The single and most significant factor underpinning institutional high performance, within the wider FE System is the quality of its teaching & learning. Having 'excellent teachers' is, of course, an advantage but this will not, in itself, ensure high quality teaching
Current Ideas about Educational Leadership
Collaborative learning is the lynchpin of quality improvement in any organisation; in a teaching and learning institution, it really has to be! When staff work collaboratively on (agreed) real issues arising in real time they become a community of practice. engaged
A whole organisational approach (WOA) means that everyone in the organisation is supporting, or is aligned behind, an agreed course of action; like a tug-o-war team in which everyone is pulling in the same direction. In practice, this requires
Try our Magic Dust Self-Assessment Questionnaire. (on page 5) Sustainable High Performance.pdf "When situated learning is a firm expectation across the whole organisation - hearts and minds - it is the 'magic dust' necessary to create sustainable high
What is situated-learning and why does it lead to high performance? Why is a whole organisational approach so critical to success? How does situated-learning contribute to: quality improvement/assurance; incremental (positive) change; professional development? How can we overcome the barriers
EMCETT has developed a range of tools based on the IiP Standard to help colleges and training providers implement a whole organisational approach to staff development within the context of organisational strategy. IiP Self Assessment.doc (evaluate your current position in relation
Following the EMCETT launch, we adopted the strap-line, 'Excellence as Standard'. But is 'excellence' something we can strive for or ever achieve? This may seem to be a philosophical, and possibly pointless, question but this is a regular source
