twilight sessions
5 twilights in June, September, November, January and
March)
It is hoped that in these sessions participants will be joined by
their headteachers and/or other school leaders in order to allow
for:
- Shared review and reflection on the implications of the
previous workshop
- Sharing and comparing experiences with other school
leaders
- Reviewing and comparing school based projects