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Colleagues We have had an extremely busy term as you have! Our events ha ve been very well attended, Masters programmes have grown and research reports have been published with new projects starting.

We are working in partnership with school collaboratives and Teaching Schools to develop new approaches to ITT and professional and leadership development.

In particular, LCLL are delighted to be working in an innovative partnership with Newham schools with the IOE as the schools’ preferred partner for professional development for the next three years.

2012 will be a remarkable year for LCLL as we celebrate our 15 th anniversary. Our work on the initial conception and design of NPQH, led by Pat Collarbone, is being celebrated on Wednesday 25 th January and we also want to build a leadership memory bank What were you doing in leadership 15 years ago? What changes have you have seen over the past 10 or 15 years? We invite you to share thoughts, challenges and successes of the last 15 years. Please send any reflections, or comment pieces to d.bingham@ioe.ac.uk and we’ll place a selection on the LCLL website.

On behalf of everyone in LCLL, I wish you a well deserved break and a peaceful and prosperous Christmas and New Year. We look forward to working with you next year.

Vivienne Porritt Executive Director, LCLL ______________________________________________________

Latest news and opportunities NEW MA Inspection and Regulation (distance learning) Considering a move into inspection or wishing to keep up with changing inspection demands? Our flexible programme has been developed with OFSTED and is only offered at the IOE. It will develop your reflective capacities to connect self knowledge and understanding to dynamics and demands of the inspection systems and contexts in your own country.

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December2011 Events and membership LCLL Membership Join today Benefit from:  professional learning communities and research updates  invitations to IOE events  free and reduced rates for LCLL events  discount at the IOE bookshop Membership information Contact: londoncentre@ioe.ac.uk Tel: 020 7612 6689/6245 Our events are always discounted or free to members.

We continue with our full events programme for 2012 to support your professional learning and development.

Spring events (all at the IOE) Our two lead events for your diaries: LCLL 15th Anniversary Event -the NPQH journey in the context of leadership learning is on Wed 25 January 5.00 - 7.00pm, with special guest, Dame Pat Collarbone, who explores the changing needs of aspiring headteachers. This is especially relevant as we move to a new NPQH approach.

15th LCLL Annual Lecture - Building a great school on Mon 26 March 5.30 – 7.00pm, with Dr Ben Levin, Professor, and Canada Research Chair in Education Leadership and Policy, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, and introduced by Professor Chris Husbands, Director, IOE. We all know a lot about what it takes to build a great school, yet somehow everything else seems to get in the way of doing it! Dr Levin highlights the critical elements that, done well, achieve positive student outcomes.

For these and all other events: Full details of all events Booking form

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Ready for the next step?

Are you hoping to take that next step in your teaching career as a new leader? Or maybe you have taken on your first leadership role as head of dept, subject leader, phase leader, or managing support staff? Then let us help to make sure you are on the right track to being a really successful leader.

Our Early Leadership programme has been specially designed for you. Run over two terms, you attend 3 face to face days and a twilight session at the IOE. Start dates are January or April 2012. You will work on modelling leadership behaviour and develop skills in monitoring and professional dialogue. Learn lots about yourself and how you can develop your role and presence! For full information and to register . Contact: Maggie Woods on 020 7612 6616 or m.woods@ioe.ac.uk Accredited courses and programmes for Spring 2012 Enrol to keep ahead in today’s collaborative working environments.

Educational Leadership (International) MBA Places available for this executive programme.

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Contact: a.williams@ioe.ac.uk Read participants’ experiences of this well-established programme.

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MA Leadership Places available for Spring intake of this popular programme.

Contact: r.palmer@ioe.ac.uk Click here for info!

Applied Educational Leadership and Management (Distance Learning) MA Flexible masters through online learning.

Contact : i.bowditch@ioe.ac.uk Click here for info!

Experiencing a masters at the IOE Here is what one participant has had to say about his learning experience with us.

‘I came to the Institute of Education as an Assistant Headteacher to participate in its excellent programme, 'Innovative CPD Leadership', led by Carol Taylor and Dr Karen Edge. They encouraged me to write up what I had learned to earn credits towards an MA and taught me the skills to do so. I was so enthused by my experience at the IOE that when I moved to Manchester shortly afterwards, I took the plunge and decided to complete the MA. I have since won an ESRC studentship to complete my PhD full-time. My life has changed dramatically since studying at the Institute thanks to the opportunities it provided and its nurturing environment.’

Steve Courtney, former MA student

Calling all CPD Leaders:

The Pan London Professional Development Quality Mark supports your organisation to promote high quality professional development with tangible outcomes for pupils and young people.

The framework can be used as a free self evaluation tool and you can also seek external recognition of your practice and gain the Quality Mark, validated by the IOE. Contact: e.konstantinidou@ioe.ac.uk CPD Resources Effective Practices in Continuing Professional Development – Lessons from schools by Peter Earley and Vivienne Porritt.

Tailored leadership programmes for health and social care professionals Looking for tailored leadership development programmes for the health and social care sectors? Our programmes are developed in close partnership with clients so they are context specific and enable practitioners to identify and achieve impact on their personal leadership practice, as well as outcomes for service users and patients. Programmes can include face to face sessions combined with online and blended learning approaches, according to specific needs.

Contact: e.konstantinidou@ioe.ac.uk

International LCLL’s new international activity includes:  a major programme of systemic improvement in Colombia using coaching as a vehicle for change  development of headteacher standards and preparation in Serbia  new accredited programmes for school leaders in Chile.

We are also working with our partner in Pakistan and with international schools in the Middle East and SE Asia. T Enquiries: c.to@ioe.ac.uk Coaching for Colombia’s school workforce Starting in January, LCLL is working with the Ministry of Education in Colombia to develop coaches to support school improvement. By

Already have a masters and want to grow your academic capability in 2012?

Consider these three highly successful 6-day doctoral level short programmes: Leadership and Learning in Educational Organisations This well-established six-day doctoral level programme features contributions from renowned educationists. It addresses the methods and techniques of enhancing learning and leadership within educational organisations. In particular, it deals with educational improvement and the ways in which different forms of leadership contribute towards the development and enhancement of student learning, staff development and institutional growth.

Dates: 29-30 June, 6-7 July and 12-13 October 2012 at the Institute of Education, University of London, Cost: £800.

Contact: Professor Peter Earley p.earley@ioe.ac.uk Click here!

Rethinking education: psychoanalytic perspectives on learning and teaching Education is plagued by difficult, sometimes paradoxical questions.

Explore questions and issues that lie at the heart of education but are often overlooked. ‘This has been a most enjoyable course. The standard of lectures was excellent and supported the development of thinking at a higher level.’ Dates: July 6-7, October 12-13, November 9-10 2012.

Cost: £750. Click here for info!

Contact: Dr Tamara Bibby t.bibby@ioe.ac.uk Post-compulsory education and lifelong learning: perspectives on policy research and practice An up-to-date insight into the main ideas and discourses impacting on policy, management, curriculum, management, governance and teaching and learning in post-compulsory education and lifelong learning. 'There was a broad range of topics, theories and contexts explained which have been directly informed by professional practice.' Dates: 29-30 June, 6-7 July and 12-13 October 2012.

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Contact: Professor Ann Hodgson a.hodgson@ioe.ac.uk Foundations for successful coaching A two day programme to help develop your coaching skills to support change, personal performance and learning. It offers a blend of theoretical input with extensive opportunities to practise core coaching skills.

Spring dates: Fri 27 January and Tues 27 March 2012 Summer dates: Thurs 26 April and Fri 29 June 2012 Click here for info!

Contact: c.to@ioe.ac.uk Mentoring and coaching master class - Change your mind: how thought processes effect powerful change Explore how changes in emotional states can impact on coaching, examine coaching at deeper levels, and work towards solutions to facilitate positive behavioural change. For senior and middle leaders, advisors, LCLL members and all coaches.

way of intensive five-day courses to 100 coaches, development will then be cascaded to 68,000 primary teachers.

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Contact: c.to@ioe.ac.uk The best course ever!

‘We had a wonderful week in London and especially the days with you and the Widening leadership programme. The heads were very excited about the programme and thought it was the best course they ever had!’ . . . what great feedback for LCLL from Eva Torenfält-Karlsson, Expert Adviser from the City of Linköping in Sweden, following a visit from 25 head teachers to the IOE this November. They took part in Widening Leadership a senior leadership development programme especially organised for them.

Interested in organising a programme like this in London for your staff? Contact: Maggie Woods on 0207 612 6616 or email m.woods@ioe.ac.uk. Too far to travel? Don’t worry we can come to you! Use this link for information about all our international leadership programmes.

Comparative education website now up and running The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) is run by the OECD and is a large-scale international comparison study designed to increase the international information available to participating countries on teachers, teaching and the impact that teachers can have on student learning. LCLL led focus groups for London heads and teachers to contribute to the study.

‘TALIS provides teachers in England with a unique opportunity to have their voice heard and compare their own experiences and views with those of teachers around the world’ Professor Peter Earley, Director of Academic Affairs, LCLL. The TALIS public website is now live at http://www.talis.org.uk/

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Date: Tues 31 January 2012 – 5.30-7.30pm Click here for info!

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Research matters Experiences of new headteachers in cities Read LCLL’s research on the experiences of school leaders who lead urban schools and how they prepare for headship and the challenges of their first year in post. This report supports aspiring heads and schools and clusters with your talent management work.

Click here to download Prepared to Lead: How schools, federations and chains grow education leaders LCLL’s research on behalf of the National College found:  the biggest contribution to school leadership development lies in rich and varied opportunities to lead  the best school leaders provide strong leadership role models and share their expertise through effective coaching and mentoring  direct or indirect leadership of learning and improvement of teaching tops the agenda of senior leaders in highly effective schools and school partnerships.

Read the full report here. Contact us for support in implementing these findings in your school or cluster – s.hellman@ioe.ac.uk Landscape of school leadership LCLL are leading a significant national research project in partnership with NfER. This is a 12 month National College project to map the leadership landscape led by Peter Earley and Rob Higham.

New publications Research engaged schools by Raphael Wilkins, IOE Press Read more Click here to buy Why wellbeing matters to teachers and leaders Staff in educational settings are experiencing ever more pressure in the workplace and so leading for wellbeing in educational organisations is an important area of development. Domini Bingham’s article appears in Education Today, the quarterly journal of The College of Teachers. Download here The next Workplace wellbeing event is being held on 21 st February, 5.00-7.00pm at the IOE. Booking Form

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To celebrate our 15 th anniversary in 2012, we have negotiated a discount of 15% for these titles and other leadership titles available online or at John Smith’s bookshop throughout January and February. Buy and browse at the IOE bookshop Leadership Publications – Top 10 General bestsellers as at November 2011 Distributed School Leadership – Alma Harris – 9780415419581 £19.99 Accelerated Leadership Development – Peter Earley – 9780854738847 - £17.99 Effective Practices in CPD – Peter Earley and Vivienne Porritt – 9780854738830 - £19.99 Understanding Systems Leadership - Pat Collarbone 9781855394551 - £23.99 The Principles of Educational Leadership – David Middlewood – 9781848602106 - £24.99 Leadership and Management in Education – Marianne Coleman – 9780199268573 - £27.99 Successful School Leadership – Christopher Day – 9780335242436 £22.99 The Essentials of School Leadership – Brent Davies – 9781847875662 - £22.99 Connecting Leadership and Learning – John Macbeath – 9780415452953 - £23.99 Every School a Great School – David Hopkins – 9780335220991 £22.99