Kim Walton

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Kim Walton Assistant Principal Director of
Specialisms Outwood Grange College
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Kim Walton A Personalised Pathway
PGCE- 2004-2005 Design and Technology
-University of Leeds
1st Year NQT 2005-2006 Middle Leaders
Programme (OGC) Started the Developing Leaders
for Tomorrow Programme (SSAT)
2nd Year- 2006-2007 2nd In DT- Leading to
HOD MA Leadership and Innovation University of
Warwick
3rd Year 2007-2008-Acting Head of Department
3rd Year January 2008 - Senior Leadership
Position Assistant Principal Director of
Specialisms
4th Year Who knows??!! Headship by 35???!!!!
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Innovation
Director of Specialism

• Technology College Specialism
• Applied Learning Specialism
• Training School

INTERNATIONALISM Striving to becoming World
Class
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Our Experience- Boston 08

• Our Focus
• Sustainable exchange for students and staff
• Share school structures and curriculum links and
  pathways
• Share innovative ways of teaching and Learning
• Experience cross curricular opportunities for ALL
  students

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Boston 2008
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International Action PlanAims

• A sustainable cross cultural and cross curricular
  experience for all students.
• Build friendships across the globe and develop a
  tangible cultural understanding.
• To develop opportunities for Student Exchanges
• To strengthen international collaborations and
  leadership experiences for staff
• To illustrate our proposal 3 phase rationale

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A Phased ApproachPhase One

• Phase One - International Conference Invitation
  to all link schools to attend Outwood Grange
  College and Family of Schools International
  Conference incorporating visit to SSAT National
  Conference, November 2009

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Phase Two

• Phase two of the proposal would look to develop
  the partnership across all partner schools and
  further develop the GEH (China, Australia,
  Tanzania, South Africa, Italy, USA and UK), in
  order to give real value to the OGC World Class
  Status. Using VMGs to develop international
  links.
• Development of Leadership and Student Exchanges

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Phase Three

• Develop curriculum innovation and courses (BTEC)
  through topic based learning. Global
  interdisciplinary project based learning. True
  personalised and exploratory curriculum
  opportunities.

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Benefits

• Student, and therefore whole school, benefits
  will include
• Cultural awareness and lifelong learning
• Enhance student and staff aspiration and
  appreciation
• Develop a global friendship
• Part of a global support network
• Develop confidence and empathy in our young
  people
• Enhanced spiritual, moral, social and cultural
  development
• Positive cross global relationship will enhance
  cooperation and student participation/engagement
• Real global learning environment

• For staff
• Raise staff morale and give motivation to further
  develop the profession.
• Develop a global friendship
• Enhance learning and teaching opportunities.
• Sharing of good practice
• Effective and diverse management strategy sharing
• Enrichment of the school curriculum

• For community
• Enrich family life and ethos
• Develop a wider global understanding and
  Community unity