Slides used by James Nottingham on 24th May in workshop 2, day 4 of the Hawker Brownlow conference, Melbourne

1. Making strategic, wise decisions James Nottingham www.p4c.com www.jamesnottingham.co.uk

2. Levels of Perspective (Daniel Kim) Vision L E V E R A G E Mental Models Systems & Structures Patterns of Behaviour Events

3. Too much innovation “One of the most critical problems our schools face is not resistance to innovation but the fragmentation, overload and incoherence resulting from the uncritical and uncoordinated acceptance of too many different innovations” Fullan & Stiegelbauer, 1991

4. What Are You Focusing On? "It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.” (Stephen Covey, 2004)

5. Core Values of a school in Doncaster, UK We develop a learning environment where children feel happy and secure We build self-esteem through praise, encouragement and positive reinforcement We put children first Everyone in our school feels valued Pupils' personal development and well-being flourishes within the safe and happy environment. Pupils enjoy coming to school and this is shown by rates of attendance which have improved and are now above average. Behaviour is good and pupils show high levels of care for one another. Ofsted, 2008

6. We are positive, enthusiastic and show joy

7. We celebrate each other’s differences

8. We treat each other with respect

12. Ask the first person for their first idea

13. Accurately write their idea down on a flip chart

14. Ask the next person for their idea

15. If someone wants to, they can say “pass”

16. Collect ideas from every person. Go round the circle twice, or until everyone says “pass”

17. Number each idea

19. Brainstorm – what core values would you like? What values would you like in your school?

21. There are three rounds of voting

22. You may not use more than 4 votes in one round

23. Over the course of the three rounds you can place your votes in any combination (eg 4-4-2; 3-3-4; 4-2-4) so long as you do not exceed 10 votes altogether

24. You can plonk all your votes onto one idea or spread them across 10 different ideas

26. What should be happening in lessons when OUTSTANDING TEACHING is occurring? How should we COLLABORATE and COMMUNICATE with each other to ensure outstanding learning for all children? How can we make learning more relevant for ALL PUPILS? What would make our indoor/outdoor ENVIRONMENT the best possible place for students to grow physically, emotionally and intellectually? What could we do to enhance MOTIVATION and ENJOYMENT for all our students? What ASSESSMENT strategies best promote students’ growing abilities to assess their own progress and plan what to do next? What are the best ways to identify the BARRIERS TO LEARNING, especially for those with specific learning, social and personal needs? How can we continue to build on our ASSESSMENT procedures to ensure that all students make progress? What are the key skills, learning and teaching beliefs we each need as staff to ensure students leave us life-long INDEPENDENT LEARNERS?

27. Primary School Vision At this school we provide a positive, caring, nurturing and stimulating environment inside and outside the classroom. Our children are encouraged to try new and different activities and to explore boundaries within safe limits. They have fun and enjoy working both independently and as part of a team. We are open to the views and opinions of every member of our school community. We invite and value their ideas. We take time to listen and communicate with each other in a respectful and open manner. This creates a rich culture of quick, effective feedback. In this way everybody feels valued and we pull together to support each other. We recognise and praise each other’s achievements in an informal way. The right to learn is respected allowing every child, including our special needs and gifted and talented children, to develop to their full potential. Every member of our learning community sets achievable goals and receives regular and positive feedback. We have high expectations for behaviour and have a behaviour management system that creates a calm environment where issues are dealt with fairly and consistently.

28. Teaching and Learning Vision At RMGS we create critical, reflective and independent learners for life through a learning community which provides a secure and challenging environment. We believe deep learning is facilitated through outstanding teaching and occurs when all learners are actively engaged in a variety of tasks, taking responsibility for their own learning and progress, collaborating and thinking with shared expectations of success. At RMGS through innovative learning strategies and positive relationships our students enjoy learning and achieve their full potential.

30. Uncertainty

31. Negotiation

32. Collaboration

33. Skilled Consensus

35. Confrontations

36. Abuse of Power

37. Collective Awareness

38. Clarify Training Needs

41. Alignment

42. Team Learning

43. Confidence Builds

45. Fine Tuning

46. Continual Learning

47. Sense of Achievement

49. Contact Details www.jamesnottingham.co.uk james@p4c.com www.challenginglearning.com