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GLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP AND IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOLSChristopher GreenExecutive Director Schools Review UnitNAQQAETKingdom of Bahrain

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MACRO AND MICRO LEVELS OF IMPROVEMENT

The macro level

The micro level

Political and culture

will

Economic commitment

Improvement in systems

Similar social circumstances

Leadership and

management challenge is

local

Improvement in schools

Creating the

will to change

is more

achievable

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LET’S SIMPLIFY THINGSat both macro and micro levels

School improvement

Leading and managing

schools effectively

Positive change in the personal

behaviour & academic

achievement of students

Teaching that brings about real

learning

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LEARNING PYRAMID

10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

90%

Lecture

Reading

Audiovisual

Demonstration

Discussion

Practise doing

Teach others

Average student

retention rates

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QUESTION

Apart from information technology, what has had

significant impact on

improving the quality of education

in schools in the last five years?

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ANSWERS

Systematic school review

Incisive school leadership

Student-focused teaching & learning

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SOURCES FOR THESE ANSWERS

1. Policy and practice in improving school leadership, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Vol. 1 & 2 2008 

Lessons in leadership development, Barber, M. 2010 

Education systems keep getting better, McKinsey & Co, 2010

2. Highly effective schools in ten systems, Chris Green, 2012

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SOURCE 1 OECD, BARBER AND MCKINSEY

22 systems in 19 countries

SOURCE 2 CHRIS GREEN

10 systems in 9 countries

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SOURCE 2 A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS IN TEN SYSTEMS

England Sweden USA

Saudi Arabia UAE (Abu Dhabi & Dubai)

Tanzania

India New Zealand Kingdom of Bahrain

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Wymondham College, Norfolk, England

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Thomas Telford School, Shropshire, England

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Greensward Academy, Essex, England

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Walsall Academy, Walsall, England

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St. Christopher’s School, Bahrain

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British School, Bahrain

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Hutteen Primary Boys’ School, Bahrain

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Rabe’aa Primary Girls School, Bahrain

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Khawla Secondary Girls School, Bahrain

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Um Salama Intermediate Girls School, Bahrain

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British School, Riyadh, KSA

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Bhavan British School, Baroda, India

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Tweedsmuir School, Invercargill, New Zealand

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Kunskapsskolan School, Stockholm, Sweden

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Al Ain Junior School, Abu Dhabi

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Cambridge High School, Abu Dhabi

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Tarpon Springs Culinary School, Florida, USA.

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Albuqueque Academy, New Mexico, USA

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Mvumi Secondary School, Dodoma, Tanzania

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MICRO AND MACRO INTERPLAY

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GLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP & IMPROVEMENT

We are learning more from each other

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GLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP & IMPROVEMENT

Learning via e-communication is swift and cheap

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GLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP & IMPROVEMENT

Acting locally, but thinking globally

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GLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP & IMPROVEMENT

Impact at both system and school levels, but there is wide variation from place to place

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GLOBALIZATION, LEADERSHIP & IMPROVEMENT

Systems do not consistently support individual efforts

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THE CONTINUUM OF IMPACT

Global innovationLocal adaptation Anxiety about being outstanding

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SCHOOL REVIEW

Accurate school review is critical as the informant of priorities for improvement

Rigorous school self-evaluation as routine 

in-school management

Regular and frequent external review to benchmark and moderate school self-evaluation

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LEADERSHIP

Leadership vision and action

Innovative ‘can do’ people

Change that is the norm

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DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP

Outstanding leadership at

a range of levels is

the ‘key’ to sustaining improvements

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The must be

on leading learning

inside conventional classrooms and

beyond

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IMPACT is where there is

direct and practical leadership of learning

inclusive, distributed and within a culture of lifelong learning

in and out of school

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LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN BAHRAIN

What are the salient issues to address?

What does leadership need to do to be outstanding?

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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAMS

Bahrain Schools Agenda

Bahrain Centre of Excellence

Ministry of Education Strategies

(particularly Literacy & Numeracy)

National criteria for leadership performance

Tracking students’ progress

Comprehensive performance 

data

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COMPARING BAHRAIN’S SCHOOLS IN CYCLE 1 AND CYCLE 2 OF REVIEW

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COMPARING BAHRAIN’S GIRLS’ SCHOOLS IN CYCLE 1 AND CYCLE 2

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COMPARING BAHRAIN’S BOYS' SCHOOLS IN CYCLE 1 AND CYCLE 2

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COMPARING BOYS' SCHOOLS & GIRLS’ SCHOOLS IN CYCLE 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6% 48% 41% 5%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

2008-201199 schools(Cycle 1)

1-Outstanding 2-Good 3-Satisfactory 4-Inadequate

6 47 41 5

 

Figure 3: Overall effectiveness – comparing boys’ schools in Cycles 1 and 2

1% 13% 51% 35%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

2008-2011103 schools(Cycle 1)

1-Outstanding 2-Good 3-Satisfactory 4-Inadequate

1 13 36 53

BOYS' SCHOOLS

GIRLS' SCHOOLS

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GENDER PARITY AND GENDER SEGREGATION IN NATIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS

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CLOSING THE GAPS

By improving schools’ self-evaluation and identifying priorities for action

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COMPARISON BETWEEN SCHOOLS’ JUDGEMENTS & REPORT JUDGEMENTS

2008-2011202 schoolsin Cycle 1

2008-201151 schoolsin Cycle 1

2011-201251 schoolsin Cycle 2

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

26%

33%

27%

48%51%

39%

-1%

-6% -6%

25%

10%

24%

4%

Exact1 Point Difference2 Points Difference3 Points Difference

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IMPROVING INSTITUTIONAL SELF-REVIEW

Shifts in leadership attitudes and skills

hierarchy empowerment

control accountability

secrecy transparency

bureaucracy strategic action

blame learning development

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IMPROVING INSTITUTIONAL SELF-REVIEW

Shifts in learning attitudes and skills

subjectivityassessment-

based learning

analysis synthesis

fragmentation coherent purpose

administrative focus learning focus

passive attendance active learning

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GAPS THAT NEED CLOSING

Boys’ and girls’ achievement

Examination validity & reliability

Distributed leadership

Lifelong learning culture

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LIFELONG LEARNING CULTURE

personal

responsibility

reflective practice and

appraisalformati

ve assess

ment as central

trusting

relationships

passion for improvemen

t

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But always within a culture of

Students’ focused learning

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MINDSETS AND ACTION

Delivery mindsets

Learning mindsets

Consequentaction

Effective leadership is about moving people

from

to

with

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