In Conversation With – Dr Kylie Lipscombe (Bing video)

Notes taken while watching:

• Formal position
  • Gives a backing or ‘street cred’ to position. Do you have to be a teacher to be classed as a middle leader? Does it need to be formal?
• Teacher agency
  • Informal teacher leadership – is this middle leadership? ML influence change and have an impact of the learning and teaching happening in school.
• Positionality
  • difficult to balance teaching and new role at times. Middle leaders at across roles and work between school and the system of change. work in a subculture between school management and teachers to bring change.
• Relational leading
  • trust is major factor and so important. Collaboration is key. Mentoring staff and leading new practices, through CPD or peer observation, team teaching etc.
• Accountability
  • burn out is a real risk, make it manageable! Formal roles need to have a remit that is clearly defined.