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Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader

Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader. 2013. June. Day 2 – Strategic Leader. THE STRATEGIC LEADER. Leading Learning Bethan Guilfoyle. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader. 2013. June.

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Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader

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  1. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2 – Strategic Leader THE STRATEGIC LEADER Leading Learning Bethan Guilfoyle

  2. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June STRATEGIC? Day 2 – Strategic Leader • CLEAR sense of purpose • WHAT needs to be done? • HOW will it be done? • HOW will progress be checked? Communicate the strategy clearly with expected outcomes – implement with a relentless focus on detail.

  3. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Day 2 – Strategic Leader Treorchy Comprehensive School, Rhondda Mission Statement: “A community school committed to excellence” “

  4. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2 – Strategic Leader COMMUNITY ? • Moral purpose • Every child matters and all succeed • Champion of the most vulnerable • Open to criticism • Instilling trust and confidence • High expectations regardless of deprivation factor

  5. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2 – Strategic Leader EXCELLENCE ? • Relentless focus on learning and teaching for all • Everyone a leader • Capacity building • Resilience • Consistency • Short term/long term “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of focused attention, sincere effort, intelligent and skilful execution. It represents wise choices among many alternatives.”

  6. September 2000 Classroom Management Basics – expectations of pupils’ behaviour Focus – is always on pupils’ learning Biggest challenge of all is CONSISTENCY of expectations in these two areas as pupils move from lesson to lesson

  7. September 2003Consistency • Expectations/Standards • Rigour • Differentiation • Opportunities • Support • Teamwork

  8. September 2003Leadership • Intervene early and often • Use of data • Capacity building/distributed leadership • Conviction • Communication • Partnerships

  9. Day 2– Strategic Leader International Leaders Dialogue, Ontario September 2006 THE LITERACY AND NUMERACY SECRETARIAT Avis Glaze – Chief Student Achievement Officer and CEO Literacy and Numeracy: The most important outcome of schooling The foundation for learning, success in school, a better livelihood, later educational and social choices Makes possible full participation in society Students must function in an information-rich society requiring advanced levels of literacy A primary means of empowerment Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader June 2013

  10. Day 2 –Strategic Leader School Boards, District Boards and Government working together fostering purposeful interaction between and among individuals within the system and ‘getting the basics right’ Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader June 2013

  11. TRI LEVEL REFORM - 2013 Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2 – Strategic Leader The System • Welsh Government • Local Authorities/Consortia • Schools “ Context • Minister’s three priorities:- • Literacy • Numeracy • Breaking the link between underachievement and deprivation

  12. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader PRESENT POSITION IN WALES Standards overall and outcomes for learners have consistently improved during the last three years Key Stage 2 L4+ in English/Welsh and Maths Key Stage 3 L5+ in English/Welsh and Maths Key Stage 4 L2 including English/Welsh and Maths 2013 June Day 2– Strategic Leader

  13. HOWEVER SOME KEY POINTS TO CONSIDER… Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2– Strategic Leader The gap between performance in: - • L4+ English and L4+ Reading, Writing and Maths L5+ English and L5+ Reading, Writing and Maths is not closing and has widened from 2008 – 2012 and remained static from 2011 – 2012. • Predictably the gap between L2 and L2 inclusive is widening and is now almost 20% • Similar schools within some local authorities and certainly across Wales perform considerably better than others against the above indicators.

  14. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader June 2013 Day 2– Strategic Leader KEY FACTS Local Authorities • LA Benchmarking Information 2011/2012 indicates a wide variety of quartile performance between the Key Stages although at Key Stage 4 there are consistently high performing authorities against the main criteria L1, L2, L2 inclusive and CSI. • What questions does this raise?

  15. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2– Strategic Leader KEY FACTS The performance of individual Consortia? – Early days. Current trend based on 2010 – 2012 outcomes indicate:- • Key Stage 2 – the most challenged consortium has made the highest rate of progress in the CSI and in the L4+ R/W/M although there are significant differences between these two indicators. • Key Stage 4 – the L2 inclusive showed little progress across Wales but the most challenged consortium made the largest gain from the lowest baseline • Band 4 and Band 5 schools have made the greatest gains in L2 inclusive in 2012.

  16. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2– Strategic Leader A CULTURE FOR RAISING STANDARDS • High levels of individual and collective accountability • High expectations of individuals and institutions • Capacity building for sustainability and resilience. • Leadership for all seasons. ALL focused on the quality of learning and teaching.

  17. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2– Strategic Leader The way forward? Culture not only Structure

  18. “Many things can wait. Children cannot. Today, their bones are being formed ……. their senses are being developed . To them, we cannot say ‘tomorrow’. Their name is today”. Gabriela Mistral, Chilean Leader Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2 – Strategic Leader

  19. Changing the structure takes time Changing the culture takes longer Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2 – Strategic Leader

  20. “The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers” (Sir Michael Barber) Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2 – Strategic Leader

  21. Welsh Government Wales Public Service Summer School – Becoming an outstanding leader 2013 June Day 2– Strategic Leader Thank you for your time Diolch am eich amser Any Questions?

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