Leadership skills with Edison

It's difficult to meet the challenge of implementing multiple initiatives affecting many aspects of the school, and many school leadership teams feel they don¹t have the capacity to manage the present at the same time as planning for the future. Yet demands for accountability and improvement grow.

Research indicates that to implement change effectively, a school needs a consistent, day-by-day approach across all departments This is essential to the improvement process, but highly demanding of leaders and managers. National indicators suggest that while the demands on leaders grow, the numbers of applicants for senior posts is falling.

At Edison we've responded to this challenge by focusing on the potential of an extended leadership team and developing its capacity and capabilities. This distributed leadership approach provides the foundation of the entire Edison design and is the key to its successful implementation. It enhances the professional status of middle managers and creates time and space for head teachers and senior staff to engage in strategic planning and the monitoring of progress.

The Edison Leadership Enhancement Programme includes:

• Initial assessment of leadership capacity and structural potential
  
• Consultancy and action planning
  
• Extended Leadership Team Conference
  
• Process tools to equip team members to operate effectively
  
• Ongoing support, monitoring and coaching

The training programme includes:

• Experience and expertise audit
  
• The culture of achievement
  
• The learning environment
  
• Student management
  
• Roles and responsibilities
  
• Team Building
  
• Communication
  
• Decision Making
  
• Motivating and encouraging staff