Having a living strategy in your school or Kāhui Ako helps strengthen your curriculum, appraisal and other processes; the difficulty often comes with knowing where to start.
Our experienced educational leadership consultants will help you:
- Get actionable feedback a snapshot of ‘where we are at’ from an expert outside perspective
- Design a review process that makes sense and is achievable for your school
- Gain specific feedback that combines a wealth of leadership, curriculum and technology expertise
- Identify themes across your school where you have strengths and areas for future growth, and link these to your annual/strategic plans
- Challenge you and your team to drive curriculum, innovation and futures thinking throughout your school
- Create a plan that provides practical, useful strategies for your annual and strategic plans
Professional learning that is practical, real, and supportive
Rob has been a big help in assisting our staff, students, and parents, as we strive to develop capable and responsible digital citizens. He has run parent workshops, staff meetings and worked in classrooms with our teachers and students. Rob provides professional learning in digital citizenship that is practical, a… realist, supportive and not afraid to ask the challenging questions. Rob is digitally savvy and knowledgeable but also understands the importance of developing good working relationships and using a strengths-based approach to effect change. Read more “Professional learning that is practical, real, and supportive”
Professional learning that built teacher capacity
Oaklands School has engaged Rob Clarke for a number of years in a variety of roles. In 2019 we have participated with Learning Architects in a PLD programme as part of the MOE funding scheme. All of our teaching staff participated in a professional development programme on writing within the… classroom. This programme was to build our teachers’ capacity in giving students feedback on writing using the teacher inquiry model led by Tabitha Leonard. The staff were well-supported and engaged in this process and have commented positively on having this opportunity to develop their practice. During the year Rob and Tabitha have also worked alongside our leadership team to develop a feedback model which they have used to support our teachers in the classroom Read more “Professional learning that built teacher capacity”
…integral part of the appraisal process and the professional development of our SLT
Over the last two and a half years Rob has been an integral part of the appraisal process and the professional development of our senior leadership team at Queenstown Primary School. Initially, he worked with our six team leaders to help them grow and develop their practice and to help… with consistency across our very large school. He then went on to work with the DPs. This was an 18-month journey of professional learning and development tailored to suit our needs as well as the BoT and teachers council requirements. Rob is an experienced ex Principal and is knowledgable and passionate about the work he does. He helped me gain insight into my strengths and how best to put them to work in my work. He is always approachable and easy to deal with while remaining professional and honest. If you are looking for an appraisal that will fit your schedule while helping you grow and develop not just tick boxes I recommend giving Rob at Learning Architects a call. Read more “…integral part of the appraisal process and the professional development of our SLT”
leadership appraisal helped us identify our strengths individually and as a leadership team
It has been a pleasure to work with Rob for our leadership appraisal. He helped us identify our strengths individually and as a leadership team. He guided us on how to work with these strengths and support each other by delving into our potential as a team. Rob has a… knack of being able to lead and support from the side without telling us what to do but by asking probing questions that enable us to think on a deeper level about our goals, both professionally and personally. Read more “leadership appraisal helped us identify our strengths individually and as a leadership team”
The most effective leadership coaching….
I have found all of the workshops that Tabitha has led to be hugely useful. From day one we looked at different types of leadership approaches and the ways you can inspire people within your team to deepen their inquiry. With all of the team that I’m appraising, I have… used the templates the whole way through their inquiry just to get them thinking about their question and then breaking it down in parts. I personally love the templates and the fact that they’ve already been created for us has meant that I don’t have to reinvent the wheel. It also means that it’s not coming from me and that it’s actually a resource that a wide range of people in the school are using. I’ve found that my team have really enjoyed it. They have said to me that it was probably the most effective PLD that they have experienced all year. With the effective PLD that Tabitha delivered, I was able to take that on and transfer that into my team, and I really appreciate the resources and processes she shared. Read more “The most effective leadership coaching….”
A fantastic day of Leadership Coaching
Thank you for a fantastic day of reflection, probing, planning, sharing and learning! You are a fantastic facilitator. Tabitha you have a perfect blend of sharing your expertise, and empowering others. Not to mention modelling the various strategies you encourage for success.
…increased our understandings of ourselves individually as leaders while enhancing our collective leadership…
I have been privileged to work with Rob over a number of years now since Learning Architects were brought on board to support our School moving to cloud-based Systems – most notably Google. Rob has supported the different levels of computer literacy in our team as we moved to Google… using a range of resources, approaches, and strategies. This is particularly vital as our school community has grown significantly in the last 5 years In 2018, Rob has been our PLD provider to facilitate the strengthening of our Middle and Senior Leadership team via strengths-based coaching. Working with individuals as well as the team, he has increased our understandings of ourselves individually as leaders while enhancing our collective leadership by using our individual strengths and talents. Most recently- because of his understanding of our school, Rob was employed to work with our school community to appoint a new Principal. His work in this was diligent and innovative; this supported the Board of Trustees to reflect the community engagements that were held to be able to make an informed decision. I have no hesitation in recommending Rob and his company- Learning Architects- to anyone seeking to support and enhance their systems and educational practices. Working with Rob has supported my own growth and development as a leader and I look forward to continuing to work with him in 2019. Read more “…increased our understandings of ourselves individually as leaders while enhancing our collective leadership…”
Helping to develop a stronger and more future-focused leadership team
…fantastic! He really makes me and think about the deeper issues facing our school and is supporting us to strengthen the teaching and learning across all aspects of the curriculum. His insight into leadership is helping to develop a stronger and more future-focused leadership team.
A partnership, a mentorship and a great on going decision…
I tried several times to get my head and my staff across the line in using google doc’s and google sites. Having contracted Learning Architects to work remotely in a support and mentor role I achieved this and more. Beyond the technical expertise, what really helped was the strategic, feet… on the floor and considered recommendations. You don’t know what you don’t know so to have Rob push my thinking, share new ideas and guide into a better way was a huge win. I see my schools’ connection with Learning Architects as a partnership, a mentorship and a great ongoing decision. Read more “A partnership, a mentorship and a great on going decision…”
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