System Leadership
In the simplest terms, system leaders are those who work beyond their own school to support colleagues to improve their schools. This might include:
- sharing successful practice with colleagues in other schools
- providing coaching in a specialist area
- providing courses
- providing opportunities to share effective practice and share moderation opportunities
There are a number of system leader roles where colleagues demonstrate they meet national standards for the role and have been designated as having the proven ability to support colleagues to improve their own school:
National Leaders of Education NLE |
Outstanding headteachers who work with schools in challenging circumstances |
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National Leaders of Governance NLG |
Highly effective chairs of governors who support chairs in other schools |
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Local Leaders of Education LLE |
Experienced headteachers who coach or mentor new headteachers, or headteachers whose schools are in challenging circumstances |
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Specialist Leaders of Education SLE |
Experienced middle or senior leaders with a specialism, who work to develop other leaders |
There is often a cost for system leader support, which is negotiated between you and the system leader’s school.
To find out more about each role, or to apply, please click on the INFO links above or contact us.
To find out more about each role, or to apply, please click on the INFO links above or contact us.
Current registered system leaders within our member schools
NLE's
- Lorriane Dunn, ITT Primary Lead, Exeter Consortium and Exeter Teaching School Alliance
lle's
- Debbie Buckingham, Head Teacher, Alphington Primary School
- Louise Herbert, Head Teacher, Clyst St Mary Primary School
- Karen Hadley, Head Teacher, Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
- Roy Souter, Head Teacher, Ladysmith Junior School
- Sean Millar, Head Teacher, The Topsham School
- Sian Lane, Head Teacher, Pinhoe CofE Primary School
National Leaders of Governance Advocates
Their mission is to improve the quality of governance in the region, in order to improve outcomes for pupils. They work with sub-regional teams of NLGs who offer free support to governors in the region. NLGs can provide ongoing coaching and mentoring which may be especially helpful if you are new to a chair’s role; equally they will respond to an email or telephone call to discuss a single concern. Many NLGs are trained to undertake external reviews of governance (which – unlike the coaching – may incur a cost).
