Deputy Head Questions - Management & Operational Flashcards
How ensure consistency of approach?
- consult - gets by-in
- put principles and vision at the heart
- use Student Voice (very powerful) and parent voice
- monitor and verify
- distribute leadership so not just me but the school
- if failing to comply, deal with through Line Management
Example: detention system
How evaluate quality of teaching and learning?
Evaluating and developmental
1. lessons obs - challenge, support, feedback, questioning, visible learning
2. book looks - progress, challenge, feedback
3. data - progress, gaps
4. interviews - progress, activities, challenge, visible learning
5. Learning walks - visible feedback, challenge and support
Example: assessment scrutiny;
How evaluate school performance?
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How address under-performance of staff?
- Identify - data (lesson obs, results, internal data) & keeping ear to ground
- discuss & listen - relate back to aims and principles
- not alone (Head, SLT, middle leaders, data manager)
- plan support
- share
- evaluate
Example: DWE;
- if support not working, why? is progress likley?
How raise standards of T&L?
- Coaching model
e.g. Book Club, TeachMeet, coaching programme, bulletins/blogs - identify whole-school areas AND rationale
- individuals identify areas for development
- Establish a Highbury Grove way
- clear expectations
- monitor and evaluate
Example: presentation; differentiation
How raise standards of attainment & progress?
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How use assessment and data?
- assessment is key to rigour - sets the standards
- current data v old data
- gaps & groups
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Safeguarding question
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Use of ICT?
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How improve behaviour?
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Deal with personnel problems?
- Listen and clarify
- speak to parties separately then get them together
- support leader AND expect more from them
Example: IT technicians,
Facebook - clarity about what is happening
- clarity about impact on the individual and school
How improve staff culture?
- listen / ear to the ground
- aware of impact of changes
- rationale for changes
How improve student culture?
Around school
1. identify areas / problems
2. consult with staff and students
Example behaviour at break (so reposition staff, support them in getting out more quickly; open back door fo canteen)
3. sweat the small stuff
4. consistency of staff - needs training, clear rationale & expectations
5. student voice
Exclusions
1. analysis of data
2. early warning systems
3. parents / extrenal agencies; Alt Prov;
4. SEN support (even with changes to CoP)
Example: fell by 33% last year; looking reduce further
Effective appraisal?
- supports developmental needs of school and of individuals
- realistic targets
- higher standards for subject leaders and those on Upper Pay Spine
- L&M –> National Standards for Headteacher (under review)
- mid-year review
- enhanced progression
Changes to curriculum? Performance indicators?
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