ICT Lead Teacher Reading Response

RESPONSE FRAMEWORK FOR PROFESSIONAL READING

Reading: Short on Power long on Responsibility

• By: Richard M Ingersoll
  
  Date: 15.3
  REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS – PERSONAL RESPONSE
  What key issues emerge from this reading?
  * Teachers have little say in management decisions

* Little input and not say

* Schools have dominant hierarchical structures





How do the writer’s views match with my own experiences/beliefs?
Schools seem to have dominant management strucutres and unless you have strong communiuication and trust within that management structure your voice can be missed.

Does the reading confirm existing good practice in leadership?
No

Does the reading challenge practice about my leadership?
No as I am not in a management position to make budgeting and suginificant changes.


Do I want to use the ideas in this reading? How?

Not at this present time as I am not in the position to change management structure.