1. Quality Leadership Profile for Schools QLPS
Quality Leadership Middle Management for Schools
QLMMS
Originally authored by Allan Shaw, and subsequently updated by
Malcolm Lamb, former Principal and former National Chair of AHISA

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About the QLPS
A ‘360 degree’ feedback survey for leadership development
Originally developed by QUT; refined by Voice Project (NSW) in 2013
Used by education leaders for thirteen years
Enhanced and refined by AHISA and ACEL to create the Quality Leadership Profile for Schools (QLPS) as a tool specifically focused on school leadership
Benchmark scores involving >1,300 people
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QLPS Framework
Area
Factor
Staff Motivation and Involvement
Consultative Management
Staff Development
Team Environment
Strategic and Operational Management
Change and Innovation
Making Decisions
Systems and Processes
Community Outreach and Student and Parent Focus
Community Outreach
Student and Parent Focus
Academic Leadership
Personal, Relational and Strategic Capability in Leadership
Personal Capability
Relational Capability
Strategic Capability
Perceived Effectiveness
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Purpose of the QLPS
Gain a snapshot of the perceptions of supervisors, peers and staff in the workplace
Provides an opportunity to act on the evidence gathered
Affirm and acknowledge perceived strengths
Model reflective practice and continuous improvement
Increase synergy between ‘how we say we act’ and ‘how we act’ (Ref. Delahaye, 2000: ‘legitimate’ and‘shadow system’)
Point to pathways for further professional development
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QLPS – Features
Tailored to independent school leadership
Focussed on appraisal for professional developmt Independent testament on leadership & practice
Mapped to ACEL Leadership Capability Framework
Administration & responses are fully-automated
Confidentiality assured, hard copies left with school and no further access to electronic data
‘No comment’ response available on each item
Cost: $600 plus GST per QLPS candidate and reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for the debriefer
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7. QLPS – Summary information
5 point Lickert scale
For each of the 12 factors:
Average scores across each factor for ‘self’, ‘reports’, ‘peer’, ‘general staff’ and ‘manager’
Comparison to benchmark score
Highest scoring 10 items overall
Lowest scoring 10 items overall
Main areas of perceived development need shown as a percentage by self or others
Number of overall contributors to the survey – unlimited but about 40 recommended
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8. QLPS – What’s in it for you?
Affirmation and signposts
Opportunity to tailor professional development specifically to perceived needs
Opportunity to adjust practice where useful
‘Gift of information’ (gathering perceptions already in existence but unquantified)
Gain base line data for iterative review
Evidence of the leader’s commitment to reflective practice and continuous improvement
Modelling reflective practice and review
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9. QLPS – Reflective possibilities
What are some of the strategies/behaviours that contribute to the high scoring items?
Might these perceived ‘high points’ be further leveraged for enhanced outcomes?
Is the pattern surprising? …not surprising?
What are one or two actions which might be taken to improve perceptions/performance on the lower scoring items?
Development of a cohesive action plan by the appraisee in consultation with supervisor
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QLPS – Strategic Uses
Increasing reciprocal understanding at the individual and corporate level of:
Desired goals, values and practice
Listening, reflection & continuous improvement
Modelling good ‘receipt of feedback’practice
Developing mutually beneficial feedback loops
Alignment of development plans with strategic goals/directions
Developing and monitoring an action plan so to maintain conversations
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11. QLMMS – a brief introduction
A ‘360 degree’ feedback survey for leadership development at middle management level
Produced in co-operation with Voice Project in 2013
Tool was launched in Australia in 2015 and used in two major schools to date
Adds two new capabilities: “Aspirational Capability” and “Professional Capability”
Modifies many of the QLPS items to suit middle managers in independent schools
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