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Leadership at IST
What are the important values of leadership at IST? • • • • • • •
What is leadership at IST? •
Integrity Fairness Consensus seeking Democratic Trust High quality learning Wellbeing of everyone
• • • • • What does it look like? • • • • • • • • •
IB Learner Profile attributes: o Caring o Knowledgeable o Principled o Open minded o Balanced o Reflective o Thinkers Visionary Purposeful and decisive Organised Interactive and engaging Proactive and reactive
What does it sound like? • • •
Distributed Shared leadership Visible Friendly/polite Responsible Modelling behaviours Tough/resilient/assertive Time-orientated Consequential
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Can I help you? Good morning. How are you? “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress.” (Kofi Annan) “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” (Marie Curie) “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” (Nelson Mandela) “I have not failed. I have just found 10 000 ways that won’t work.” (Thomas Edison)
How do we do this? • • • • • • • •
Learning walks Taking cover lessons Prep for the next academic year Timetables Calendar (basic and events) Modelling the IB Learner Profile, IST core values and guiding statements, 4Rs Collaborate regularly together Being visible at whole school events
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