Middle Leadership Imperative
Middle Leading for Learning Focus: Middle Leader definition
Middle leaders are those who have an acknowledged leadership position but are also involved in teaching in the classroom.
Middle leaders practice their leading close to the ‘hot site’ of education – the classroom.
THE MIDDLE LEADERSHIP IMPERATIVE
SYDNEY ULTIMO PROGRAM
2024 Program four days of Professional Learning
Cost: $1125 per participant
A four day Professional Learning Program designed for Middle Leaders.
Phase 1: Term 2 Week 6
Day 1: Thursday 6th June
Day 2: Friday 7th June
Phase 2 : Term 3 Week 7
Day 3: Thursday 5th September
Day 4: Friday 6th September
Expectations
Engage with the learning Suspend judgement
Be in the room, participation
Step up and Step Back
Do something with the learning Confidentiality
Respect – for experience and opinions
Intellectual property -Library
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Venue: NSWPPA Ultimo
Professional Learning Office
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Checklists for success
Planning Considerations
Research Informed - enables the contextual transfer of learning
Peer support model – collaboration, facilitators
Time conscious Mentors – ongoing support
Learning journal – capture the learning Table Groups – Why?
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THE MIDDLE LEADERSHIP IMPERATIVE
8:20am Sign on/ Tea Coffee Seating allocations
8:30am
8:45am
Acknowledgement of Country Welcome & Reflection Course Overview
Session 1: Middle Leading Guided Reflection
10:45am Morning Tea
11:15am
Session 2: Collaborative Professionalism Guided Reflection
12:45pm Lunch
1:15pm
Session 3: Ideas in Action Guided Reflection
3:25pm Finish: Closing
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Checklists for success
Participants willingness to learn, share and apply their knowledge.
Room suitable for Professional Learning Space at venue to walk and talk outside of room.
Principals to facilitate tables (Ratio 1:6 maximum) Table groups ideally in a circle formation
AV and audio equipment
Catering sourced
Minimum of 16 participants
Maximum of 32 participants
THE MIDDLE LEADERSHIP IMPERATIVE
The Middle Leadership
Imperative
Expectations
Engage with the learning
Suspend judgement
Be in the room, participation
Step up and Step Back
Do something with the learning
Confidentiality
Respect – for experience and opinions
Intellectual property -Library
Planning Considerations
Research Informed - enables the contextual transfer of learning
Peer support model –collaboration, facilitators
Time conscious Mentors – ongoing support
Learning journal – capture the learning
Table Groups – Why?
Exploring collaborative professionalism
Task 5 minutes
Table Groups
Why should we collaborate?
How do people collaborate?
What kinds of collaboration are there?
Quadrants of collaboration
What the research says…
Collaborative Professionalism
Collaboration (high trust, high precision)
Teachers have strong relationships, trust each other and feel free to take risks and make mistakes
In place are tools, structures and protocols of meeting, coaching, feedback, planning and review that support practical action and continuous improvement of the work undertaken together
Hargreaves, A (2018) Leading collaborative professionalism Centre for Strategic Education:Seminar Series 274Positioning of the Middle Leader
Teaching Leadership Middle Leaders
Middle leaders can have the greatest impact on teacher learning and development and more directly impact classroom practices
Grootenboer (2019)
Middle Leadership Imperative Evaluations
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Practical aspect/strategies to practice great professional discussions such interesting learning
Good developing networks across schools
Facilitator helped at table keep on track and have good discussions
lots of time to process , no info dump
time to reflect on my leadership skills
lots of resources to use at school
GOOD BECAUSE......
conversations with people in the same role
good focus on ideas in each session
reflection on mine and other settings very relevant to my role good sharing
self reflection gave me confidence and enthusiasm
enjoyed working with like minded professionals informative
excited about the library
good opportunities for discussion i dont have
lots of different opinions and ideas
pair chats and speed dating was really good small steps!
loved the design of the slide show
loved how you displayed the task etc.
conversations with people in the same role engaging presenters
confirmed my skills
good focus on ideas in each session activites mixed up
focus on small stepd to creat/maintain teams
I now know the steps i can take to improve myself i am taking ideas back
lots of great discussion
great we are meeting up again good sharing
valuable info given by experienced practitoners would highly recommend LedbyFacilitator's
LouiseGreenandMargretCharlton
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Middle Leadership Imperative Facilitators
MASTERCLASS TEAM
With 43 years of experience in NSW Public Schools, Louise Green has served in various roles, including teacher, executive member, Principal, and Executive Coach. She has demonstrated dedication to developing future leaders and supporting colleagues for the benefit of NSW Public School students Louise's extensive leadership experience spans from serving as Assistant Principal, Deputy Principal, to Principal in schools across South West Sydney, including Artarmon Public School in Sydney. Currently, she contributes as a mentor/facilitator in the NSW School Leadership Institute's Aspiring Principals Leadership Program, where she continues to mentor and coach aspiring leaders, relieving, aspiring, and substantive Principals Louise's commitment to the ongoing development of educational leaders within NSW Public Schools is evident throughout her career.
Margaret Charlton , With a strong commitment to public education Margaret has been a principal of 28 years’ experience in a number of varied school contexts. Starting her leadership career as a teaching principal she has led six different primary schools, including both high and low SES and high multicultural communities, from south-west, western and northern Sydney areas. Margaret has supported principals and leadership through coaching and mentoring in her role as Principal School Leadership Throughout her principalship she has beencommittedtoenhancingtheleadershipcapacityofcolleaguesto beempoweredleaderswithintheirindividualschoolcontexts. Margaret has held the position of Professional Learning Officer with the NSW Primary Principals’ Association. She has been active within the NSWPPA at both Area Council and State levels Margaret’s passionforgrowingeffective leadershasseenhercontribute toauthenticleadershipdevelopmentforPrincipalsandleadershipteamsacrossNSW.Hercommitmenttothe NSWPPAandthedevelopmentofeffectiveleadershasbeenrecognisedthroughtheawardoftheACELNSW LeadershipAward,theJohnLaingAwardforProfessionalLearningforPrincipalsandLifeMembershipofNSWPPA
The moral purpose of NSW public education
The commitment ‘to prepare young people for rewarding lives as engaged citizens in a complex and dynamic society’1 underpins the moral purpose of the NSW public education system.
Assistant principals and head teachers enact this moral purpose by placing every child and young person at the centre of all decisions.
THE MIDDLE LEADERSHIP IMPERATIVE
A four-day professional learning opportunity for Assistant Principals addressing the three key themes of middle leading, collaborative professionalism and ideas in action.
Who will benefit
Principals and school executive
Program Overview
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The middle leader has become increasingly more important to the work of schools through increased accountability and responsibility of principals (Dinham 2016). The role of the middle leader is evolving with specific purpose in facilitating collegial professional learning and in the development of quality student learning (Ronnerman 2014). However, ambiguity still exists in relation to what middle leaders are expected to do (Fluckiger et al 2005).
Participation in this course will empower middle leaders through a practical understanding of the environmental and personal inputs into middle leadership, the key roles middle leaders play and the potential outputs in relation to teachers and students. This course will address an extensive review of available research on middle leadership leading to an effective undertaking of the middle leadership role in NSW schools through the recognition that middle leadership is teacher driven, site responsive and encompasses team based professional learning
COURSE COMPONENTS
MIDDLE LEADING
This module will examine the role of the middle leader within the leadership structure of schools; leadership and management as a set of abilities and skills; as well as the impact of school context on the middle leadership role. Leadership qualities and character strengths will be viewed in line with a developing theoretical model of middle leadership (De Noble 2018).
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