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Dear colleagues LCLL hosted an extremely successful annual lecture in April with Viviane Robinson, Distinguished Professor at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. Viviane spoke about the key elements of leadership that have an impact on student outcomes. To continue the conversation more widely, we focus on three of these elements and ways we can support you to develop your work.

Ensuring quality teaching and learning We have a number of events tailored to this theme with details in the right hand panel. Starting in September, we also offer Grand Curriculum Designs, a pioneering programme to design flexible and innovative curricula: contact: Tim Lancaster for more details.

Establishing goals and expectations The Professional Development Quality Mark is a very valuable resource for leaders to benchmark the quality and impact of professional development in school improvement practice. The PDQM mark is verified by the IOE. For more information and to download the Quality Mark Framework and Verification process click here Download: Booking form (pdf) | Flyer (pdf) Leading teacher learning and development Our suite of masters leadership programmes, such as Educational Leadership (International) MBA and MA Leadership offers high quality professional learning. Additionally, Innovative leadership of professional development is tailored to colleagues with experience of leading professional development. This exciting programme, developed by the LCLL, also supports you in the verification of the Professional Development Quality Mark.

Finally, we have a number of forthcoming events this term, including a fascinating look at the complexities of the new leadership landscape on 19 th June, based on research we conducted with National College. We look forward to seeing you at one of these learning opportunities.

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June 2013 LCLL Membership Renew/become a member of LCLL now and beat the price rise! st From the 1 September individual membership is set to increase to £95.00. Renew/join now at this year’s rate of £90.00. LCLL members benefit from the opportunity to pilot innovative programmes, such as Grand Curriculum Designs, have access to a members only area on our website where presentations and materials from events are posted and FREE and reduced rates for our events and those of partner organisations. Just complete the application form and we will confirm your membership for 2013-14 at this year’s rate.

Summer events Our informal events and seminars offer you professional development opportunities and a learning community for leaders and colleagues in education.

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Improving learning through effective lesson observation and professional dialogue Karen Spence-Thomas, LCLL Tuesday 4th June 1.30 - 4.30pm £70.00; £60.00 for members Download: Booking form (pdf) | Flyer (pdf) Leadership in Learning - what does neuroeducation tell us about building capacity for learning?

Dr Sveta Mayer and Tom Preskett, LCLL - Hot Topic Thursday 13th June 5.00pm - 7.00pm £40.00; free for members Download: Booking form (pdf) | Flyer (pdf) Evaluating Impact Vivienne Porritt, Executive Director, LCLL Tuesday 18th June 10.00am - 4.30pm £150.00; £135.00 for members Download: Booking form (pdf) | Flyer (pdf) The leadership landscape Professor Peter Earley and Dr Rob Higham, LCLL Wednesday 19th June 5.00pm - 7.00pm

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£40.00; £35.00 for members Download: Booking form (pdf) | Flyer (pdf)

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EXTRA DATE ADDED DUE TO DEMAND Using iPads in education settings Tom Preskett, LCLL Friday 28 th June 1.30pm - 4.30pm £85.00; £70.00 for members Download: Booking form (pdf) |Flyer (pdf)

Leadership CoLab There are three new professional qualifications for leadership for middle (NPQML), senior (NPQSL) leaders and headship (NPQH) and IOE, as part of the Leadership CoLab, holds the National College licence for London, the South East and the East regions. These programmes are a mix of learning with face to face sessions, online and school based learning. Sessions so far have received very high evaluations from participants at IOE and school venues.

Using iPads in education settings Tom Preskett, LCLL Friday 5th July 1.30pm - 4.30pm £85.00; £70.00 for members Download: Booking form (pdf) |Flyer (pdf)

News on NPQH! An additional cohort of NPQH starts in March 2014. Applications are open, the closing date is 9 th July. Find out more here.

NPQML and NPQSL for middle and senior leaders are recruiting now for a September start. Applications are open now, the closing date is 24th June. Information on Senior Leader or Middle Leader programmes is available below or from the programme manager: Click here for info!

Contact: leadershipcolab@ioe.ac.uk Annette Beard for NPQML and SL Jenny Francis for NPQH Independent schools’ programme for middle leaders We are piloting a middle leaders bespoke programme, created in partnership with independent schools and are planning a national programme for Autumn 2013. Participants will be able to submit work to access 30M Level credits through the IOE Independent Study Module. If you wish to develop a bespoke middle leaders’ programme for any independent school: contact: Carol Taylor Learning to lead with the IOE Kieran Taylor, a teacher from Newham, took part in IOE’s Developing Leaders programme for middle leaders and told us: ‘This has been one of, if not, the most useful courses I have ever attended. I thought leadership just happened with experience, but I now realise it is something that must be learnt.’

This well established programme has been running for 3 years and is designed for middle leaders with responsibility for managing/ leading a team. Registration is open for our September cohort – book by 30 June and pay the 2012/13 cost of £540 per participant for the six month programme during which you will need to attend 3 full days and a final twilight here at the IOE. Dates are 20 September; 8 November; 22 January Nearly 2,000 leaders have completed one of our suite of three LCLL programmes.

Date for your diary Our first event for the new academic year on th Wednesday 16 October 2013 will be “The activity and impact of the Education Endowment Fund (EEF)”, led by Kevan Collins, EEF Chief Executive. 5.00-7.00pm. £50.00, free to members.

Event Resources Event resources recently added to the LCLL members’ section of our website are;    

Presentation from Challenging conversations Presentation from our Annual Lecture.

Video recording of our Annual Lecture with Viviane Robinson Presentation from Leading transformational change.

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IOE ranked 7 in world university rankings th The IOE is now ranked 7 worldwide in the World University Rankings by Subject published by the QS Intelligence Unit, an upward move of 10 places from last year. Chris Husbands, Director IOE said “The news that the IOE has moved up to th 7 place in the QS world rankings for education is excellent and recognises the world-leading work undertaken at the Institute”.

Planning for your school’s future RIBA – 7 June 2013 A series of roadshow events from the Guardian Teacher Network that will explore how leaders can best plan for their school’s future with keynote from Vivienne Porritt, Executive Director, LCLL Click here to register for this free event The Sunday Times Festival of Education 2013 Wellington College, Berkshire 21-22 June The Festival is the place to hear from and debate with key individuals including the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector and Head of Ofsted,

Supporting school priorities The IOE is working closely with heads and senior leaders in several Newham schools to design bespoke professional development opportunities tailored specifically to address school priorities.

Innovative and flexible programmes have been developed which draw on latest research into what makes effective professional development. Examples: 

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Stretch and Challenge – from A to A* (2010-2011) Five secondary schools (Cumberland, Langdon, Rokeby, Royal Docks and Little Ilford) worked together to support more able pupils to reach and exceed their potential in Maths and English at Key Stage 4. IOE subject experts observed and coached individual teachers and facilitated subject-specific workshops.

Crucially, the project was designed around a framework for evaluating impact devised by LCLL. Specialist facilitators used the framework to support senior leaders to track and evidence the difference the teaching interventions made to practice and outcomes for pupils. This maximised the impact of professional learning so that new knowledge and skills were demonstrably embedded in classroom practice.

Calverton School: making a difference through peer coaching to support post-lesson dialogue Having learned the power of coaching for themselves, the head and deputy head at Calverton Primary School wanted to engage their staff in coaching to enhance talk about learning and teaching and to encourage colleagues to be more autonomous in identifying their professional development needs. As a result, each member of staff has self-diagnosed an aspect of their practice that they wish to develop and to have positive impact on pupils. They drew on LCLL’s impact evaluation approach to support their thinking and identify impact. They will share their learning with each other at the end of this year with a view to developing classroom enquiry as a more formal approach to CPD for next academic year.

To discuss these approaches: contact: Eirini Konstantinidou Foundations for successful coaching This two day programme will help you develop your coaching skills to support change, personal performance and learning. This programme offers a blend of theoretical input with extensive opportunities to practise core coaching skills. Recruiting now for Autumn. Dates are 10 th October 2013 and 20 th November 2013.

Contact: Eirini Konstantinidou Click here for more info!

Middle leaders: making the most of your teams through innovative professional development This practical and interactive opportunity supports you to:  learn about latest approaches to effective professional development (PD)  develop a strategic vision for PD  ensure that PD makes a difference for your colleagues and

Michael Wilshaw Click here for more info!

Click here to buy tickets London Festival of Education – diary date The IOE is organising this festival in conjunction with the TES, taking place at the IOE on Saturday 23 November Who should own our schools? BELMAS one-day conference, 19 June, 2013, 11.00-16.30, Royal National Hotel, London BELMAS is organising a one day conference on the new school landscape and implications for governance and accountability. The Conference is chaired by Ron Glatter, who has a longstanding association with LCLL. Free to attend.

Click here to register Special offer on Professional Learning Community service for members Access a bundle of resources for online access for staff to acclaimed CPD magazines, including School Leadership Today, Leadership Briefing and Professional Development Today. LCLL members obtain this fantastic resource at a special rate of £250.00 Primary Schools (normally £500.00), and £350.00 (normally £700.00) Secondary Schools. Full details at http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/plcforl cllm.htm

Research Update A.N.D- A New Direction for London Academies, Free Schools and Independent Schools We are excited to be working with A.N.D on a new research project with London schools to support A.N.D’s mission to put London on the map as the lead global city for arts, culture and young people in education.

National College R&D project –Teaching Schools Cohort 1 and 2 teaching schools are well underway with their R and D projects exploring ‘what makes great pedagogy?’ and ‘what makes great professional development that leads to great pedagogy?’ We are working with Sheffield Hallam University, and you can find further information on the R&D pages at www.nationalcollege.org.uk Review of School Leadership Landscape, National College (2011-2012) We undertook a research review of school leadership in England on behalf of the National College exploring leading in the changing education landscape. Click here for info!

You can explore implications of these findings at our seminar The leadership landscape on 19 June 2013.

pupils  plan for effective PD  collaborate with middle leader colleagues.

Contact: Eirini Konstantinidou Click here for more info!

NEW MA Inspection and Regulation (online distance learning) recruiting now for October 2013 Our flexible programme, offered as a PG Certificate or full MA has been developed with OFSTED and is only offered at the IOE. It develops your reflective capacities to connect self knowledge and understanding to the changing demands of the inspection systems and contexts in your own country.

Contact: Amanda Williams Click here for info!

Flexible learning in the Applied Educational Leadership and Management MA Study on this highly-regarded and online Masters programme, connecting and studying with an international cohort.

Contact: Isobel Bowditch Click here for info!

Sign up Now! Leadership and Learning in Educational Organisations , 6 day doctoral level programme - 28-29 June, 5-6 July, 11-12 October 2013 This well-known programme, featuring contributions from renowned educationists, including Professors Sir George Berwick, David Hopkins, Kathryn Riley and Louise Stoll, offers an overview of the central issues around leading and learning in educational organisations. Participants should have studied to masters level.

Contact: Rob Higham Click here for info!

IOE London blog It carries views, news and thought pieces from IOE academics, practitioners and occasional guest writers, and is a key way for you to engage with policy, practice and debate.

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International Use this link for information about all our international leadership activity.

Contact: Chris To BME leadership programme interests Australian organisation This month we were pleased to host a fact finding study visit from Career Trackers, a national non-profit organisation, interested in our BME leadership programme. Career Trackers works with indigenous university students and private sector companies to create career pathways through a structured internship program in Australia.

Contact: Margaret Turner to discuss tailored development for BME leaders.

Extending leadership During November last year a group of senior leaders from Linköping in Sweden attended our Widening Leadership programme here at the IOE. The programme was so beneficial that LCLL was asked to extend their leadership development on a special 2 day programme on st 30-31 May in Sweden. The next cohort for Widening Leadership at the IOE starts in September.

Contact: Maggie Woods

Publications update New Riley, K (2013) Leadership of Place: Stories from Schools in the US, UK and South Africa Click here for info!

The School Leader's Toolkit - Practical Strategies for Leading and Managing edited by Mary Dawe, Sage, November, 2012.

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