EMERGING LEADERS UPDATE	15/07/2010 Issue 005 July 2010
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NEWS GCSE results summer 2010 You will be aware that GCSE results are being released this summer in electronic form only to centres on Monday 23 August and that centres can then release results to students on Tuesday 24 August. JCQ has a document on its website entitled Updated Notice and Advice to Centres, Release of GQ Results - June 2010 Examinations. This will be sent in hard copy to all centres between 2-6 July but you can access copies at JCQ - release of results June 2010.pdf The document contains good advice on how to deal with the change to the normal publication of results; all staff involved in the release of results, giving guidance to students following results or handling admissions to colleges post-16, will find it useful. The document contains advice to colleges and there should be no reason for colleges not to accept a print out of results as evidence of GCSE attainment. From November 2010 all results for general qualifications will be provided to centres in electronic form only. JCQ has also sent out a document which explains this change, Notice to Centres, Release of Results from November 2010 Onwards, which can be accessed at JCQ e-results.pdf Summer examinations 2012 You are probably also aware that there will be an additional bank holiday on Tuesday 5 June 2012 for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and that the school year will therefore be reduced to 189 days for 2011-12. It is being assumed by JCQ and the awarding bodies that half-term week will be taken during the week beginning 4 June (which contains the two bank holidays) and that exams will be timetabled during the three weeks before half-term and the three weeks after half-term.
RESOURCES Effective middle leadership Are you looking to develop your middle leader skills or are you responsible for developing future middle leaders? The National College website contains an excellent section on middle leadership. Apart from defining what middle leadership is, the section looks at effective middle leadership and how to develop others. Exploring the ‘leadership’ area of the website will give you access to resources on understanding leadership styles and effective school leadership. To access the middle leadership section, go to nationalcollege.org.uk/middle-leadership.htm Induction of new staff If you are responsible for inducting new staff starting in your team or department in September, take a look at the TDA website’s section on ‘Designing induction for your school’. There are articles on what to include in a welcome pack, designing a core programme and how to meet the needs of every individual, together with details of the statutory guidance on induction. This will prove useful to any leader, whether or not you are responsible for whole-school induction. You can find the resources at tda.gov.uk/leaders/supportstaff/induction National initiatives How much do you know about whole school national initiatives? As an emerging leader, you should have a basic awareness, if not knowledge of, whole school drives and initiatives. A good one to start with is SEAL - social and emotional aspects of learning (or SSEAL, for ‘secondary’). Find out about the purpose of SSEAL and how it can change the way you and your teams interact and communicate with people adults and children at nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/behaviourattendanceandseal You will find a range of resources to use in the classroom, with stakeholders and for training purposes. Students as lesson observers ASCL’s July Leader magazine features two articles on lesson observations – one on what makes an ‘outstanding’ lesson and one on schools that are involving students as lesson observers. Case studies from several schools outline the benefits and potential ‘blockers’ for such an approach to lesson observation. This would be particularly interesting for heads of departments or individuals who wish to develop student voice within their subject areas. The article can be found at www.leadermagazine.co.uk Your suggestions If you come across helpful resources that you think other emerging leaders would like to know about, please email Melanie Siddell at mjs@htcs.org.uk and she will compile them for the next edition of the newsletter.
NETWORK ACTIVITY *As a member of the Emerging leaders Network, you’ll receive a £20 discount on the fee listed.* Principles of timetable construction Wednesday 22 September 2010, Leeds Thursday 23 September 2010, Manchester Wednesday 3 November 2010, Derby Thursday 4 November 2010, Birmingham Monday 13 December 2010, London Tuesday 14 December 2010, London Monday 21 March 2011, Leicester Tuesday 22 March 2011, London Course fee: £280+VAT Target audience: secondary school/college staff with responsibility for timetabling or oversight of timetabling but with little or no experience of timetable construction. This course explains the basic concepts of timetable construction and the principles of constructing a timetable independent of any particular software package. Click here for further details How to lead and bring about change as a middle leader Thursday 18 November 2010, London Thursday 16 June 2011, Derby Course fee: £280+VAT Target audience: members of the senior leadership team and middle leaders and aspiring senior and middle leaders This course aims to increase the capacity of middle leaders to improve the performance of their team, team members and bring about positive change. This interactive practical course will give participants ‘the tools for the job’. It will help them build their teams, improve the performance of individual teachers, overcome resistance to change and bring about positive change that will promote school/college improvement. Click here for further details Aspiring to the leadership team Wednesday 8 December 2010, Northamptonshire Thursday 27 January 2011, London Wednesday 22 June 2011, Wakefield Course fee: £280 +VAT Target audience: All staff with aspirations to become the school leaders of the future. All middle leader who wish to learn more about leadership. Members of the emerging leaders network. This course will look at what you need to know about leadership. It will investigate some of the ways in which good leaders work and what identifies them. It will begin with the premise that all successful middle leaders have the capacity to become equally successful senior leaders. Click here for further details All MAPS courses can be adapted and taken into your school or college. Please contact us for more information maps@ascl.org.uk
If you know of colleagues who would like to be part of the Emerging Leaders Network, please send them to www.ascl.org.uk/emergingleaders If you have any other comments for us about the network or any other education issue, please email me at sara.gadzik@ascl.org.uk Best wishes Sara Gadzik Communication Director
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