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DR COLEEN R JACKSON

Leading schools beyond measure: holistic, effective and fun

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• Starting with the end in mind• Leading schools beyond measure: Perspectives and

Trends• The character of a leader• Christian motivation to lead a school beyond measure

Areas covered

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• Beginning with the end in mind or beginning at the core of our work as leaders – the world of some of our learners

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-eVF_G_p-Y

I will not let an exam result decide my fate…

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• What do we mean by schooling?• What is it that we are leading?

• Assumption that schooling can be strategically led and managed to influence the teacher and student experience. Leadership matters.

Leading schools: trends and perspectives

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13.09.2013

A Generation at Risk

International Labour Organization report : A Generation At Risk.

European by birth

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Equality and Learning

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Income inequality (gini) Wilkinson & Picke-, 2009OECD, 2010/2013

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Student learning inreading, mathematicsand science (e.g. PISA) 3. Equity and Learning

Strength of therelationship betweenEquity learning and family

background

Source: OECD

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GERM outbreak in 2013

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The Success of GERM?National averages of 15-year-old students learning outcomes in mathematics 2000-2009

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The Success of GERM?National averages of 15-year-old students learning outcomes in mathematics 2000-2009

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Source: OECD

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Global EducationalReform Movement

COMPETITION

STANDARDISATION

TEST-BASEDACCOUNTABILITY

DATA-DRIVENMANAGEMENT

CHOICE

EXPIRIMENTATION ONPEOPLE

An AlternativeWayCOLLABORATION

PERSONALISATION

TRUST-BASEDRESPONSIBILITY

PEDAGOGICALLEADERSHIP

EQUITY

EVIDENCE-INFORMEDPOLICIES

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Yesterday Today TomorrowSOCIETY

PAST FUTURE

SCHOOLSchool as a place Qualifications School as a

placeof reproduction Socialisation of

transformation Subjectification INDIVIDUALS

Schooling from the emerging future

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• "The argument against faith-based schools can be summed up in two words – Northern Ireland. Or perhaps one word – Glasgow." Professor A.C. Grayling, Herald, Scotland, April, 2013)

• Lading article: Faith schools must confront homophobia (NUT, The Independent, April 2011)

• Discriminatory state-funded faith schools are on the increase – receiving preferential treatment with little scrutiny( Andrew Copson, Guardian, May 2012)

• Faith schools are still leading the way as they dominate league tables (Mail online Decemebr 2010)

• Primary school league tables 2012: Faith schools account for six out of 10 top-scoring primaries (2012)

• Faith schools have continued to out-perform other primaries in tests for the core subjects, new data shows. (Telegraph December 2012)

The context in which we lead ….

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The requirements and motivation of a faith school leader?

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Leaders rise to the occasion (Isaiah)

Leaders maintain their resolve without regard for consequences (Daniel)

Leaders aren’t afraid to call out the phonies (John the Baptist)

Leaders are servants (Jesus)Leaders recover from failure

(Peter)Leaders are passionate for what

they believe in (Paul)

• Leaders do what’s right even if they are alone (Noah)

• Leaders embrace the unknown (Abraham)

• Leaders endure in spite of circumstances (Joseph)

• Leaders stick up for their people (Moses)

• Leaders rule by example rather than command (Joshua)

• Leaders are not afraid of giants (David)

What are the requirements of a leader?

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• "Good leaders must first become good servants.” Robert Greenleaf

• Being a leader who serves is very different from being a servant leader.” Isabel O. Lopez

• Whatever our career may be, true leadership means to receive power from God and to use it under Gods rule to serve people in Gods way.” Leighton Ford

• We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.” William Arthur Ward

Servant Leadership

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‘Investment in one headteacher impacts on ? Teachers and

other professionals in their school(s)’ Beatrix Pont OECD Directorate for Education and Skills

Beyond measure

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• Olympics video clip

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4As0e4de-rI

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei54TO1VBlM

Leading schools beyond measure: holistic, effective and fun

• We are in the business of transforming lives• What is underpinning our work as leaders with a

Christian worldview

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A glimpse of the future

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• What do we need for system wide change in school leadership?

• What kinds of leadership approaches should be promoted to support innovative teaching and learning?

• How can we prepare our school leaders for the role?• What is ‘schooling’ in the emerging future?

Leading Schools beyond measure?