| COMMUNICATION - TOP TIPS |
| > Make sure everyone who needs to know, knows as far as possible at the same time |
> Make the correct style to suit the occasion
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| > Keep messages clear and concise |
| > Be clear about the level of confidentiality |
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| COMMUNICATION - PITFALLS |
| > Don't delay communications |
| > Don't assume everyone reads or hears messages |
| > Don't forget to communicate changes - ensure everyone knows |
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| BEING A NEW SUBJECT LEADER |
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| > Don't forget to communicate changes - ensure everyone knows |
| > Gain a good grasp of your subject as soon as possible - be willing to find out |
| > Monitor children's work by work sampling |
| > Look at timetable and planning for subject coverage |
| > Make yourself known to people |
| > Regularly check subject stock and re-order items at earliest opportunity |
| > Always have a focus for observations |
| > Use observations to offer help rather than make assessment |
| > Don't go like a bull in a china shop |
| > Don't try and change too many things at once |
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| MENTORING A COLLEAGUE |
| > Get the know the person as quickly as possible |
| > Allow the mentee to say what support they need |
| > Remember everyone is different and needs different types of support |
| > Plan observation visits, courses and support well in advance, together with any supply cover needed |
| > Seek the mentee's view after each observation and before feedback from the mentor |
| > At each subsequent observation look for evidence that guidance offered has been taken on board, this is a real opportunity for praise |
| > Analyse any difficulties encountered so that guidance or support can be provided rapidly |
| > Set half termly target |
| > Ensure each review is a dialogue not a monologue |
| > Be as positive as possible |
| > Make areas for development clear and straightforward |
| > Provide the mentee with a notepad where unanswered questions can be recorded so that they are not forgotten and can be answered in future |
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| MENTORING A COLLEAGUE - PITFALLS |
| > Don't expect the mentee to be you; we are all different |
| > Avoid keeping a mentee's problems to yourself if someone else can help |
| > Avoid delaying asking for a second opinion if you are not sure about any aspect of the mentee's work |
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| RUNNING A MEETING |
| > Be clear on the focus/intention of the meeting |
| > Prepare agenda and handouts |
| > Publish agenda prior to the meeting |
| > STICK to the agenda |
| > Set and stick to a timescale |
| > Value the contributions from all concerned |
| > Do your own thinking prior to the meeting - have some possible solutions or a framework for action to work |
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| RUNNING A MEETING - PITFALLS |
| > Avoid the meeting lasting too long |
| > Avoid waffle! |
| > Try not to stray off the subject under discussion |
| > Missing or insufficient resources will not help the meeting |
| > Too little thought before the meeting can lead to the discussion being disjointed |
| > Avoid being confrontational if people don't agree with you |
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