Phase 4

Submission of outline plan for leadership development module

Initial planning template

Name
Learning Coach
Date

Once you have started to engage with the online module learning resources, you will need to make some initial choices about how you to plan to tackle the assessment requirements. This will include deciding the focus of your leadership commentary.

This template should be used to prepare the initial sections of your commentary. Your writing should clearly show the focus of your proposed leadership development activities, set the scene in terms of your professional role and context, and benchmark your current leadership skills and practice. You should aim to write a total of 1,500 words on which you will receive written feedback to guide your further studies.

Use this template to cover the following sections:

1.Summary of proposed leadership journey (suggested word-count 250 words)

This section should provide a succinct overview of the proposed purpose, focus and scope of your critical commentary.

2.Leadership context (suggested word-count 300 words)

In this section you should describe your personal context, professional values and organisational setting.

3.Benchmarking process(suggested word-count 300 words)

In this section you should provide a summary of the work you have done to benchmark your current leadership skills and practices.

4.Literature review (suggested word-count 400 words)

In this section you should provide a summary of your initial engagement with relevant areas of the literature on school leadership. This should relate specifically to the selected focus of your leadership journey.

5.Learning agenda(suggested word-count 250 words)

This final section should set out your learning agenda in terms of your development goals and proposed action steps. (You may also elect to attach a more detailed development plan).

1.Summary of proposed leadership journey (suggested word-count 250 words)
This section should provide a succinct overview of the proposed purpose, focus and scope of your critical commentary.
2.Leadership context (suggested word-count 300 words)
In this section you should describe your personal context, professional values and organisational setting.
3.Benchmarking process(suggested word-count 300 words)
In this section you should provide a summary of the work you have done to benchmark your current leadership skills and practices.
4.Literature review (suggested word-count 400 words)
In this section you should provide a summary of your initial engagement with relevant areas of the literature on school leadership. This should relate specifically to the selected focus of your leadership journey.
5.Learning agenda (suggested word-count 250 words)
This final section should set out your learning agenda in terms of your development goals and proposed action steps. (You may also elect to attach a more detailed development plan).

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