Growing Leadership Potential: the leadership profiles Keren Caple and Julie Hyde Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Passion and Purpose – setting the learning agenda Australian Council for Educational Leaders Conference - 3 October 2014
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Australian Professional Standard for Principals Context: School, sector, community: socio-economic, geographic: and education systems at local, regional, national and global levels The standard for principals : The role in action Leadership requirements Professional practices Vision and values Knowledge and understanding Personal qualities, social and interpersonal skills High quality learning, teaching and schooling Successful learners, confident creative individuals and active informed citizens* Leading teaching and learning Developing self and others Leading improvement, innovation and change Leading the management of the school Engaging and working with the community
The Standard - impact For individual leaders: provided a common language of leadership enabled better understanding of the role focused leaders own professional learning For systems: influenced current system initiatives shaped professional learning frameworks reflected in workforce policies and processes
360o Reflection Tool - development directly linked to the Standard supported by broad consultation launched 2013 – extensive uptake from school and system leaders resource for aspiring and current leaders
360o Reflection Tool
School leader - individual registration Assists in gaining an understanding of the components of leadership, current skills and individual capacity Provides a road map for ongoing professional development
System leader – group registration Linked to school leader network or education system Enables group leaders to define learning needs Assists to focus future professional learning opportunities
360o Reflection Tool User Guide User Guide includes: overview of the process assistance to interpret feedback an action planner
Leadership Strengths - Australian school leaders
Why have Profiles? The Profiles will assist school leaders to build their leadership capacity by enabling them to: identify their current leadership practice reflect on the context of their current practice plan their next stage of development
How were the Profiles developed? Nov 13 Profession - consultations shaped draft Profiles Expert Steering Group Project Reference Group Expert Practitioners Group March 14 Uni Melb team - validated draft Profiles survey gained 1600+ school leader responses May 14 Profession - consulted on draft Profiles 300+ school/system leaders 9 locations across Australia Jun/Aug 14 Profiles finalised – reflecting feedback
What are the Profiles? The Profiles have been based on the Standard and are made up of sets of statements that progressively increase in complexity
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Progressive and increasing in complexity: Principals promote the benefits of professional learning to all staff and make sure that their willingness and efforts to learn and improve are recognised. The develop and implement an organisational vision which links all learning and development activities to better student outcomes ……… Principals create challenging roles, responsibilities and opportunities for senior leaders that leverage and grow the talents of others. They build and sustain a coaching and mentoring culture… and have a system of peer review and feedback in place ………
What are the Profiles? …AND are able to be viewed through a number of lenses Professional Practices - of the Standard Leadership Requirements - of the Standard Leadership Emphasis - context of leadership
Using the Profiles: Professional Practice lens Focus on the Professional Practices of the Standard Leading teaching and learning Developing self and others Leading improvement, innovation and change Leading the management of the school Engaging and working with the community
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Using the Profiles: Leadership Requirements lens Focus on the Leadership Requirements of the Standard Vision and values Knowledge and understanding Personal qualities, social and interpersonal skills
Using the Profiles: Leadership Emphasis lens Focus determined by time, place and stage of development Operational Relational Strategic Systemic
With the person next to you: Read and consider your school leader persona. What is the current issues or concern for them? What Professional Practice is their major focus? What resources linked to the Profiles would support their next leadership actions?
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School Leadership Clearinghouse (soon to be renamed School Leadership e-Collection) 1,100+ leadership resources full electronic format local and international journals reports and articles topical reading lists websites/multimedia Monthly eNews links http://clearinghouse.aitsl.edu.au/
Teaching and learning tools and resources My Standards app Classroom Practice Continuum
Teaching and learning tools and resources Self-Assessment Tool Illustrations of Practice Teacher Toolkit Teacher Toolkit
Learning Frontiers Leadership Pedagogy Assessment Technology Community/parent partnerships Learner agency
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