Middle Leaders Leading Change: Professional learning activities
Each of the following self-directed Professional Learning Activities (PLAs) contains research, reading and video links relating to the topic.
The 4 ‘pillars’ of MLLC are threaded throughout the PLAs. These are:
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Self-awareness and awareness of others
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Anti-racism
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Leadership of change
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Coaching as a model of practice.
To access the PLAs, you will need an account at our website. If you don’t already have one, check out our guide to creating an account on our website.
The PLAs provide opportunities to capture your reflections at every stage of the journey. You may also choose to reflect on each PLA as a whole in the MLLC Reflective Journal. All of your notes and reflection on your learning are for your own benefit and are not for submission. At times there is additional suggested reading and optional extra learning opportunities.
As you progress through the programme, we recommend sharing your learning journey with colleagues and with the young people you work with.
The 5 core PLAs are shown below, named MLLC 1-5. This order works well, but it’s not essential to follow it if something else makes sense for you. This might depend on your Change Initiative.
After completing the 5 core PLAs 1-5, choose at least one of the following 3 below as your selected PLA- either Option Anti-racism, Option Coaching or Option Curriculum.
The 5 core PLAs which should all be completed are:
This PLA introduces the concept of self-awareness and how it impacts on effective leadership. It also touches on emotional intelligence and values-based leadership.
This PLA offers an insight into understanding the role of middle leadership, the characteristics of this space and the optimal conditions for middle leadership to be effective.
This PLA introduces the why of change as well as introducing key change models.
This PLA explores different types of data and reflects on the use of data for improvement. It also explores ways of engaging with your team in data driven dialogue.
This PLA considers how to engage others in the change process: pupils / young people, staff, parents/ carers, and the wider community.
The Curriculum Improvement Cycle and Scotland’s refreshed curriculum (to follow).
