1. Middle Leader Development
Programme
Leadership Challenge

2. Stage of the Date Time Audience Focus areas
programme
Stage 1 Preparing to Wednesday Twilight Participants Session 1
start the 7th November 2012 4-6pm and Coaches - Overview of MLDP
programme - Introductions
- Coaching techniques
- What you may expect from your coach
- Familiarisation with the online facilities
- Completing the diagnostic
Wednesday Twilight Participants Session 2
21th Nov. 2012 4-6pm - The journey
- Examining your diagnostic
- Introduction to Stage 2
Stage 2 Learning Wednesday Twilight Participants Session 3
about the 5th December 2012 4-6pm Module 1: Leading and managing the organisation
leadership of
teaching and
learning Wednesday Twilight Participants Session 4
9th January 4-6pm Module 2: Leading in a diverse system
2013
Wednesday Twilight Participants Session 5
30th January 4-6pm Module 3: Leading teaching and learning
2013
Wednesday Twilight Participants Session 6
27th February 2013 4-6pm Module 4: Leading people and effective teams
Wednesday Twilight Participants Session 7
20th March 4-6pm Module 5: Leading change and continuous improvement
2013
Wednesday Twilight Participants Session 8
17th April 2013 4-6pm Module 6: Developing your own leadership potential

3. Stage 3 Wednesday 8th May Twilight Participants Sessions 9
The leadership 2013 4-6 Planning Your Leadership Challenge Presentation
challenge
Wednesday 22nd Twilight Participants and Session 10
May 2013 4-6pm Coaches ‘Coaches Cafe’ – advice and support from facilitators and
coaches regarding your leadership challenge and learning
journal
Wednesday 19th Twilight Participants Session 11
June 4-6pm ‘Mock’ presentations’
Stage 4 Week commencing TBA Participants, Coaches Session 12
Impact and next steps 8th July 2013 and Various Deliver presentations to VIPs
SLT
The venues for the sessions will be S.T.M and Bedford Free School.

5. What’s Involved in MLDP?
Participants will:
•Attend “face to face” sessions within the cluster – 12 twilight sessions
– over a 10 month period
•Work closely with a trained “Learning Coach” to support their
development
•Complete a focused project within school and present this
Leadership challenge to their school and at a Dissemination event
(July 2013)
•Participate in a range of personal learning and reflection activities -
possibly including online activities, discussion, visits to other schools
etc.

6. Improvement Planning Process
Partnership & Collaboration
Self Review and Evaluation
CPD Pathways

7. Middle Leader Development
Programme

8. Stage 4 Evaluation of Impact
Raised Standards (Narrower gap!)
Learning Community

9. Role of the Facilitator

10. Role of the Learning Coach/Colleague

11. Role of the Participant

12. MLDP Steps to Success

13. Stage 4