EMERGING LEADERS UPDATE	14/10/2010 Issue 006 October 2010
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NEWS Controlled assessments JCQ has updated the booklet entitled Instructions for Conducting Controlled Assessments and all teaching and exam staff responsible for conducting or administering controlled assessments at GCSE are encouraged to download a copy. The changes made to the 2009 document are highlighted in the text which can be found at www.jcq.org.uk/exams_office/controlledassessments One of the changes is the addition of a requirement for all centres to have a policy on managing controlled assessments (paragraph 1.6). The QCDA website has exemplar policies which can be adapted and a reference to the QCDA link is in paragraph 1.6 of the JCQ document. Changes to inspection Secretary of State Michael Gove announced at the end of September that he has asked Ofsted to scrap the current self-evaluation form (SEF), from September 2011. The DfE said that it remains committed to self-evaluation but schools will now be able to use their own approach to reviewing performance. In the same speech, Michael Gove said that he intends for the next school inspection framework to focus on four principal areas: the quality of teaching, the effectiveness of leadership, pupils' behaviour and safety, and pupils' achievement. He also requested that Ofsted no longer monitor compliance issues. The changes are likely to appear in the upcoming education bill. ASCL welcomed the move to a tighter focus within the inspection process, but stressed that it must continue to be a process done with, rather than to, schools. School Teachers' Pay and Conditions All four parts of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions 2010 document are now available to view and download from the DfE publications website at publications.education.gov.uk Although hard copies are not being sent to schools the DfE has informed us that TSO are planning to print the 2010 STPCD and when it becomes available will be on sale for £24.
RESOURCES Effective CPD Are you responsible for organising CPD in your faculty or team? Are you a performance management reviewer who would like to support the reviewee by recommending appropriate CDP? The TDA has some very useful guidance on how to match CPD to individual and whole school needs, how to measure impact and how to promote a culture of CPD. For all sections, go to www.tda.gov.uk/cpd-leader. As a starting point, however, the section on Effective CPD is recommended – go to www.tda.gov.uk/cpd-leader/effective-cpd Coaching to improve learning and teaching If you are interested in the latest research on coaching as a tool for improvement, there is an easy to read and very informative publication on the National College website titled Coaching for Teaching and Learning: a Guide for School Leaders. This contains chapters on coaching models, blockers, effective questioning, how to scaffold conversations and determining impact. The most useful element of the publication is the frequent use of examples, giving the reader techniques, and even phrases, to use in coaching sessions. Visit www.nationalcollege.org.uk/coaching-for-teaching-and-learning to download the document. Behaviour management Behaviour management is something most classroom teachers struggle with from time to time. If there are new staff in your team, or you would like a refresher of some behaviour management techniques, see the TES resource area. There are a variety of resources sent in by readers to support behaviour management with all students, not just those with specific difficulties. A useful resource to give NQTs and cover assistants is the Top Ten Tips – simple but effective ideas of which we all need reminding! Go to www.tes.co.uk/storycode=3006435 to download the document. On a more general note, the resources area of the TES contains a wide range of helpful hints and guidance for all key stages and abilities, submitted by teachers for teachers. Well worth a look. Write Now competition Students in years 10-13 have a chance to visit Number 10 and the House of Commons, and meet MPs and journalists, through the Write Now competition from the Parliamentary Press Gallery. To participate, students are asked to write a political blog or an email to party supporters of no more than 500 words. Entries are accepted from individuals, or teachers can use the competition as a whole class exercise and submit multiple entries from the same school. Regional winners will spend one day in the spring in Whitehall, where the overall winners will be announced, and overnight accommodation is provided. The deadline is Thursday 11 November. Details are on the website at www.writenow.org.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.
EVENTS Performance management for associate/support staff Friday 12 November 2010, Warwick Thursday 9 December 2010, Barnsley Tuesday 14 June 2011, Birmingham Click here for further details or book online How to lead and bring about change as a middle leader Thursday 18 November 2010, London Thursday 16 June 2011, Derby Click here for further details or book online Aspiring to the leadership team Wednesday 8 December 2010, Northamptonshire Thursday 27 January 2011, London Wednesday 22 June 2011, Wakefield Click here for further details or book online Principles of timetable construction: an introduction to timetabling Monday 13 December 2010, London Tuesday 14 December 2010, London Monday 21 March 2011, Leicester Tuesday 22 March 2011, London Click here for further details or book online 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 Communications Director
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