Collaboration You collaborate with others to share expertise and achieve common goals. You express positive attitudes and expectations of team members You seek to strengthen a broad range of relationships with stakeholders and partners. You are open to different perspectives and viewpoints You work with a range of people in schools and the wider community building a culture of co-operation You create purpose, clarity and focus on shared goals and ways of working You work to build a shared vision and sense of belonging with diverse groups to tackle complex issues You take the lead in diffusing conflict and ensuring a beneficial resolution You promote inter-group harmony regardless of personal likes or dislikes Personal Drive You set personal goals to improve your effectiveness You take responsibility for personal and school performance You set challenging personal goals and strive to be effective You regularly measure your own and school performance against targets You account for your own and school performance to the governing body or other stakeholders You take a disciplined approach to work and demonstrate effective time management You are self-motivated and take a creative, problem-solving approach to new challenges You adopt a high personal profile and are clearly visible as a leader both internally and externally You use a range of strategies and techniques to enhance your own and others’ effectiveness and motivate others to achieve results
Resilience You manage your own emotions well You are able to respond positively when managing uncertainty and adversity. You are honest and transparent in your interactions with all key stakeholders You listen to negative feedback and react appropriately. You are able to manage and recover from set-backs. You remain courageous and positive. You stay optimistic in the face of setbacks. You seek out and act on constructive criticism learning from it to improve performance. You remain focused on personal and organisational values, and adhere to these, even in difficult, situations. You epitomise optimism and confidence in the face of challenging situations. You are resilient, focused and tenacious when faced with the demands of the job and continually challenging circumstances. Awareness You are aware of your own feelings You recognise your own strengths as a leader and identify your development needs You express your own thoughts and emotions appropriately You express your own thoughts and emotions appropriately You reflect on your own and others’ practices You know your own values and goals and align these with those of the school You continuously seek to understand your leadership capabilities and how your behaviour impacts on others You seek feedback to improve your performance You understand how best to approach difficult or sensitive issues You demonstrate self-control and challenge your own performance to improve You strike a balance between confidence in your own ability and humility You present well and have presence Integrity You are honest and transparent in your interactions with pupils and colleagues You voice ethical concerns You appropriately express your own thoughts and opinions when faced with an issue You act on values even when it is not easy to do so. You speak out about unethical or unprincipled practices with the best interests of pupils or the school in mind You appropriately challenge senior colleagues to act in accordance with your own and the school's values.
Respect You have the respect of pupils and staff because your actions are consistent. You keep promises and are honest with others. You respect the rights, views, beliefs and faiths of pupils, colleagues and stakeholders You have the respect of pupils and staff because your actions are consistent with your values. You lead with a clear sense of moral purpose You openly admit your own mistakes and communicate lessons learned. You have the respect of stakeholders because your actions are consistent with your own values and the values of the school. You make tough decisions in the interests of the school.