The locals love a fighter…

2. The locals love a fighter… Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

3. A local boy A love for humanities A passion for learning A significant tinkerer in London & Birmingham A knight A A A A A Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

4. The locals love a fighter… Also… “ A madman… wandering the streets, frightening children” John Patten – Conservative Education Secretary Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

5. Eliminating Unnecessary Failure Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

6. Failing to learn Learning to fail – affects individuals and teams Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

7. Are there things we do within primary schools which increase the likelihood of pupils‘learning to fail’ ? • Who are the pupils most at risk? • boys • violence in the home • poverty • summer born • ? • What are the practices? • at the level of the teacher and member of staff • school organisation practices Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

8. What are we doing to move our teaching, learning and assessment practice from good to outstanding? (Expectation) • Questions • Explanations • Experiences • Assessment Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

9. What are we doing to move our teaching, learning and assessment practice from good to outstanding?(Self Esteem) • Self Esteem – Twenty Things Teachers do • THE MORNING • NOTICE – name and identity • LISTEN – so ask questions about thoughts • CREATE A PAST – to reminisce about • LAUGH – share a joke • REMEMBER – birthday/event • ADMIRE – out loud to others • PRAISE – in writing • RESPECT – family/history/culture • SHARE – football team/pop star Questions Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

10. What are we doing to move our teaching, learning and assessment practice from good to outstanding?(Self Esteem) Self Esteem – Twenty Things Teachers do • STEAL – crisps • PROMOTE – tell good stories to other staff/kids/family • ACKNOWLEDGE – something they are better at than you • RECONGISE – around the school, not just in the lesson • “I SAW THIS AND THOUGHT OF YOU” – give them a cutting from a newspaper or magazine about their team etc. • COLLECT – grot • CONTRIBUTE – to the ‘X’ factor • MARK – privately • FIND – the invisible child • CONFESS – to a private interest Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

11. ‘OUTSTANDINGLY SUCCESSFUL TEACHING’BELIEFS • Transformability rather than ability of children • Success for all not some • Intelligence is multi-faceted • Every child needs a worthwhile relationship with at least one adult and it may not be you • A child’s failure to learn is a challenge to your teaching strategies not a sign of ability on the part of the child • A child showing great effort in learning is a positive sign of character not of a lack of ability Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

12. ‘OUTSTANDINGLY SUCCESSFUL TEACHING’Habits & Behaviours • Always improve their story techniques • Always polish their skill in questioning • Always extend their best explanations • Mark other colleagues’ class assignments • Observe other colleagues teach • ‘Sing from the same song sheet’ – up to a point • Treat teaching as a co-operative activity – use ‘we’ a lot • Store and share DVDs on teaching • Use formative and ipsative assessment in their marking • Teach ‘alongside’, ‘behind’ and ‘infront of’ youngsters • Share leadership and management • Teach in the corridors • Share their ‘hyacinths’ of learning • Accept the unpredictability of teaching Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

13. ‘OUTSTANDINGLY SUCCESSFUL TEACHING’Habits & Behaviours “Of some of our teachers we remember their foibles and mannerisms, of others their kindness and encouragement or their fierce devotion to standards of work that we probably didn’t share at the time. And of those who inspired us most, we remember what they cared about and that they cared about us, and the person we might become. It is the quality of caring about ideas and values, this fascination with the potential for growth within people, this depth and fervour about doing things well and striving for excellence, that comes closest to what I mean in describing a ‘passionate teacher’” Robert Fried Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

14. ‘OUTSTANDINGLY SUCCESSFUL TEACHING’Habits & Behaviours • Teachers TALK about teaching • Teachers OBSERVE each other’s practice • Teachers plan, organise (teach) and evaluate TOGETHER • Teachers teach each other Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

15. ‘OUTSTANDINGLY SUCCESSFUL TEACHING’Habits & Behaviours • Staff TALK about learning • Staff OBSERVE children learning • Staff plan, organise and evaluate TOGETHER • Staff LEARN from each other Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

16. What’s new in School Improvement? SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS Nouns and adjectives • SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT • verbs and adverbs • leading successfully • managing effectively • reviewing regularly • developing staff • focusing on teaching, learning, assessing • creating an environment fit for learning • involving parents and community BUTTERFLIES Punctuation DEFINING THEMES Chapters Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

17. What’s new in School Improvement? WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESSES CAT…Pupil voice…learning walks…AfL…APP…. • CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING • no panaceas • time • ‘toehold’ on achievement culture • tenuous hold on achievement culture • strong hold on achievement culture • place • prosperous suburban • crossroads schools • ‘estate’ schools • settled rural • people Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

18. What’s new in School Improvement? DATA: MEASURED …and ENABLED Changes in OFSTED RAISEONLINE Families of schools • LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (I.C.T.) • E-Learning Platforms • ICT potential • Tool • Library • CAT/L/Assessment • Communication Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

19. Some general qualities of leadership not context bound • MORAL PURPOSE • UNDERSTANDING CHANGE • RELATIONSHIP BUILDING • KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND SHARING • COHERENCE MAKING • Encircled by ENERGY ENTHUSIASM and HOPE • Backed by EXTERNAL and INTERNAL COMMITMENT • Michael Fullan Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

20. Skills of Leadership Delegation Time Understanding Change Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

21. Table Discussion So what are the rules of delegation? Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

22. Rules of Delegation • Look into this problem. Give me all the facts. I will decide what to do. • Let me know the options available, with the pros and cons of each. I will decide what to select. • Let me know the criteria for your recommendation, which alternatives you have identified and which one appears best to you, with any risk identified. I will make the decision. • Recommend a course of action for my approval. • Let me know what you intend to do. Delay action until I approve. • Let me know what you intend to do. Do it unless I say not to. • Take action. Let me know what you did. Let me know how it turns out. • Take action. Communicate with me only if action is unsuccessful. • Take action. No further communication with me is necessary. Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

23. Time They sit on the wall not the fence They are ‘skalds’ not scolds They teach, learn and assess for most of their time They spend their evenings weekends and holidays…working…socialising and being a member of a family They spend two hours a week planning and carrying out acts of unexpected kindness Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

24. = CHANGE Vision Skills Incentives Resources Action Plan Skills Incentives Resources Action Plan = CONFUSION Vision Incentives Resources Action Plan = ANXIETY Vision Skills Resources Action Plan = RESISTANCE Vision Skills Incentives Action Plan = FRUSTRATION = TREADMILL Vision Skills Incentives Resources Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

25. Four stages of leadership • Initiation • Developmental • Stall/Plateau • Decline Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

26. Thank you Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

27. SEVEN RULES TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE • Manage your diary • Find Allies • Have a 7-10 year service • Stop doing one of your regular tasks for a term and let someone else do it. Keep out of their hair. Review at half-term and end of term. • Remember to be ‘Jack and Jill’ of all trades and ‘master’ of none. • Become an expert driller and a lepidopterist. • Collect Hyacinths Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009

28. Questions… Sir Tim Brighouse | Suffolk Headteacher Conference 2009