1. Leadership of a Church School Diocese Leadership Conference 26 th January 2011

2. Outstanding Leaders “It is impossible to separate the role of the leader from the leader as a person” Developing Outstanding Leaders (2009) John West Burnham

3. Leaders Lead “People don’t at first follow worthy causes. They follow worthy leaders who promote causes they can believe in. People buy into leaders first and then the leader’s vision” John Maxwell

4. Leader’s Lead “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk”

5. Leadership School’s will reflect the ethos and character of the leader “The school is simply like a little version of Geoff” (a visitor to the school)

6. The Leader as a person “You may be the head now, but you will always be Geoff to me” “You may be the head now, but you will always be Geoff to me” Leadership is you because you are the leader Leadership is you because you are the leader Don’t wear a persona of a leader this creates an emotional tension Don’t wear a persona of a leader this creates an emotional tension

7. Leaders Lead … if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t” Margaret Thatcher “Being in power is like being a lady…

8. What are you seeking to build? A school with good SAT scores? A school with high achievement? A school with good SAT scores? A school with high achievement? To open up on Monday to teach the National Curriculum? To open up on Monday to teach the National Curriculum? This is “management” not “leadership” This is “management” not “leadership” People don’t follow managers – they follow leaders People don’t follow managers – they follow leaders

9. Outstanding Leadership “Ofsted have found that all outstanding headteachers had one factor in common they all had a deep sense of moral purpose” Christine Gilbert March 2010

10. Moral Purpose Starbucks – Coffee shop Started in Seattle with the aim of providing a sense of community in a city Started in Seattle with the aim of providing a sense of community in a city They sold coffee to regular customers, and developed the concept of personalisation They sold coffee to regular customers, and developed the concept of personalisation … The rest is history

11. Moral Purpose Cadbury established his chocolate factory (a drink) as an antidote to alcoholism

12. Moral Purpose and Vision What is your vision for the thing we call school? What is your vision for the thing we call school? I want to build a community where adults feel supported in all areas of their life and where children feel loved, valued and cared for. I want to build a community where adults feel supported in all areas of their life and where children feel loved, valued and cared for.

13. Job shaped by Moral Purpose The job does not have a blueprint you will make the role rather than the role making you Visiting staff in Wales Is this a head’s job?

14. Moral Purpose Compare the two: Top of the league tables in Worcestershire/ Top 100 schools in the country Top of the league tables in Worcestershire/ Top 100 schools in the country “This school is like the family I don’t have” (Teaching assistant) “This school is like the family I don’t have” (Teaching assistant)

15. Running a Supermarket If I ran a supermarket my philosophy would be the same Leadership is who you are

16. This brings us full circle… “It is impossible to separate the role of the leader from the leader as a person” Developing Outstanding Leaders (2009) John West Burnham