Principle: The school workforce will develop more effectively when It is strategically led, well informed, widely understood and includes the whole workforce.
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Questions For School Leaders:
- Are there any role descriptions or structure diagrams showing workforce development roles and responsibilities?
- How well known are these and the specific roles and responsibilities, amongst the wider school workforce? How do you know?
- Do you feel that you have influence over the strategic direction of the school?
- How aware are individual members of the school workforce about their roles and responsibilities related to their own development and continuous learning?
- How constructive are the interactions with individuals and teams within the school, on workforce development issues?
- How current and extensive is the school leadership’s (including the workforce development leader) knowledge about the changing school/educational scene?
- Is the school leadership well informed about the changes and developments affecting the wider school workforce and how their needs and opportunities might be best addressed?
Areas For Consideration:
- Consider different models for structures and exemplar job descriptions to match your circumstances
- Identify prerequisites for making the role influential and effective
- Develop effective structures to lead/manage development across the whole school workforce
- Keep abreast of developments in a rapidly-changing scene – within and beyond the school
- Put the role into practice – making it happen
- Align the role and activities with the school improvement plan