drop the dead donkey! how to free up your time and meet the challenge of change martin pounce
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Drop the Dead Donkey!How to free up your time and meet
the challenge of change
Martin Pounce
Wouldn’t you rather be doing something more strategic?
• Children’s well-being• Community cohesion• Personalising learning 14-19• Developing future leaders• Networks/collaboration/federation• Extended services• Sustainability• Harnessing the power of more volunteers• etc – you add!
Clear the decks
• What are you doing that is not making a difference in your school?
• Can you drop it altogether?
• Can you reduce the time you spend on it?
• Can you delegate more?
Using a delegation planner
• See the whole picture
• Identify what is important for your school and community
• Find quick ways to deal with the rest – if you really have to
• Devote the time saved on the things that will really make a difference
References• Freedom’s Orphans, IPPR Nov 2006• An overview of child well-being in rich
countries, UNICEF 2007• Managing the work of the governing body,
GLM, 2007• Headteachers and governing bodies: a
practical guide to making the partnership work, Adamson Publishing 2007