Middle Leadership Development Programme
About the programme
Our Middle Leadership Development Programme is intended for middle leaders in all sectors – DHT, PT/PTC and dependent on experience, role & remit some class teachers will be considered. It is designed to support colleagues in developing their critical thinking around the specificity of middle leadership with a focus on the key skills, attributes and actions of a middle leader.
The course allows colleagues to reflect and evaluate the impact of their middle leadership journey over a full school session. The course is built around one core text (Leadership Matters, Buck (201) and also includes additional reading of professional literature and current educational policy to inform participants’ thinking in terms of the key aspects of middle leadership, including leading strategic change, leading and managing people and resources, leading learning, teaching, assessment and pedagogy and the professional learning of others.
Throughout their journey our participants are encouraged to self-reflect on their own skills as a leader to identify strengths and next steps. As part of this process participants complete a 360 evaluation at the beginning of the programme along with self-reflection against the Standard for Middle Leadership (GTC Scotland, 2020 DRAFT) which informs their next steps for development over the course of participation in the programme which is reflected in their Professional Development Leadership Plan (PDLP).
The programme has been developed in response to the findings outlined in Teaching Scotland’s Future (Donaldson: 2011) and the refreshed Professional Standards for teachers in Scotland (GTC Scotland 2020 (DRAFT)). The course also aims to build colleagues’ awareness of key policy context around the key drivers within the National Improvement Framework and outlined through the quality indicators within HGIOS4 and HGIOELC.
Contact
Lesley Henderson (Improvement Officer – Professional Learning and Leadership)
