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Leading Effective Staff Meetings

Leading Effective Staff Meetings

Starter Place a post-it note on the area of the classroom that you feel

Starter Place a post-it note on the area of the classroom that you feel best supports learning; add a brief note saying why.

Training Outcomes By the end of this session you will be able to: •

Training Outcomes By the end of this session you will be able to: • • Plan a successful meeting Compose an effective agenda Run a purposeful meeting Write appropriate minutes

Introduction: Make meetings SMART • Agenda items should be SMART • • • Specific

Introduction: Make meetings SMART • Agenda items should be SMART • • • Specific Measurable: Clarity on way forwards Appropriate/achievable Realistic (moving from 45% to 89% may be tricky) Time related: Is there enough time for the item?

Poor Agenda Department meeting - Monday M 1 • • Students Exam marking Yr

Poor Agenda Department meeting - Monday M 1 • • Students Exam marking Yr 9 scheme of work Department social

Good Agenda (i) English Progress Meeting: Monday M 1 - 3. 45 - 4.

Good Agenda (i) English Progress Meeting: Monday M 1 - 3. 45 - 4. 45 pm • Intervention students in Years 9 and 11. Progress review. (JA) 10 mins • Standardising exercise - Yr 10 literature assessment (see below) (JA) 30 mins • Yr 9 scheme of work - thoughts on first draft (EC) 10 mins • End of term celebration. Where? When? Who? Suggested date 20/07/12 (all) 5 mins Minute taker: ST

Good Agenda (ii) Please prepare for the meeting by: • Reading the attached draft

Good Agenda (ii) Please prepare for the meeting by: • Reading the attached draft of the Year 9 nonfiction writing scheme of work • Collating data on your identified intervention students and bringing to meeting • Bringing along your copy of the mark scheme found in your OCR syllabus www. ocr. org/engassesscriteria

Good Agenda (iii) • What will the middle leader need to do to plan

Good Agenda (iii) • What will the middle leader need to do to plan for this meeting? • What will the team need to do?

Task 1: Planning a Meeting Construct a 4 -point agenda for your meeting next

Task 1: Planning a Meeting Construct a 4 -point agenda for your meeting next week. • What needs to be brought to the meeting? • What needs to be done by the middle leaders in advance of the meeting? Share the agenda with a partner.

Task 2: Setting the Tone What are the features of negative meetings? What are

Task 2: Setting the Tone What are the features of negative meetings? What are the features of good meetings?

Task 3: Writing Minutes • What template do you use for minutes? • Share

Task 3: Writing Minutes • What template do you use for minutes? • Share ideas? • Can you agree a common format?

Task 3: Writing Minutes (continued) Agenda item Discussion points Intervention students Booster sessions at

Task 3: Writing Minutes (continued) Agenda item Discussion points Intervention students Booster sessions at in Years 9 and 11. lunchtime very Progress review. (JA) effective and surprisingly popular. After-school sessions less so. Parental involvement suggested for 5 Yr 11 students. Data collected. Actions agreed By when/by whom? JA to present findings Letters to be sent next to SLT at progress week. check meeting this week. Further booster classes to run for next All teachers of under- 3 weeks. Non-fiction performers to contact writing the focus. parents -- EC to compose letter to send out.

Plenary: Dos & Don’ts What can you add to these? Dos Don’ts • Give

Plenary: Dos & Don’ts What can you add to these? Dos Don’ts • Give time to planning the agenda. • Try to fit too much into the meeting. • Keep the tone of the meeting • Spend time on administration or positive throughout. information sharing that can be done • Turn the discussion into action points. outside the meeting by email or • Give department members the memo. opportunity to contribute by leading • Use the meeting for moans. on agenda items or bringing examples to meeting.