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- 1. www.pdst.ie SETTING SAIL 1 Leo Hogan & Ed O’Donovan
- 2. www.pdst.ie • Tuning in to School Culture • ‘Big Ticket’ Items for 2017/2018 • Staff Meetings Topics
- 3. www.pdst.ie • WSE and inspection reports • Mission Statement and other policy docs • What’s celebrated – photos, Newsletters, website and other social media • Parent Council & Student Council agenda • Get to know staff – family issues, areas of involvement in school • School role in the community Tuning In
- 4. www.pdst.ie • Minutes of recent Staff Meetings • Minutes of recent BOM Meetings • Records of the School Self-Evaluation (SSE) process and the School Improvement Plan (SIP) that was published • LC Results • Summer Exam Reports – pay close attention to the teacher comments Tuning In contd
- 5. www.pdst.ie Are there other ways of familiarising yourself with the school’s culture? Think/Share
- 6. www.pdst.ie Big Ticket Items 1. Looking At Our School 2016 2. Framework for NJC 2015 3. Wellbeing Guidelines 4. School Self-Evaluation 2016- 2020 5. Circular 0040/2016 – Continuing SSE 6. Circulars 0024/2016 and 0015/2017 – Implementation of NJC 7. Circular 29/2017 – Junior Cycle Resources (Professional Time & Admin Grant
- 7. www.pdst.ie • These (LAOS, NJC, Wellbeing & SSE) are not 4 separate projects • SSE should be used to implement Wellbeing, which is part of NJC, and develop LAOS • The appendices to the Wellbeing Guidelines are excellent SSE tools Big Ticket
- 8. www.pdst.ie A set of clear, definable standards in two dimensions: • teaching and learning • leadership and management To be used selectively • choose what is relevant and useful • do so reflectively and collaboratively What is in LAOS?
- 9. www.pdst.ie Leadership & Management (LAOS)
- 10. www.pdst.ie Teaching & Learning (LAOS)
- 12. www.pdst.ie • You are required to publish the school’s SIP and its Wellbeing Programme to the school community – probably through website • Use SSE and the Wellbeing Questionnaires to (further) develop the Wellbeing Programme • Use SSE to examine aspects of the domains in LAOS • JCT and PDST will support you and your school • Your BOM has a role here also – you’re not alone SSE/LAOS/NJC Links
- 13. www.pdst.ie • Check if the school has started the process of developing and publishing a Wellbeing Programme, with input from students, teachers and parents • Is there a Wellbeing Team in place? • Has the use of Croke Park hours been decided and ratified by BOM? How much of this time allocated to SSE/LAOS/NJC? How will the 22hours/teacher be used? Next Steps
- 14. www.pdst.ie • The school may use the old syllabus for each of PE, SPHE and CSPE for its WB Programme but….Appendix I • Recommend using new specification for each because the work already done and you may assess as short courses if >100 hrs • The decision between syllabus/spec should be reflected in published programme Syllabus or Specification?
- 15. www.pdst.ie It is likely that you are at a table with principals from ETB schools who have already been involved in aspects of NJC and have availed of 3 days of inservice. 1. What has your school and other schools done to date, in relation to SSE/LAOS/NJC & WB? 2. Where will you start in your school? Think/Share
- 16. www.pdst.ie • Teaching & Learning on agenda of every Staff Meeting (& BOM Meeting) • In secondary schools, your Trust may expect the charter to feature regularly • Check current systems for: – Minute-taking and recording – who, where? – Chairing meetings – Deciding the agenda – What’s recorded? Emailed or posted on board? Revise/change, if necessary, through discussion Staff Meetings
- 17. www.pdst.ie • Venue • Protocols – punctuality, mobile phones, confidentiality, • Prayer/reflection to begin • Managing the strong/vocal staff, creating a safe environment, democracy • Create independence – you don’t have all the answers • Did you promise to do something in particular for this meeting? Is it done? Staff Meetings
- 18. www.pdst.ie • Split items into – Information – Discussion • Consider group-work for the items requiring discussion: Selecting groups? • In advance of the meeting, look at the agenda and ask yourself, ‘what would be a good outcome?’ This helps you to steer the meeting towards a decision. Staff Meetings – The Agenda
- 19. www.pdst.ie • Seating arrangements – shouldn’t be an area where a group always sits • Self-aware: watch your personal triggers • Begin to recognise indicators of impending conflict • Respect and other basic protocols • Leadership is about positive influence Staff Meetings - Other
- 20. www.pdst.ie • Check minutes of last Staff Meeting • Check the agenda and minutes of last year’s first staff meeting when drafting this year’s agenda • In your letter to staff, invite items for agenda • Finish with lunch, provided by the school? • Remember: your enthusiasm may not be matched by staff Your First Staff Meeting
- 21. www.pdst.ie In your experience of Staff Meetings: 1. What works well? 2. What factors contribute to a poor meeting? Think/Share