Shouting and Screaming How to Raise the Profile of a Department

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Shouting and ScreamingHow to Raise the Profile
of a Department

• Jonathan Mountstevens
• and Neha Sadier
• The Highfield School
• Letchworth, Herts

Learning to succeed
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• Raising the Profile through
• Creation of demand
• Collaboration
• Connections
• Control
• Confidence and commitment

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Creation of Demand

• Subject for all students
• Excellent teaching and learning
• High standards and consistency
• Student voice
• Getting the message across.

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Collaboration

• Collaboration with other subjects through
• Individual strengths
• Supporting others
• Sharing expertise
• Extra-curricular activities

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Case Study Collaboration
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Connections

• Collaboration with external organisations such
  as
• Museums
• Charities
• Subject associations
• Universities
• ITT providers

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Case Study Local History Day
What can the history of Hertfordshire reveal to
historians?
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Control

• Make SLT work for you by
• Being reliable
• Thinking whole school
• Informing them
• Using your line manager
• Speaking out

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Confidence and Commitment
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• If you have further questions
• mountstevensj703_at_highfield.herts.sch.uk