20th February 2020
Name of Course/Programme/Seminar: Being an Effective HOD (18th & 19th Feb)
Provider/Presenter: Kay Hawk & Jan Hill from the Education Group
If I was to summarise the key things I took away from this Professional Development what would they be and why?
- The different leadership and managerial roles of an HOD and breaking down of the educational leadership capabilities
- What make an effective department and one that is 'moving' (teams where everyone is adding value, working together towards a common goal) or a performing
- Reinforcing the importance of a team knowing the 'Why' e.g. a team usually knows what their role is and how they complete it but they need to fully understand the why to get complete buy in
- Frameworks for leading professional learning discussions including opening discussions and fronting an issue
How has this professional development challenged my thinking?
- By placing emphasis on the need to develop group culture - what is our vision and what are our department goals for 2020?
What aspects of my practice would I consider changing as a result of this professional development and why?
Key points I have identified that could easily be implemented are:
- Creation of a Google Doc - emailed once a week to the department, includes department meeting agenda, important dates for the week, recognition, notices, etc.
- Ensures meeting time is not used for admin and stops overuse of admin emails
- Allows for all members to contribute to the doc
- Ensuring the whole department is aware of the vision and 2020 goals
*Have spoken to REY about both of these points. He thinks it would be a good idea for the first to be implemented. As for second he agrees this needs to happen and wants input from the whole team
Further notes that I took away from this PD can be found here.
