Kate’s journey:
I’m an intrepid explorer of learning! I started life as a
teacher of English and Drama and meandered into leadership in Further
Education, becoming a qualified coach to support co-workers and
students. Having set up my own coaching company, I’m returning
to school where I feel most alive and purposeful.
I applied to Future Leaders to fulfill my dreams and to help others
fulfill theirs. I am passionate about learning and believe that
everyone, irrespective of race, class or age, has the right to the
highest quality experience of learning which meets their needs and
which is tremendous fun. I believe that Future Leaders will open
incredible doors for all participants to live their values and make
a real difference to all learners in challenging urban schools.
So far, I’ve learnt that dreams are more powerful than strategic
plans and that passion, belief and a shared journey can change lives.
I have learnt that influence comes from winning hearts and minds
and that profound and sustainable change is about connecting people
to their own values and mission in life. I have learnt the power
of stories and that leadership is about becoming one’s best
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Spokey’s journey:
I have taught in England, Singapore and Germany I joined the initial
Consultant Leader (CL) team with London Challenge through London
Leadership Centre and since then have worked alongside other leaders
in Key to Success schools. I joined Burlington Danes, an SICC school
in White City, West London in Easter 2005. We came out of Special
Measures in May 2006 and are currently being fast tracked to Academy
status in September 2006.
I was lucky enough to be in on some of the early discussions and
Future Leaders just seemed such a great idea. I believe that it
is one of our most important jobs as heads to help develop the next
generation of future leaders. Of course, what a great chance to
have a high quality leader joining one's leadership team for a year!
Future Leaders could become the ultimate entry in the CV of a prospective
leader anywhere in the country as part of their leadership journey.
It should make being a leader in a complex urban school the career
destination of the best leaders in our system and so promote a world
class generation of urban leaders who transform the lives of urban
children across the nation.
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