The role of the middle leader in primary schools varies enormously. The most obvious reason for this is the difference in size of schools – very small schools may not have clearly defined middle leaders. However, this often means that colleagues lead subject areas or have experience of leadership earlier in their careers than their secondary counterparts. Add in curriculum change and the importance of subject-specific pedagogy and the role of this middle tier of leadership is increasingly important. What steps support middle leaders in leading great teaching?
Teachers are always pushed for time, so you want to be sure that any collaborative time is used effectively. That time might be a team meeting, where all staff teaching a certain key stage come together, it might be joint planning, or it might be part of a wider staff meeting focused on a subject area. It is easy for all of these to slip into more administrative tasks or unfocused conversations.
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