By Julie Railton

Jacqueline GreeneMichelle Ames &

Barry Simpson

Key priorities of the session Develop a conducive learning

and developmental atmosphere

Capitalise on prior learning and work carried out before first face to face

Develop a model of an effective middle leader.

Expose candidates to data processing for gap identification

Opening the session Who we are as facilitators

and people!

Details of the program

Housekeeping

Warming up and getting the group on track Introduction activity

Similar to CLF session

Meet five new people

Who you are

What is your role

What you hope to achieve from the program

Giving the group a structured learning experience Development of

expectations, questions and protocols

Develop a session question board for people to add questions to as the session progresses

Designing the bigger picture Mapping the program

visual paper exercise

Participants work in groups to visually model the program. (Including our cluster structure)

Exploring leadership Exercise on what does an

effective middle leader look like? One group draws and

labels and effective middle leader

One group draws and labels an ineffective middle leader

Activity used to pull together behaviours for an effective middle leader

Reflection time

Using data to find the gaps to close What is the gap data

exercise

Generated data set given out

Groups analyse data for specific gaps

Feedback conclusions as a whole deciding on if gap is statistically significant

Application of acquired skills Application of data study

to own schools data and SIDP or DIP and begin to look for gaps in achievement.

Reflection time

Session review and reflection Revisit the question wall to make sure all concerns are

addressed

Use plenary pyramid to close the session

Closing the session Revisit learning goals

Reiterate core message of the program

Issue next steps for participants