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Leadership andDiversity withinEducationAbout
Theon-goingdrivetoimprovepupil attainment and alwaysstrivetoraisestandardswithinschools has highlighted theimportance of regularprofessional development(CPD) for all staff as well ashigh-quality leadershiptraining for those in andaspiring to senior roles. Inrecent times the educationalsectorhasseenagradualshiftfrom a model of one-offtraining days targeted atindividualstomore integratedschool-based training, sharingofbestpracticeandleadershiptraining that has borrowedfrombusiness.
Addedtothis,recentresearchinto the ‘effectiveness ofschool leadership’ points tothe importance of thepersonal qualities andbehaviours the Head andseniorleaderspossess.
TheChallenge
Alongside improved CPD andleadership training, thecurrent education system hasawell-established pathway ofprogression. However, inorder tomake themostofallof these opportunities,individuals need to feelconfident, qualified and abletotakethatnextsteptoapplyfornewroles.It was found by the NationalCollege of School Leadership(NCSL) that there were anumber of unseen barriersthatmadeitespeciallydifficultfor women in ‘middlemanagement’ to progress intheir careers. Althoughqualified to apply, it wasevident that there was a lackof self-confidence and aperceptionthatseniorrolesrequireaskillsettheydidnotpossess.
‘Theresearchdemonstratesthatheadsinmoreeffectiveschoolsaresuccessfulinimprovingpupiloutcomesthroughwhotheyare-theirvalues,virtues,dispositions,attributesandcompetences-thestrategiestheyuse,andthespecificcombinationandtimelyimplementationandmanagementofthesestrategiesintheuniquecontextsinwhichtheywork.’NationalCollegeofschoolLeadershipreportDCSF–RR108
“C-mehasprovidedarefreshingandinterestingalternativeformetousewithmiddleandseniorleaders.Thefocusonnaturalandadaptedpersonas,aswellasbehavioursmakesthisanoriginalandinterestingprofiletouse.Aparticularlyvaluableaspectistheworkshopfacilitatedbystaffwhohaveaneducationalbackgroundandwhocanexploreindetailwithleaderswhattheirprofilemeansinpracticeinthedaytodayleadingofteamswithinschools.”SophieFrances–DeputyHeadteacher,WellswaySchool
C-mehelpsschoolsimprovediversitywithinLeadershipTeams
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TheSolutionIn order to persuade femalemiddle managers to looktowards senior posts, theNorth Somerset TeachingAlliance, (NSTA) using fundingfrom the National College forTeaching and Learningdesigned to increase diversitywithin school leadershipteams, devised a specificcourseforwomenmovingintoseniorleadershiproles.
Through a combination ofinterviewpractice,mentoring,and peer support womenattending the course wereguidedthroughtheprocessofapplication.However, before candidateslooked at the processesassociated with promotion,andasastartingpointforthewhole course, each delegatecompleted a C-me profilingquestionnairetoproducetheirowndetailed report. Thiswasthen followed up with afacilitatedworkshoptolookathow to apply the results andtime to think carefully aboutpersonal behaviouralpreferences and the uniquewaysinwhichdifferentpeoplecommunicateandlead.
Purpose
Byusing theC-meprofile, thewomen on the course wereequipped with a structuredway of thinking about theirpersonal behaviours. Thisprovided an excellent startingpointforthe6-weekcourse.WhyC-me?
TheBenefits
C-me provided candidateswith the tools to challengewhat is sometimes theaccepted leadership style.They developed a sharedlanguage to talk aboutthemselves and theirpreferred way of leading andhad an opportunity to reflectonpersonalbehaviour.Results
Every woman on the courseworkedtowardsapplyingforanewroleandattendingatwo-day interview processincluding a mock interviewand assessment with externalmoderators.Attheendofthisexercise, the results showed
that 100% of the candidateswould have been offered thenew job. Feedback includedthat the candidates felt moresecure to lead in theirpreferredstyle.Plansforthefuture
The third ‘Women intoLeadership’ course has beencompleted and has continuedtouse theC-meprofile in theopeningsessions.Following careful monitoringand examination of theoutcomes funding has beensecured to continue thecourse and roll it out intootherareasacrosstheregion.
“Ithinkitisagreatwaytostarttheprogrammebecauseitforcestheparticipantstothinkaboutthemselves...itisempoweringbecausetoknowyourselfissovaluableandwillinthelongrunmakeyouabetterleader.Yourstatementthatyoucan'leadfromanywhereonthewheel'isreallyimportant-becausetherearecertainqualitiesthatdonotalwaysappearasvaluedandthisgiveswomenpermissiontobuildontheirstrengthsratherthantrytobewhatthey'think'isexpectedofthem.”IsobelGeorgeAssistantHeadteacher,TeachingSchool,BackwellSchool
CourseFacilitator,FionaDormanexplains.“TheconvenersofthecourseselectedtheC-mesystemforavarietyofreasons.Primarilyitissimpletouseandclearinitsfindings‘.Foragroupofteachers,busywithcomplexjobs,theeaseandspeedoffinishingthequestionnaireisveryimportant”.
