Leadership culture
Leadership combines clear authority with appropriate consultation and professional expertise. We seek expertise before hierarchy where that produces a better decision, and we communicate significant decisions clearly.
Our decision principles
Decisions should sit as close as possible to the expertise needed to make them well. Consultation should be proportionate to the impact of the decision. Where we operate differently from this agreement, we say so and record why.
Learning · Collaboration · Integrity · Belonging
Source: Leadership Alignment Workshop, Aug 2026 (fictitious demo data)
Decision rights
· who normally decides, and how
| Area | Decides | How | Consult | Inform |
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Academic programme planning
Boundary: Head of School decides where a change affects more than one programme or carries budget implications.
|
MYP Coordinator |
Delegated authority |
Relevant subject teachers |
Head of School |
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Budget commitments
|
CEO |
Individual authority |
External finance advice where appropriate |
Head of School where staff impact is material |
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Professional learning programme
|
Leadership Team |
Leadership team |
Teaching staff |
All staff |
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Staff-impacting operational policy
|
Head of School |
Consulted, then decided |
Leadership team where the impact is significant |
All staff affected |
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Whole-school strategy
|
Leadership Team |
Leadership team |
Relevant stakeholders depending on topic |
All staff |