I recently gave a presentation to a group of aspirant headteachers with a focus of how I have implemented leadership theory in my first years of headship. I divided my presentation into two: distributed leadership and then the three key principles of headship.
I wouldn’t be able to tell you which educational leader I developed my current distributed leadership model from. It’s rather a mix and match of several ideas tied up into what works for us a school.
We are a large school and as the headteacher, I can’t do everything. Therefore I need effective leaders in key roles who focus on specific areas of school improvement. I also believe that leaders can only develop if you give them the opportunity to grow and this often means giving them some freedom on the understanding they will make mistakes. After all, we talk to our students about growth mindset and the importance of failure don’t we, so why not senior and middle leaders?
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