Middle leaders, within their areas of responsibility, lead and collaborate with team(s) to establish, enhance and ensure high quality learning experiences and outcomes for all learners. In the context of middle leadership, ‘team’ is used widely and refers to colleagues that middle leaders have line management responsibility for, as well as those who they may work with in and across departments or project teams.

Standards for Leadership and Management (2012)

2.1       Introduction to Leadership & Management (ILM)

Course Objectives

Introduction to Leadership and Management aims to support and motivate teachers to become involved in school leadership in Angus by:

• Considering the roles of promoted staff in relation to:
  • Leading and managing people
  • Leading learning and teaching
  • Planning for improvement
• Planning to improve an aspect of their work by:
  • Carrying out a longer-term school based improvement project
  • Presenting to colleagues on the impact of their project
• Reflecting on practice,
• Considering local and national quality improvement initiatives.

Who is it for?

This course is aimed at teachers who are considering applying for Principal Teacher posts. Although not prescriptive, there will be an expectation that staff will have consolidated their practice following their trainee induction year.

Course Organisation

This course is organised into nine sessions. Participants are expected to attend all the sessions. During the year, participants will be asked to plan, deliver and evaluate a school improvement project in line with aspects of their school improvement plan. Peer Group Consultations, where a solution focused approach is taken to resolving ‘wicked’ issues, will be used on a regular basis.

Session	Topic	Date	Location
1	Leaders and Leadership	Tues 6 Sep 2016 – 2:15pm – 4:45pm	Boardroom Angus House
2	Coaching for Leadership / School Based Project / Peer Group Consultation (PGC)	Tues 20 Sep 2016 2.15pm – 4.45pm	Rooms B/C Angus House
3	Sensitive Situations / Leadership Styles	Tues 18 Oct 2016 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B Angus House
4	Leadership Skills / Project Plan Review / PGC	Tues 1 Nov 2016 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B/C Angus House
5	Making Learning Visible – Impacting on Learning / PGC	Tues 15 Nov 2016 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B/C Angus House
6	What’s the Impact? – Measuring Success / PGC	Tues 17 Jan 2017 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B/C Angus House
7	Working with Teams / Project Updates / PGC	Tues 31 Jan 2017 4.30pm – 6.30pm	Rooms A/B/C Angus House
8	Interviewing: Practicalities and Tips / PGC	Wed 22 Mar 2017 4.30pm – 6.30pm	Rooms A/B/C Angus House
9	Project Presentations and Next Steps	Tues 6 Jun 2017 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B/C Angus House

2.2       Developing Leadership Skills

Programme Objectives

Developing Leadership Skills is a discrete set of professional learning opportunities that aim to support the development of middle leaders and those aspiring to middle leadership. The sessions support the development of the Key Actions of middle leadership, namely:

• Develop a range of strategies for individual and collective self-evaluation which contribute to school improvement;
• Develop coherent approaches to professional learning which build and sustain teachers‟ practice;
• Lead and work collaboratively to enhance teaching which leads to high quality learning experiences;
• Build and sustain partnerships with colleagues, learners, parents and other stakeholders to meet the identified needs of all learners;
• Manage allocated resources proactively and effectively to meet learning and development priorities.

Who is it for?

Each of the sessions is open to all teaching staff but they may be of particular interest to those in middle leadership positions (DHT, PT) or class teachers aspiring to those positions.

Programme Organisation

The programme consists of a number of discrete sessions and self-directed study through the Angus Council Always Learning portal. Participants should select the sessions most appropriate for their professional learning. There is no expectation that participants should attend all sessions.

Session	Topic	Date	Location
1	Insight for Secondary Schools	Tue 13 Sep 2016 4.30pm – 6.30pm	Rooms A/B Angus House
2	SEEMIS	Tue 27 Sep 2016 4.30pm-6.30pm	Forfar Academy Training Suite
3	Financial Management	Tue 8 Nov 2016 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B Angus House
4	Leadership Styles	Tue 6 Dec 2016 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B Angus House
5	Leaders of Learning	Tue 24 Jan 2017 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B Angus House
6	Political Insight	Tue 21 Feb  2017 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B Angus House
7	Interview Procedures & Skills	Tue 7 Mar 2017 4.30pm-6.30pm	Rooms A/B Angus House
8	Secondary School Principal Teacher	Tue 21 Mar 2017 4.30pm – 6.30pm	Rooms A/B Angus House
9	Professional Udate & Professional Learning	Tue 25 Apr 2017 4.30pm-6.30pm	Room D Bruce House

The Angus Council Always Learning site contains a wealth of online courses. The following courses are recommended for those undertaking the Developing Leadership Skills strand. They can be accessed through the Education Intranet Links menu. If there are any issues accessing any of the e-learning packages, please contact Organisational Development for assistance.

Session	Topic	Date
eLearning	Team Building & Working in Teams	As required
eLearning	Managing Meetings	As required
eLearning	GIRFEC	As required
eLearning	What is Conflict Management	As required
eLearning	Conflict Skills and Techniques	As required
eLearning	Developing Leadership	As required