As a school leader, an important part of your role is to encourage others and empower them to impact learning both directly and indirectly.
During this one day course you will have the opportunity to extend your knowledge of what it means to share leadership and the distinction between delegated and distributed leadership, develop skills on how to do this so others can be empowered and an understanding of the impact of this.
We will focus on how to create a "Circle of Safety" within your team, creating trusted relationships to empower your team colleagues to take positive action and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the team.
We will look at ways you as the leader can create a less dependent team, by "Asking First" allowing team members to have more agency in their actions and so getting the best from your team.
By looking at creating a less dependent team, one that is more empowered we will focus on the long term benefits for you as a leader and for your team.
At the end of this one day together you will feel more confident and have strategies about to get the best from your team, by empowering them, allowing you to lead and impact learning with greater effectiveness
Course aims
- Extend your knowledge of around leadership- what we mean by distributed and delegated leadership.
- Know how to create trusted relationships within your team, so they feel they can make decisions and be empowered
- Develop your skills in creating a "Circle of Safety" where colleagues can share trusted relationships with one another.
- Deepen your understanding of the importance of creating a less dependent team and the benefits from an empowered team in impacting learning
What you will learn
- Distinction of distributed and delegated leadership
- Benefits of an empowered team
- How to create a more empowered team
- The ability to "Ask First" when leading others- allowing others to feel they can make decisions and impact
