ECM Leadership Direct
What is ECM Leadership Direct?
- a dynamic open access resource for leaders specifically designed around the leadership challenges associated with the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda
- a conceptual framework, drawn from practice, providing access to the key components and relationships within ECM and standards
- a growing resource bank for sharing knowledge and activities that can be applied across the system and build leadership capacity and understanding
- a resource that we will continue to grow and develop in partnership with leaders, partners and the wider system
- watch a video of the launch event for ECM Leadership Direct (opens in a new window)
What does ECM Leadership Direct offer?
- an opportunity to explore, challenge and develop your thinking and practice as a leader within your school, as well as the community and other partnerships
- a variety of routes to explore and to navigate your way through the key themes and processes associated with leadership in this changing context
- access to a range of resources and practical approaches you can use with your school, your community and other partners, linked to each stage of your ECM journey
How to plan your journey through ECM Leadership Direct
Recognising leaders operate in different contexts and are at different stages of development, some features of this resource will be more immediately relevant to you than others. The design is based on the principle of a 'mind map' which deliberately gives you the flexibility that you will want as a leader to develop your own methodology within your own locality.
There is no 'one size fits all' route to follow. The site offers a menu of:
- think pieces - stimulating thinking and encouraging leaders to take a different perspective
- tools - to use in team and leadership development and community engagement
- case studies - drawn from a variety of schools and localities at different stages of the ECM journey and in different contexts
- publications - related to various aspects of leadership relevant to the changing context of ECM and standards
We want to encourage you to explore and enquire within the resource and add your own learning and responses to help us to continue to update and grow this resource.
