How Can we Make Empowerment Work? Part Two by https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5 Dr Simon Breakspear's Clarify Canvas en-us 2022-11-30 08:42:18 UTC 2025-04-24 07:56:05 UTC hello@padlet.com edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403216615 Are we clear about what we want to accomplish, can we articulate it in clear language? ]]> 2022-11-30 08:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403216615 edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403217669 Do we have a shared understanding of the problem and who/where/when has been considered? ]]> 2022-11-30 08:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403217669 edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403219152 Do our suggested strategies directly respond to the problems identified? ]]> 2022-11-30 08:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403219152 edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403219676 Can we describe what success looks like? ]]> 2022-11-30 08:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403219676 Improvement edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403793861 Local Authority improvement priorities led by HTs. HTs linking to LA officers and ES. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403793861 Unleashing edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403798125 Need to allow greater autonomy for middle leaders and teachers. Unleashing through reducing 'hand holding'. Need to build confidence to take on autonomy. Importance of setting the right culture - shifting from intention stating rather than asking for permission. Allowing for mistakes to be made. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403798125 fionahollands https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403798228 More relevance to school improvements chosen to drive by ourselves - often identified at school and Cluster level ...seeking more empowerment from HT's to lead the change ]]> 2022-11-30 16:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403798228 fionahollands https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403800361 Guidance becomes dictate and often feeling micromanaged- align with mainstream .... difference in sectors how leaders are managed and supported ..for example staffing across two systems ( lived example from a leader with responsibilty for both secondary and primary)_]]> 2022-11-30 16:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403800361 Is draft documentation moving to final statement re Empowerment? https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403802860 2022-11-30 16:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403802860 fionahollands https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403808408 Opportunities for sectors to work with chosen partners .]]> 2022-11-30 16:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403808408 Language of empowerment needs clarification? https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403809352 2022-11-30 16:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403809352 needing a clear understanding of what empowerment means and looks like https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403809526 2022-11-30 16:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403809526 Time edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403810913 Need the time to think and plan as well as to do. Think flexibly around a learning week.]]> 2022-11-30 16:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403810913 lack of clarity in what it looks like in reality.Is it same as agency? Is there research to validate the use of the word "empowerment" over the use of "agency"? miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403810983 2022-11-30 16:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403810983 are we waiting to be told to be empowered rather than making it happen? https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403811403 2022-11-30 16:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403811403 fionahollands https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403811622 Operational differences in a sector primary and secondary ....working relationships with parents ,,,, how to reduce offers of direction - taking what is working well and building on this ...more opportunities to learn from others ..]]> 2022-11-30 16:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403811622 Staffing & Funding edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403814907 VSE model working well in Aberdeenshire, however challenges exist around staffing and funding particularly for small schools. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403814907 Will empowerment bring greater context-specific agency on staffing and finance, without making us HR executives or accountants. Allow us to remain as empowered leaders of teaching and learning. miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403815887 2022-11-30 16:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403815887 https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403816178 Acceptable risk taking, not to ask permission for improvement but take the lead for improvement.]]> 2022-11-30 16:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403816178 Differences in Fiscal Autonomy edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403816668 Some HTs have much more flexibility around funding and management structures than others depending on the LA. More flexibility in secondary than primary. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403816668 Need for psychological safety in admitting we don't know it all northernalliance8 https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403816994 2022-11-30 16:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403816994 fionahollands https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403817270 Build greater trust amongst HT - able to be fallible ... culture is not psychological safe for HT to be able to ask for help/support both with colleagues and LA's. Problem is not wanting to admit dont know it all. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403817270 Greater collaboration across the system - school /LA / RIC wide to avoid duplication of workload. northernalliance8 https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403821308 2022-11-30 16:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403821308 Time edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403821880 Particularly for headteachers of multiple schools, being able to be at the heart of the community and not always present

]]> 2022-11-30 16:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403821880 Autonomy within a Framework edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403822006 Need to allow HTs to be able to make more decisions with finance and staffing within a framework. This approach can also apply to unleashing middle and teacher leaders. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403822006 empowered focus on curriculum in relation to the needs and context of the learning community miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403822320 2022-11-30 16:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403822320 fionahollands https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403822842 Some sectors have opportunities to work with chosen partners and this has changed the curriculum- how it is shaped and how it is experienced by learners ..... outward looking opportunities including the Curriculum Innovation team. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403822842 Building Community and Resilience https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403822992 A shared understanding of goal and empowering staff when you are a cluster head teacher.]]> 2022-11-30 16:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403822992 edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403823883 Trust in all teaching staff, growing their confidence to make decisions and be, in turn, empowered]]> 2022-11-30 16:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403823883 edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403825331 Need to really understand the unique context of a school in its community and the unique staffing complement ]]> 2022-11-30 16:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403825331 Time and managing role https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403826316 Being spread too thin - struggling to manage time when you are a cluster head teacher in a rural location and the schools are up to 2 hours apart travel wise.]]> 2022-11-30 16:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403826316 when there is evidence of equity across all sectors and LAs in opportunities for CLPL and evidence of impact from that miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403828871 2022-11-30 16:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403828871 Revolutions do not wait for legislation they emerge from what people do at the ground level. katiegardinier https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403832734 2022-11-30 16:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403832734 https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403834936 training/graduate training to capture potential new staff; build capacity and build sustainability.]]> 2022-11-30 16:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403834936 evidence of consistency across LAs joining up where's there a need, a transformed and targeted system miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403835110 2022-11-30 16:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403835110 School leaders being influenced by fellow professionals over and above policy makers in their willingness to undertake school improvement initiatives. northernalliance8 https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403835690 2022-11-30 16:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403835690 Reduce the variation of autonomy across the country edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403838701 There should be a more consistent approach to school and headteacher autonomy nationally.]]> 2022-11-30 16:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403838701 when RICs are core to collaborating and nurturing quality PL- grassroots from expert practitioners out miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403838764 2022-11-30 16:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403838764 An Empowered System edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403840869 We need an empowered system and not just headteacher empowerment. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403840869 Pace edspll https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403842433 Empowerment takes time and there is a tension with the need to achieve change quickly. ]]> 2022-11-30 16:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403842433 evidence and validation that we have a sustainable, self-improving system miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403845482 2022-11-30 16:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403845482 That every stakeholder in the system can articulate the impact on them- learners, colleagues, communities miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403847754 2022-11-30 16:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403847754 the word empowered sounds like something that is "gifted" to us by a higher authority, which gives concerns that it can also be taken away. A clear definition is required. miriammacdonald https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403855667 2022-11-30 16:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/edspll/iy7c0f0izp1h7px5/wish/2403855667