Pedagogy
& Practice
Leadership Guide
Introduction to the Pack | Leadership Guide | Designing
Lessons | Teaching Repertoire |
Creating Effective Learners |
Creating Conditions for Learning | Ideas from Practitioners
Leadership Guide (PDF 880KB: DfES ref 0444-2004)
The Guide contains an overview of all the units, and has some very useful
hints for their use. We think that many of the ideas in this guide and in
the units can be used to give confirmation that your existing practice is
in line with recommendations, and to give you ideas for how to make your existing
practice even better. Once you make a start you'll find that the materials
encapsulate good practice in a methodical way, rather than introduce radically
new ideas. However, reviewing your existing practice can be a powerful way
to give yourself a stimulus to try new ways of doing things, and perhaps to
make you a better practitioner.
Most importantly, the materials provide a focus for thinking about pedagogy
and practice with colleagues: you are far more likely to develop your ideas
in collaboration with others, and schools should endeavour to set aside time
for colleagues to work together on these materials.
The Introduction begins with a very important set of 'Principles of school
improvement':
- Focus systematically on teaching and learning
- Base all improvement activity on evidence about relative performance
- Build collective ownership and develop leadership
- Involve collaboration with other organisations
- Create time for staff to learn together
- Embed the improvements in the school’s systems and practices
We suggest you keep the above principles to the forefront when using these
materials.
One school found the following approach useful:
- Start with an area or topic that you are particularly concerned about.
- Form a small team to work together on this area or topic.
- Allow yourself some reading time to study the materials.
- Discuss your initial thoughts.
- View the section of video together and use the prompts in the materials
for your follow up discussion.
- Try out the ideas in the classroom.
- Meet again to exchange ideas and evaluate your progress.
- Draw lessons from the experience.
- If appropriate, write new guidelines for other members of staff.
- Decide on the next area or topic to cover.
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