What is Good Leadership
What is Good Leadership
What is Good Leadership
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What is Good Leadership?

A toolkit designed to Support the development of leadership in primary schools

The ‘What is Good Leadership (WIGL)’ toolkit is an innovative and holistic approach to developing the essential leadership skills within a school. It has developed over 5 years, working with schools in a wide range of contexts and drawing on national and international research.

Key features:

  • Constructive and developmental
  • Builds skills and knowledge based on clear descriptors
  • Supports self evaluation and personal development
  • Supports whole school evaluation and professional development planning
  • Informs performance management and job descriptions
  • Clearly linked to Ofsted criteria for leadership and management
  • Enables a 360° view of an individual or whole school leadership team

The toolkit is designed to support the development of leadership in primary schools. It draws on a wide range of published research, national guidance, Ofsted expectations, and outstanding practice, applying this in a succinct and meaningful way. It makes the implicit qualities of school leadership explicit, enabling school leaders to identify their strengths and what they can improve. The matrix format allows the user to see a progression in the key skills of leadership so that they can plan for and evaluate improvement over time. It is positive and cumulative, building on and strengthening leadership.

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About the Authors

Heather Clements has been a headteacher, advisor, head of school improvement and education director with more than 30 years experience of working with teachers to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

Heather delivers training nationally and continues to research and develop new materials that support teachers and school leaders.

Ann O'Hara has developed a wealth of experience in leadership and management in over 30 years in education.

From working with government review bodies and undertaking Ofsted inspections as a deputy head, she went on to be a Headteacher, primary adviser and senior local authority manager, continuing to inspect and to support leadership development in schools.

Ann now works with schools, local authorities, and organisations nationally.

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What WIGL Users Say

'We have used the What is Good Leadership? (WIGL) toolkit to develop our senior leadership team over the last eighteen months. It has provided us with a really useful tool to discuss and agree our individual strengths and development needs as well as to consider the quality of our collective leadership. Using the matrix we have been able to see how we are developing over time.'

Headteacher - Cippenham Primary School - Slough

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