1. Building and Nurturing Partnerships.
Séamus Bradley
WELB

2. Session Objectives To review the concept of systems leadership
To explore models for partnership working
To apply strategies to identify intervention points and potential partners.

3. Systems Leadership
Let’s put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children -Chief Sitting Bull

4. Triangulating Data Anecdotal Data (Perceptions) Community Data
(NISRA)
School Data
(SIMS)

5. Triangulating Partners
Anecdotal Data
(Perceptions)
Community Data
(NISRA)
School Data
(SIMS)
Pupil Voice
PTA
Volunteers
Community Representatives
Local Council
Health Boards
Assessment Manager
Teacher Records
Team Minutes

6. Systems Leadership
To change organisations and systems will require leaders to get experience in linking to other parts of the system. These leaders in turn must help develop other leaders with similar characteristics. -Michael Fullan

7. Systems Leadership
David Hopkins in his 2009 paper “The Emergence of System Leadership” offers this model.
- Does it look familiar?

8. Exploring Issues
Start by identifying an issue that is a priority for you to address.
Triangulate evidence
School Data
Community Data
Anecdotal Data

9. Exploring Issues www.niesis.org
Identifying Intervention Points
The Issue Caused by As a result of Stemming from
Once an issue has been identified you need to explore the underlying issues to identify an intervention point.

10. Poor Community Relations
Activity 2
The Issue
Caused By
As a result of
Stemming from
Lack of Employment
Few facilities and programmes in area
Lack of Training
Lack of structured activity in area
Lack of community regeneration
Poor Community Relations
Lack of community unity/structure
Lack of joined
up working
Lack of self-esteem
Lack of education
for community
Existence of
social exclusion
Lack of cultural understanding
Intervention Point
Single identity area
Lack of community
integration
Single identity
workplaces

11. If’s – And’s – But’s – Maybe’s
Exploring Issues
If we were to…. And we were to involve But we were aware that.. Maybe we could…..
Identifying Partners
Once an intervention point has been identified you need to identify potential partners and make contact with them.
If’s – And’s – But’s – Maybe’s

12. Review Intervention Points What is your intervention point?
Is there more than one possible intervention point?
Did you reject any intervention points?
Identifying Partners
Are there any potential partners that come to mind?
Statutory?
Community?
Voluntary?
Where can you find out more? – Community Directory

13. Summary Systems Leadership Identify Issues by triangulating data.
Explore the issue to identify intervention points.
Use the intervention point to identify possible partners.

14. Further Thinking Michael Fullan
Systems thinkers in action (
David Hopkins
System Leadership: Mapping the landscape (
The Emergence of System Leadership (