Clarity in your function within a team 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #SciLTChat

Science Leadership Team You can be exposed to practical ways of undertaking certain jobs. Leadership is best undertaken by modeling what you want to TLR holders. #SciLTChat

Science Leadership Team Darren Walkerdine Aspects of it can and potential should be looked at as part of the recruitment and selection process, not necessarily the finished article. Having a clear remit and knowing that they can ask the HoD/HoF for support/guidance at any time (and particularly in the 1/2 #SciLTChat

Definitely. The Science Department SEF should incorporate science-specific aspects but should link to the whole school SIP #SciLTChat

Q2 - Ok so HOW do we develop the leadership skills of postholders. Some discussion on modelling already from Darren Walkerdine 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thoughts? #SciLTChat

Great advice this from Robert. Being humble, honest, reflective and authentic in leadership goes a very long way. #SciLTChat

Theory and practice working together. My experience too Noel. 👏🏻👏🏻 #SciLTChat

Helping postholders to realise the difference in their role/identity within the school, e.g. professionalism, not engaging with moaning/cliques etc - setting a good example #SciLTChat

How can your whole school middle leadership CPD complement the CPD needed by your TLR holders? Do they cover the people management aspects so that you can solely focus on subject-specific leadership aspects of CPL? #SciLTChat

Spot on this. Know the pinch points in the year (parents evenings, exams, assessment points) and measure your expectations / workload accordingly.

Ok it's #TopTip time! Q3 - Which institutions have you turned to for support in developing your postholders. What experiences can you share? #SciLTChat

I have a couple of examiners on my teaching and leadership team. Their insights are invaluable. #SciLTChat

Science Leadership Team Darren Walkerdine Allow them to plough their own furrow. The way you lead may not be the way others do it but you need to provide opportunities- especially for aspiring post holders - to take on responsibilities and gain experience #SciLTChat

Thank you for all your contributions this evening at #SciLTChat. Some fantastic pieces of advice and experiences shared. I am grateful to you all! Have a fantastic evening! 😊👏🏻 See you in two weeks! 😎

Advice for Rich? He's constructing his departmental improvement plan. 👇🏻👀

**New blog posts** A different sort of blog for me - I've started a series on the challenges of teaching KS4 Structure and Bonding and how I've adapted my teaching following excellent summer lockdown CPD from @chemDrK Kate Nichols and CogSciSci Part 1: tinyurl.com/y6y3ulgb

Hello all, does anyone have a 6th form sciences student voice survey they could share? I want to start doing them regularly with our 6th form science students (Bio, chem, phys and BTEC). #MLTchat Science Leadership Team Chat Chemistry Chat Physics Chat Biology #Alevelscience

Happy Sunday! Here is a link to the Science in Practice google drive with access to the resources from yesterday. Enjoy! Resources available here: bit.ly/36jnOIL

Can anyone help Charlotte out with Google forms? 👇🏻

I shared AQA GCSE Biology RP worksheets a while ago, but have now added Chem & Physics to the collection. All can be found here- drive.google.com/drive/folders/… May be particularly useful at the moment in time of virtual/ guided practicals! Science Leadership Team Chat Chemistry Chat Physics