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The Fourth Way:

Debate with

Sir Michael Barber

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The Third Way

T he T hr e e Paths of De te r mination

• T

he Pa th o f Auto c ra c y

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he Pa th o f T e c hno c ra c y

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he Pa th o f E ffe rve sc e nc e

National Vision Gove r nme nt Ste e r ing and Suppor t

L e arning and Re sults

Public Pr

• fe ssional

E ngage me nt Involve me nt

The Fourth Way

F ive Pillar s of Pur pose and Par tne r ship

• An I

nspiring a nd I nc lusive Visio n

• Pub lic E

ng a g e me nt

• No Ac hie ve me nt Witho ut I

nve stme nt

• Co rpo ra te E

duc a tio na l Re spo nsib ility

• Stude nts a s Pa rtne rs in Cha ng e

• 1. An Inspir

ing and Inc lusive Vision

“ “A compelling and inclusive A compelling and inclusive moral purpose steers a system, moral purpose steers a system, binds it together and draws the binds it together and draws the best people to work in it. best people to work in it.” ”

• 2. Public E

ngage me nt

“ “Open professionalism that includes Open professionalism that includes the public builds awesome schools. the public builds awesome schools.” ”

• 3. No Ac hie ve me nt Without Inve stme nt

“ “Schools Schools… …cannot excel alone but need communities cannot excel alone but need communities and society to work with them. and society to work with them.” ” “ “There is no achievement without investment. There is no achievement without investment.” ” “ “Greater professional accountability needs to be Greater professional accountability needs to be matched by increased parental responsibility. matched by increased parental responsibility.” ”

• 4. Cor

por ate E duc ational Re sponsibility “ “The businesses that get invited to the educational policy The businesses that get invited to the educational policy table should be those that practise corporate social table should be those that practise corporate social responsibility. responsibility.” ” “ “Accountability should be mutual and transparent, not Accountability should be mutual and transparent, not secret and one secret and one-

• sided.

sided.” ”

• 5. Stude nts as Par

tne r s in Change “ “Students are usually the targets of change efforts and Students are usually the targets of change efforts and

• services. They are rarely change partners.
• services. They are rarely change partners.”

” “ “Without students, there would be no teachers. Without students, there would be no teachers.” ” “ “If schools and school systems sustain a broader If schools and school systems sustain a broader vision vision… …their students will become committed to their students will become committed to changing the world. changing the world.” ”

T hr e e Pr inc iple s of Pr

• fe ssionalism
• Hig h Qua lity T

e a c he rs

• Po we rful Pro fe ssio na lism
• L

ive ly L e a rning Co mmunitie s

• 1. High Quality T

e ac he r s

“ “Control quality at the most important Control quality at the most important point point – – the point of entry. the point of entry.” ”

• 2. Powe r

ful Pr

• fe ssionalism

“… “…powerful professional responsibility powerful professional responsibility to raise standards together. to raise standards together.” ”

• 3. L

ive ly L e ar ning Communitie s

“ “The best PLC The best PLC’ ’s are living communities and lively s are living communities and lively cultures dedicated to improving the lifelong learning cultures dedicated to improving the lifelong learning

• f students and adults alike.
• f students and adults alike.”

” “ “Highly qualified teachers create curriculum Highly qualified teachers create curriculum together. together.” ”

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Catalysts of Cohe r e nc e

• Susta ina ble L

e a de rship

• A Ne t With No Na nny
• Re spo nsib ility Be fo re Ac c o unta b ility
• Build F

ro m T he Bo tto m, Ste e r F ro m T he T

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• 1. Sustainable L

e ade r ship

“ “Leadership is the afterthought of educational Leadership is the afterthought of educational

• change. It
• change. It’

’s the cigarette that s the cigarette that’ ’s smoked after the s smoked after the reform has been consummated. reform has been consummated.” ” “ “Distributed leadership draws change out of staff Distributed leadership draws change out of staff rather than driving reform through them. rather than driving reform through them.” ”

• 2. A Ne t With No Nanny

“ “The art of spreading change is as much about building The art of spreading change is as much about building new relationships as disseminating new knowledge. new relationships as disseminating new knowledge.” ” “ “The Nanny state of constant surveillance and endless The Nanny state of constant surveillance and endless intervention is incompatible with the innovation of the intervention is incompatible with the innovation of the Net. Net.” ” “ “The point of networks is to spread innovation, stimulate The point of networks is to spread innovation, stimulate learning, increase professional motivation and reduce learning, increase professional motivation and reduce inequities. inequities.” ”

• 3. Re sponsibility Be for

e Ac c ountability

“ “Responsibility precedes accountability. Accountability is the Responsibility precedes accountability. Accountability is the remainder that is left when responsibility has been subtracted. remainder that is left when responsibility has been subtracted.” ” “ “It is not necessary to ensure accountability through a census. It is not necessary to ensure accountability through a census. It It can be achieved more easily and effectively through a statistica can be achieved more easily and effectively through a statistically lly valid sample. valid sample.” ” “ “(We can) ensure system (We can) ensure system-

• wide accountability through prudent

wide accountability through prudent sampling rather than a profligate and politically sampling rather than a profligate and politically-

• controlling census.

controlling census.” ” “ “The Fourth Way treats accountability as the conscience of the The Fourth Way treats accountability as the conscience of the system that checks it, not the ego or the id that drives it. system that checks it, not the ego or the id that drives it.” ”

• 4. Build fr
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“ “The Fourth Way The Fourth Way… …is not a way to retain autocratic control is not a way to retain autocratic control

• ver narrowly defined goals and targets with the assistance
• ver narrowly defined goals and targets with the assistance
• f technocratic surveillance supplemented by infusions of
• f technocratic surveillance supplemented by infusions of

effervescent professional energy. effervescent professional energy.” ” “ “The Fourth Way The Fourth Way… …is a democratic and sustainable path to is a democratic and sustainable path to improvement that builds from the bottom and steers from improvement that builds from the bottom and steers from the top. the top.” ” “ “The New Orthodoxy is largely about improving policy The New Orthodoxy is largely about improving policy

• delivery. The Fourth Way takes a more vertiginous route
• delivery. The Fourth Way takes a more vertiginous route

that scales the heights of public democracy. that scales the heights of public democracy.” ”

T hr e e R ide r s of R e for m

• Dive rse Ada pta tio n
• Diffe re ntia l De ve lo pme nt
• Disruptive I

nno va tio n

SHOR T L ONG c ynic a l,

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e va sive , una c c o unta b le urg e nt, c o nfide nc e -b o o sting e nduring , susta ina b le

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