Gillian Hamilton

AHDS Keynote – November 2014

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A virtual college of school leadership should be developed to improve leadership capacity at all levels within Scottish education.

From virtual to reality:

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Virtual:

Almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition.

Not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so.

Denoting particles or interactions with extremely short lifetimes and (owing to the uncertainty principle) indefinitely great energies, postulated as intermediates in some processes.

Key messages from scoping

•Independence and autonomy

•Inclusivity and accessibility

•Coherence and coordination

•Quality assurance

•Set the leadership agenda

•Partnership in co-construction and delivery

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Vision • Develop, articulate and implement a vision for educational

leadership in Scotland that is learner focused and futures oriented.

• Provide coherence for the range of leadership development opportunities available in Scotland.

• Offer / facilitate innovative and cutting edge leadership development opportunities that are research-led, practice focused and bench marked internationally.

• Embed ‘leadership networks’ across the sectors and systems so that leaders at all levels are connected to and within professional leadership communities.

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Developing SCEL – Progress to date

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• Governance • Staffing – recruitment of CEO and Chair

• Board appointment process complete • Location and premises

• Initial meetings of Partners’ Forum and Stakeholders’ Forum

• Pilot Fellowship Programme

• National Consultation on Leadership Pathways and National Headship Programme

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Framework for Educational Leadership All teachers are expected to be leaders in a number of important ways.

They are expected to lead learning for, and with, all learners, with a clear focus on improving outcomes for everyone (pedagogical leadership).

All teachers are expected to develop their capacity to lead colleagues and other partners to achieve change, for example through specific projects or development work (middle leadership).

Teachers in, or aspiring to, leadership roles within education are expected to lead teams, initiate and manage change effectively and develop leadership capacity in others (school leadership).

All leaders have a responsibility for encouraging collaborative partnerships to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people (system leadership).

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Programme Development Phased programme of growth and development

•Teacher leadership / Middle leadership

•Headship programmes

•Headstart programme for new heads

•Serving heads / Fellowship Programme

•Regional Network Leaders

•Register of experts / specialists

SCEL Fellowship Programme

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• Designed to provide advanced development opportunities for headteachers in schools and heads of establishments in early years centres.

• Design principles underpinned by the model of professional learning that integrates reflection on practice, cognitive development, experiential learning and collaborative learning.

• Participants will extend their professional learning and widen their leadership experience while taking forward an aspect of policy development that enables them to engage with policy formation and implementation at local, national and international levels.

• New Fellows will become champions and ambassadors for the College as well as contributing as system leaders in Scotland.

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Regional networksTeam of Regional Network Leaders

Work for the College for an agreed number of days per year

Local partners – LA link officers, learning reps, ES area officers

Defined role

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Contact us at: Scottish College for Educational Leadership

The Centrum Building

Unit 2E - 38 Queen Street

Glasgow

G1 3DX

0141 548 8005

www.scelscotland.org.uk

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