Master  Class:    

Future  Schools  and  the  Challenge  of  Leadership  

Master  Chef  :  Stephen  Murgatroyd,  PhD  

SIX  SIGNS  OF  NOTE!  

Foresight  and  the  Future  

Understanding  Leadership  

Leadership  Within  and  Across  

Top  Ten  Challenges  

STRATEGIC  FORESIGHT  AND  THE  FUTURE  SCHOOL  

Key  Factors  for  the  Future  (2030,  2020,  Right  Now)  

•  Demographic  Change  •  Finance  for  Educa<on  •  Economy  and  the  Implica<ons  for  Curriculum  •  Technology  and  Pedagogy  •  Environmental  Change  and  Ci<zenship  •  Community  Change  and  Development  •  Iden<ty  –  Student,  Teacher,  Parent  

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6  Key  Challenges  for  Schools  •  Building  adap<ve  capacity  and  resilience  •  Equity  of  outcomes  –  a  great  school  for  all  •  Strengthening  collabora<ve  professional  autonomy  and  

building  the  learning  design  capacity  of  teachers  •  Securing  the  condi<ons  of  prac<ce  needed  for  effec<ve,  

engaged  and  mindful  learning  •  Enabling  leaders  to  lead  at  the  level  of  the  school  and  the  

student  voice  to  be  heard  •  The  challenge  of  public  assurance  

The  2  Solitudes  of  Educa<onal  Policy  GERM  

•  Standardized  curriculum  –  STEM,  21st  Century  Skills  

•  Frequent  tes<ng  •  De-­‐professionalized  

teaching    •  Market  based  systems  •  Compe<<on  

Equity  Movement  •  Liberal  curriculum  –  STEAM  

and  social  science  •  Assessment  for  learning  •  Collabora<ve  professional  

autonomy    •  Public  systems    •  Collabora<on  

Lets  Remind  Ourselves..  

UNDERSTANDING  LEADERSHIP  

10  Leadership  Theories  in  5  Minutes  

No  Doubt  You  Have  Studied..  

Renaissance  Leadership  

Six  CharacterisVcs  •  Prac<ce  Personal  Mastery  •  Have  a  glocal  mindset  •  Prac<ce  cross-­‐boundary  learning  •  Think  Back  from  the  Future  •  Lead  Systema<c  Change  •  Drive  performance  with  a  Passion  

LEADERSHIP  WITHIN  THE  SCHOOL  &  THE  SYSTEM  

STARTING  A  MOVEMENT  

The  Three  Big  Roles  

This  what  I  see  Jean  P  S<les  do…  •  Build  and  empower  teacher  

teams..  •  Build  and  empower  supports  for  

learners  and  learning  •  Enable  the  student  voice  to  be  

heard  •  Connect  to  others  around  the  

world..collaborate  •  Focus,  focus,  focus  on  equity  as  

an  ambi<on  in  terms  of  outcomes  •  Never  let  a  crisis  go  to  waste..  

Strategy  as  Simple  Rules  •  Priority  Rules  •  “How  To”  Rules  •  Boundary  Rules  •  Timing  Rules  •  Exit  Rules  

Noise,  Black  Swans,  Distrac<ons  

Murgatroyd’s  7  Rules  for  Leadership  Survival  

•  Forgiveness  is  easier  to  get  than  permission.  •  You  cannot  cross  a  chasm  in  two  small  leaps.  Bold  is  good.  Be  bold  oZen,  

people  get  used  to  it.  Stay  within  the  rules  –  but  just!  •  Never  let  a  good  crisis  go  to  waste.  Use  them  as  the  basis  for  innova<on  

and  change.  •  The  future  is  not  a  straight  line  from  the  past  –  so  bend  the  line  oZen.  •  Make  your  expecta<ons  clear  and  then  empower  and  engage  and  let  the  

team  do  the  work.    Think  not  distributed  leadership,  but  renaissance  leadership  everywhere  –  students,  teachers,  administra<on.  

•  If  in  doubt,  trust  your  ins<ncts  –  the  brain  can  oZen  get  in  the  way.  •  Less  is  more.    

TOP  TEN  CHALLENGES  

Before  we  Get  to  the  Top  10  •  What  can  we  STOP  doing?  •  What  do  we  need  to  significantly  IMPROVE?  •  What  do  we  need  to  REDESIGN?  •  What  do  we  need  to  START?  

Some  Resources  

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Your  Top  10…  

Global  Top  10  •  Work-­‐Life  Balance  for  Leaders  in  School  Systems.  •  Sustaining  meaningful  engagement  with  teachers.  •  Staying  strategically  focused  –  “don't  sweat  the  small  stuff”!  •  Finding  the  evidence  base  for  decisions  within  the  school  and  not  

being  too  concerned  with  PISA,  TIMMS  or  other  standardized  measures  over  which  teachers  and  schools  have  very  li`le  influence.  What  are  the  indicators  you  need  to  show  that  you  are  making  progress  and  what  predic<ve  measures  can  you  use?  

•  Building  effec<ve  communi<es  of  prac<ce  networks  locally,  na<onally  and  globally.  Be  a  hub  and  a  spoke.  

•  Finding  and  keeping  a  mentor,  coach  and  guide  –  no  one  can  be  a  leader  without  help:    asking  for  help  when  you  need  it  is  a  sign  of  strength.  

•  Finding  <me  to  read  and  reflect.  Most  leaders  subscribe  to  periodicals  and  buy  books  –  they  don't  read  them.    READ!  

•  Building  leadership  throughout  the  school  and  empowering  teachers  as  leaders.  

•  Understanding  your  own  leadership  development  needs.  •  Remembering  to  celebrate,  have  fun  and  enjoy  this  work  –  life  is  

too  short!  

Thank  You..      

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