Navigating School Culture: Key Insights & Strategies
Dive into strategies for understanding and integrating into school culture through topics like WSE reports, staff meetings, self-evaluation processes, and more. Discover ways to engage with the community and enhance educational practices effectively.
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SETTING SAIL 1 Leo Hogan & Ed O Donovan www.pdst.ie
Topics Tuning in to School Culture Big Ticket Items for 2017/2018 Staff Meetings www.pdst.ie
Tuning In 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 www.pdst.ie
Tuning In contd 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 www.pdst.ie
Think/Share Are there other ways of familiarising yourself with www.pdst.ie the school s culture?
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 www.pdst.ie
Big Ticket 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 www.pdst.ie
What is in LAOS? A setof clear, definable standards in two dimensions: teaching and learning leadership and management To be used selectively www.pdst.ie choose what is relevant and useful do so reflectively and collaboratively
Leadership & Management (LAOS) www.pdst.ie
Teaching & Learning (LAOS) www.pdst.ie
Teacher Questionnaire (Wellbeing Guidelines) www.pdst.ie
SSE/LAOS/NJC Links 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 www.pdst.ie
Next Steps 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? www.pdst.ie
Syllabus or Specification? 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 www.pdst.ie
Think/Share 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? www.pdst.ie
Staff Meetings 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 www.pdst.ie
Staff Meetings 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? www.pdst.ie
Staff Meetings The Agenda 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. www.pdst.ie
Staff Meetings - Other 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 www.pdst.ie
Your First Staff Meeting 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 www.pdst.ie
Think/Share In your experience of Staff Meetings: 1. What works well? 2. What factors contribute to a poor www.pdst.ie meeting?
