LEADERSHIP WORK STREAM

The SWEIC leadership work stream leads are exploring ways to develop the leadership capacity of staff across the collaborative.

Within this framework, members of staff within the SWEIC have identified leadership practice that other staff from across the RIC can tap in to.

Please promote the opportunities contained within this booklet within your establishments.

If you would like to attend any of the professional learning opportunities, please contact amyorourke@north-.gov.uk who will be able to advise on the best possible way to arrange to participate in these fantastic opportunities. Summary of opportunities Patna Primary Developing learning through play in primary 1 Park School Nurture and inclusion throughout the whole school approach to music development and instruction Patna Primary Nurture P1 play pedagogy Rephad Primary Leadership Presentation Academy Communication Centre Loudoun Academy Engineering Pathways James Hamilton ECC Implementation of 1140 hours Annanhill Primary Multiple Opportunities Academy Middle Leadership Academy STEM Blacklands Primary Leadership of Opportunity Greenmill Primary School Multiple Opportunities Academy Relationships Pupil Equity Fund Learner Pathways Garnock Community Campus Quality Improvement Framework for Mental Health Garnock Community Campus Literacy across Learning Forehill Primary Using Clicker 7 to support the teaching of writing Doon Academy Action Research Approaches

DEVELOPING LEARNING THROUGH NURTURE AND INCLUSION THROUGH WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH TO MUSIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLAY IN PRIMARY 1 INSTRUCTION

Park School, Stranraer Park School, Stranraer

Sector: Primary Sector: Primary

Delivery Method: Shadowing Staff Delivery Method: Presentation

Head Teacher: Olive Caldwell – [email protected] Head Teacher: Olive Caldwell – [email protected]

Key Personnel: Lindsay Joseph – [email protected] Key Personnel: Yvonne Williamson – [email protected]

Key Personnel: Lynne McCann – [email protected] Key Personnel: Pauline Bailey – [email protected]

CONTEXT:

CONTEXT: - Nurture and inclusion through a whole school approach to music

development and instruction. - Developing learning through play in Primary 1 has led to improved transition from nursery to Primary 1. - Instrumental tuition for all from p5-7 - improved perception of the school

within the community - Increased attainment, through challenge and pace of learning.

- Increased involvement of children in wider community events and - Increased resilience, persevere with learning, greater independence, organisations (e.g. Stranraer Junior Brass Band) organisational skills, ownership, engagement and enthusiasm in learning.

- Improved sense of belonging - Increased ability in terms of self-regulation (nurture through play)

- Increased self confidence and self-belief NURTURE P1 PLAY PEDAGOGY LEADERSHIP PRESENTATION

Patna Primary School Rephad Primary School

Sector:Primary/Early Years/ASN Sector: Primary

Delivery Method: Class Visit / Departmental Visit Delivery Method: Presentation

Head Teacher: Sharon Yorston – [email protected] Head Teacher: Alastair Young – [email protected] Key Personnel: Shannon McGhee – [email protected] Key Personnel: Alastair Young – [email protected] Key Personnel: Lee Paton – [email protected]

CONTEXT:

East Ayrshire decided to take a play based approach in P1 and used SAC money to CONTEXT: commission Deirdre Grogan to support us with this transition last year. Four raising attainment schools were chosen to adopt this new pedagogy. The course consisted of monthly training days and observations. We provided the local authority with lots of A personal perspective and some reality and experience based practical tips feedback on this new approach and evaluated how we thought it was supporting our children and approaches to help educational practitioners who may be new to to raise attainment. leadership roles to tackle and cope with the wide range of leadership roles, responsibilities and challenges they are likely to face and experience. This is By adopting a play based approach we; began to reconsider the classroom environment, re- structured the delivery of the curriculum as well as making changes to planning and based on over 32 years of experience as a practitioner, Depute Head assessment. We are still very much at the beginning of our play journey and are continuing Teacher (6 years) , Head Teacher (over 22 years and current) and previous to work with other schools in as well as Deirdre Grogan. Cohort 2 has been Education Officer (seconded 2 years) formed this year bringing another four schools on board, making eight schools in total in East Ayrshire to be using this model at the moment.

- COMMUNICATION CENTRE ENGINEERING PATHWAYS

Loudoun Academy Loudoun Academy

Sector: Secondary (ASN) Sector: Secondary

Delivery Method: Class Visit / Departmental Visit Delivery Method: Class Visit / Departmental Visit

Head Teacher: Scott Robertson– [email protected] Head Teacher: Scott Robertson– [email protected] Key Personnel: Lesley Whiteside – [email protected] Key Personnel: Neil Henderson– [email protected] Key Personnel: Jane Keir – [email protected]

CONTEXT: CONTEXT:

- Communication Centre - a bespoke resource situated in the heart of - Engineering Pathways Initiative - The Design & Technology Department Loudoun Academy which caters for pupils on the Autistic Spectrum. The have used SDS Labour Market Information in order to create a bespoke Communication Centre as a hybrid model of education, whereby pupils Engineering Pathway Initiative within the department. We have pathways receive their learning between the safety of the Communication Centre, and from S4-S6, working with business partners to secure positive, sustained also access mainstream classes. destinations for pupils post-school. IMPLEMENTATION OF 1140 HOURS MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES

James Hamilton ECC Annanhill Primary School

Sector: Early Years Sector: Primary

Delivery Method: Class Visit / Departmental Visit Delivery Method: Meeting

Head Teacher: Julie Clelland – [email protected] Head Teacher: Emma Johnstone – [email protected]

Key Personnel: Julie Clelland – [email protected] Key Personnel: Emma Johnstone – [email protected]

CONTEXT: CONTEXT: - Additional Support Needs - Implementation of 1140 hours - Monitoring & Tracking - Dyslexia Friendly Schools MIDDLE LEADERSHIP STEM

Ardrossan Academy

Sector: Secondary Sector: Secondary

Delivery Method: Presentation Delivery Method: Class Visit / Departmental Visit

Head Teacher: Anne Anderson – [email protected] Head Teacher: Ryan Miller – [email protected]

Key Personnel: Anne Anderson – [email protected] Key Personnel: Mhairi Taylor – [email protected]

CONTEXT: CONTEXT:

- Middle Leadership development and how this has influenced change at - STEM (with regards to staff, distributed and pupil leadership) departmental level LEADERSHIP OF LEARNING MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES

Blacklands Primary School Greenmill Primary School

Sector: Primary Sector: Primary

Delivery Method: Class Visit / Departmental Visit Delivery Method: Meeting

Head Teacher: Susan Lauder – [email protected] Head Teacher: Simon Leitch – [email protected]

Key Personnel: Susan Lauder – [email protected] Key Personnel: Simon Leitch – [email protected]

CONTEXT: CONTEXT:

- Leadership of learning with a nurture focus Collegiate morning meeting - Practitioner Enquiry (15mins) - Play Pedagogy - Visible Learning - Sharing of good practice and teaching staff taking a turn of leading each - Parent/Pupil/Teacher Reporting week - Digital Learning RELATIONSHIPS FRAMEWORK PUPIL EQUITY FUND

Kilmarnock Academy Kilmarnock Academy

Sector: Secondary Sector: Secondary

Delivery Method: Class Visit / Departmental Visit Delivery Method: Class Visit / Departmental Visit

Head Teacher: David Rose – [email protected] Head Teacher: David Rose – [email protected]

Key Personnel: David Rose – [email protected] Key Personnel: David Rose – [email protected]

CONTEXT: CONTEXT:

- Relationships Framework - Use of Pupil Equity Fund Learner Pathways Quality Improvement Framework for Mental Health

Doon Academy Garnock Community Campus

Sector: Secondary Sector: Early Years, Primary and Secondary

Delivery Method: Presentation Delivery Method: Observations

Head Teacher: Kenneth Reilly – [email protected] Head Teacher: Alan Dick – [email protected]

Key Personnel: Kenneth Reilly – [email protected] Key Personnel: Alan Dick – [email protected]

CONTEXT: CONTEXT:

Literacy Across learning Lesson Using Clicker 7 to Support Teaching of Observations Writing

Garnock Community Campus Forehill Primary School

Sector: Early Years, Primary and Secondary Sector: Primary

Delivery Method: Presentation Delivery Method: Classroom Visits

Head Teacher: Alan Dick – [email protected] Head Teacher: David Watson – [email protected]

Key Personnel: Alan Dick – [email protected] Key Personnel: Jacqui Rodger

CONTEXT: CONTEXT:

Following close analysis of data, the school took action to review the approaches to writing, particularly at second level. As part of this, Clicker 7 was introduced as a tool to support work in this area. One of our pupil support team has embraced this approach, and leads on this across the school, supporting young people, staff and parents in the effective use of this as a tool to improve writing Action Research Approaches

Doon Academy

Sector: Secondary

Delivery Method: Presentation

Head Teacher: Kenneth Reilly – [email protected]

Key Personnel: Kenneth Reilly – [email protected]

CONTEXT: