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Pre Task: Read the ‘Think Piece’ by C Taylor and consider the reflection prompts.
Relationships Matter
In this section you will:
- Develop an understanding of the range of collaborative partnerships that we as leaders work with
- Gain a deep understanding of the potential impact these partnerships can have in terms of School Improvement
- Explore effective strategies for creating and maintaining strong high impact partnerships
- Recognise the skill set and personal attributes that help promote highly effective partnerships
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much”.
Helen Keller
Relationships Matter
In this module you will have:
- Developed an understanding of the range of collaborative partnerships that we as leaders work with
- Gained a deep understanding of the potential impact these partnerships can have in terms of School Improvement
- Explored effective strategies for creating and maintaining strong high impact partnerships
- Recognised the skill set and personal attributes that help promote highly effective partnerships
Session 1 – Relationship Matters
During this session we will:
- Consider the importance of relationships on our leadership journey
- Through a series of interactive scenarios explore how key relationship skills, strategies and experience support our leadership and culture
- Explore the relationship between key partners such as governors and the Local Authority
Resources – High Challenge, Low Threat – Mary Myatt
Extended Learning -
Pre Task:
Session 2 – All aboard
During this session we will:
- Discuss and reflect upon ‘real’ evidence of ……………..
- Identify what we really mean by ‘team’
- Establish the key attributes of highly effective teams
- Evaluate strategies for getting your team on board
- Explore the ‘shadow side’ of an organisation and the implications of this for us as a leader
Resources – swamp analogy
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