New Models of Leadership Draft Guidance

The New Models of Leadership guidance is a subset of the Kent leadership strategy for schools and settings which identifies the promotion of new models of leadership to meet the needs of individual schools and settings and groups of schools as a key priority. This document provides guidelines in order that:

• a wide range of leadership models are promoted as positive alternatives for  consideration by governing bodies and management committees and boards

• Children’s Families and Education (CFE) officers and advisers are pro-active in identifying opportunities for alternative arrangements e.g. federations, collaborations, including cross-phase arrangements

   

• new leadership models are accepted and increasingly adopted as positive alternatives for the benefit of individual and groups of schools and settings

• governors have high quality on-line guidance and officer support on a range of new models of leadership and management structures, including co-headship and executive headship, before headteacher vacancies occur

• Clusters are provided with on-line guidance and support on the development of system-wide leaders

   

• Cluster Plans and Local Children’s Trust Plans include a range of activities for the development of leaders and managers at all levels including aspiring senior leaders