riding the Ofsted inspection wave! HOW TO Support your whole school
Seminar Brief
There is no doubt that whilst the high stakes nature of inspection persists, schools and those who work within schools will view them as intensely stressful. However, there are leadership tools that can be drawn on to help smooth the inspection wave and prevent staff from being overwhelmed.
In this seminar Andy will explore:
• What leadership skills and tools school leaders can draw on to create a whole school culture to be the best version of themselves during inspection
• How this culture can be embedded across the school long term to create an effective and sustainable learning environment
• What SBLs can practically do to support Head/SLT during an inspection process
• How to engage those staff in non child facing roles to develop their sense of purpose in contributing to an effective outcome
• How the inspection week can be managed to ensure that all staff not just survive but thrive
This will be an interactive workshop exploring some of the tools as discussed, drawing on Andy’s 10 previous inspections - the last of which saw the school move from requires improvement to outstanding.
Take home points:
• Learn how to support staff to ensure they are the best version of their professional selves
• Understand how SBLs can support their Head during inspections
• Take away tried and tested tools which have been successful in some of the most challenging contexts
• Take home tips about how to manage the week of inspection ensuring that all staff are able to fully contribute to a successful outcome.
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National Wellbeing Director Schools Advisory Service
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Strategic Lead
Carnegie Centre of Excellence Leeds Beckett University
Andy Mellor
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About the speaker:
Andy is currently the National Wellbeing Director for Schools Advisory Service, Strategic Lead for the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools at Leeds Beckett University and is a Past National President of the NAHT .
He was a National Leader of Education, having worked in Blackpool schools for 20 years and is also a member of the Blackpool School Improvement Board and the Blackpool Opportunity Area Board, and was a member of the NAHT Accountability Commission.
He was previously the headteacher of St Nicholas C of E Primary School in Blackpool having taken the school from Requires Improvement to Outstanding.
Andy loves to get to the gym and for his sins, is a season ticket holder at Preston North End.
Twitter: @andymellor64
This session is for:
all staff in leadership roles in schools
