It has made me more aware of what I am doing, and the impact that this is having on the SEND children in the school. I look more critically at the practices within school and whether we are doing them because that's what we've done for years, or if they are having any benefit?
I am more confident of bringing new initiatives into school, and because I am doing this course, colleagues think that I really know what I'm talking about! I am experiencing less objections from other members of staff.
The best example I have is that I culled the SEN register! I felt more confident about questioning why children were on the register. If they are one sublevel below their expected level, I am more confident to ask are they genuine SEN? Is it the child, or is it that the teaching hasn't been targeted appropriately at them?
I feel that I am a stronger leader. I feel more confident in advising teachers and TAs, and they listen! I did the TA performance managements and I felt that I could confidently give feedback and enable them to move on in a professional capacity in their work.