Concept of Teacher Leadership and School Leaders

Teacher LeadershipSet of skills demonstrated by teachers who continue to teach students but also have an influence that extends beyond their own classrooms to others within their own school and elsewhere.

Concept

Personalities

Role model to the students

Disseminator of knowledge and skillsKnows his students well

Upholds moral values and humanitarian principles Empower students and get them to do things of which they did not think they were capable

Kind and respectfulRoles

Encourages diversity and individuality in students.

Engage in administrative duties related to teaching and learningInnovator, creative, resourceful

Inspire and influence students through expert and referent power but never coercive powerHas high standards and expectations coexisting with encouragement, support and flexibility

Attending/facilitating professional development activitiesRunning co-curricular activities

Concept of Teacher Leadership and School Leaders

Leads conversations that engage peers in analyzing and using data to strengthen instructionHelps colleagues by sharing instructional resources

Data CoachResource Provider

Catalyst for ChangeVisionaries who are never content with the status quo but rather always looking for a better way

Instructional SpecialistRoles of Teacher Leadership

LearnerHelps colleagues implement effective teaching strategies

Models continual improvement & demonstrate lifelong learning

Curriculum SpecialistSchool Leader

Shares the vision of the school, aligns his or her professional goals with school and district & shares responsibility for the success of the school as a whole.Agree on standards, follow the adopted curriculum, use common pacing charts, and develop shared assessments.

MentorClassroom SupporterLearning Facilitator

Works inside classrooms to help teachers implement new ideasFacilitates professional learning opportunities among staff membersServes as role models; acclimate new teachers to a new school; and advise new teachers about instruction, curriculum, procedure, practices, and politics.

Concept of Teacher Leadership and School Leaders

Principals are more than just administrative leaders. They are instructional leaders who focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning in their schools.School Leaders

Concept

Personalities

Drive overall school performanceProvide instructional leadership

Split time fairly evenly across instructional and administrative activitiesHave great vision

Roles

Manage people, data and processes to foster school improvementGreat determination

Lead the schools and students towards success.

Establish a schoolwide vision of commitment to high standards and the success of all students.Great judgment

Cultivating leadership in othersImprove instruction to enable teachers to teach at their best and students to learn to their utmost.

Optimistic and resilient

Create a climate hospitable to education

Confident communicators

Concept of Teacher Leadership and School Leaders

Managing people and data to foster school improvementNurture and support staff membersPeopleShaping a vision of academic success for all students

a means not to pinpoint problems but to understand their nature & causes

DataEstablish a schoolwide vision of commitment to high standards and success of all students

5 Key Functions of School Leaders

Creating a climate hospitable to educationImproving instruction

Cultivating leadership in others

Emphasise research-based strategies to improve teaching & learning and initiate discussions about instructional approaches

Ensure that schools allow both adults and children to put learning at the center of their daily activities

Encourage the development of leadership across the organisation

Steps taken by the Ministry of Education to make teaching as a first choice profession

Measures taken

Raising and enforcing entry standards into teacher training programmes

Improving the effectiveness of pre-service and continuous professional development

Introduce a new TeacherCareer Package

Developing exciting new career pathways that support fast-tracking based on performance and competencies, along with opportunities for redeployment for consistent underperformers

Reason

To change the way teachers are selected, developed and rewarded throughout their entire careers.

Focus on raising professional standards, improving support systems and working environments

Wave 2 (2016 - 2020): Enhancing career pathways and progression

Wave 1 (2013 - 2015): Improving standards and support systems

Focus on raising standards by improving the quality of pre-service training programmes and ensuring that only the best graduates are recruited into the teaching profession

4 Measures taken

The Roadmap: Transforming the teaching profession into a profession of choice

Raising entry standards for teacher trainees and new intakes

See the roll-out of enhanced career pathways that offer different specialties for teachers and faster progression for high performing teachers

Strengthening the link between performance and competencies

Emphasising continuous professional development

Wave 3 (2021 - 2025): Creating a peer-led culture of professional excellenceRedeployment options for consistently underperforming teachers.

Focus on ensuring that all teachers fully utilise the flexibilities accorded to them in prior Waves overprofessional issues related to curriculum timetabling and lesson organisation, pedagogical approaches and school-based assessment.Improving working conditions for teachers

3 Measures taken

Enhancing career pathwaysFurther developing of pre-service training and recruitment systemsRevamping career progression

Wave 1 (2013 - 2015): Improving standards and support systems

Strengthening the link between performance and competenciesRaising entry standards for teacher trainees and new intakes

Improving working conditions for teachers

Emphasising continuous professional development

Undertake 2 main actionsBuild up portfolio of training programmesImprove quality of teachers with a clear articulation ofwhat excellence in the teaching profession looks likeOnly select teacher trainees from the top 30% of any graduating class.

Streamlining existing data collection & management systems to eliminate duplication of data requests

Some modules cover fundamental competencies

Ex: Pedagogy to support students HOTIdentify which areas teachers need support in and provide targeted supportReduce size of intake if fewer qualified candidates.

3 databases

Focus more on school-based learning programmesDevelop a single instrument that clearly articulates the competencies expected of teachers of different tenure levels across 4 dimensions:ensure that comparable entry standards are set.

SPPBSSAPS

SIS2 initiatives launched in January 2013Put in place more stringent standards forgraduation.

e-Guru video library of exemplary teaching

Explore ways of addressing the issue ofovercrowding in schools with average class sizes that are larger than35 students.Teaching & LearningGradually scaling back the annual intake of approximately 15,000 teachers by up to 50% over the next five years.

School ImprovementSpecialist Coaches (SISC+)Professional ValuesNon-classroom ActivitiesProfessional Values

Further Developing of Pre-service Training and Recruitment SystemsWave 2 (2016 - 2020): Enhancing career pathways and progressionRevamping Career Progression

Review the pre-service teacher training curriculum in IPGs to ensure that teachers are being adequately prepared to teach the21st Century SkillsHigh-performing teachers are expected to progress from DG41 to DG54 within a much shorter time frame compared to the current 25 years

Enhancing Career Pathways

Extra credit will be given to teachers who successfully complete short, three-to-five year deployments in rural and/or under-performing schools

Improve the consistencyand quality of teachers practicum experience

Formalising 3 different tracks

Launch a transition scheme for teachers who perform poorly for three consecutive years despite the provision of intensive support

In terms ofA teaching track for teachers who wish to stay focused on teaching students

Redeploy teachers to other functions within the school such as administration, discipline management, or co-curricular managementIncreasing timespent on practicum trainingLeadership and management track for teachers who wish to take up leadership positions, whether at the school, district, state or federal levels

Engaging experienced teachers withstrong mentoring skills to supervise trainees.Explore different retraining options to ensure that teachers are set up for success in their new chosen rolea subject matter expert track for teachers who wish to become teacher coaches and trainers, IPG and IAB lecturers, or curriculum and assessment developers

By 2021, all elements of the new Teacher Career Package are expected to be in placeAspirationFocus on ensuring that all teachers fully utilise the flexibilities accorded to them in prior Waves over professional issues

Hold their peers accountable for meeting professional standardsShare best practicesMentor and inspire one anotherWherein teachersSchool-based assessmentPedagogical approachesLesson organisationCurriculum timetablingRelated toTo create a peer-led culture of professional excellenceWave 3 (2021 - 2025): Creating a peer-led culture of professional excellenceConsider setting up a certification scheme that is linked to the mastery of the teacher competencies set out in Wave 1