Leadership Challenge

Middle Leader Development Programme

Stage of the programme

Date Time Audience Focus areas

Stage 1 Preparing to start the programme

Wednesday 7th November 2012

Twilight4-6pm

Participants and Coaches

Session 1- Overview of MLDP- Introductions- Coaching techniques- What you may expect from your coach- Familiarisation with the online facilities - Completing the diagnostic

Wednesday 21th Nov. 2012

Twilight4-6pm

Participants Session 2- The journey- Examining your diagnostic- Introduction to Stage 2

Stage 2 Learning about the

leadership of teaching and

learning

Wednesday 5th December 2012

Twilight 4-6pm

Participants Session 3Module 1: Leading and managing the organisation

Wednesday 9th January2013

Twilight 4-6pm

Participants Session 4Module 2: Leading in a diverse system

Wednesday 30th January2013

Twilight 4-6pm

Participants Session 5Module 3: Leading teaching and learning

Wednesday27th February 2013

Twilight 4-6pm

Participants Session 6Module 4: Leading people and effective teams

Wednesday 20th March 2013

Twilight 4-6pm

Participants Session 7Module 5: Leading change and continuous improvement

Wednesday17th April 2013

Twilight 4-6pm

Participants Session 8Module 6: Developing your own leadership potential

Stage 3 The leadership

challenge

Wednesday 8th May 2013

Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Wednesday 19th June

Twilight 4-6

Twilight 4-6pm

Twilight 4-6pm

Participants

Participants and Coaches

Participants

Sessions 9 Planning Your Leadership Challenge Presentation

Session 10‘Coaches Cafe’ – advice and support from facilitators and

coaches regarding your leadership challenge and learning journal

Session 11‘Mock’ presentations’

Stage 4Impact and next steps

Week commencing 8th July 2013

TBA Participants, Coaches and Various SLT

Session 12 Deliver presentations to VIPs

The venues for the sessions will be S.T.M and Bedford Free School.

What’s Involved in What’s Involved in MLDP? MLDP?

What’s Involved in What’s Involved in MLDP? MLDP?

Participants will:Participants will:Participants will:Participants will:•Attend “face to face” sessions within the cluster – 12 twilight sessions – over a 10 month period

•Work closely with a trained “Learning Coach” to support their development

•Complete a focused project within school and present this Leadership challenge to their school and at a Dissemination event (July 2013)

•Participate in a range of personal learning and reflection activities - possibly including online activities, discussion, visits to other schools etc.

Improvement Planning Process

CPD Pathways

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Partnership & Collaboration

Middle Leader Development Programme

Stage 4 Evaluation of Impact

Raised Standards (Narrower gap!)

Learning Community

Role of the Facilitator

Role of the Learning Coach/Colleague

Role of the Participant

MLDP Steps to Success

Stage 4