Courageous leadership for professional accountability: Distributive leadership of teaching and learning

This case study from Canons High School showcases their journey towards a staff-driven approach in pedagogical development, that emphasises professional learning and accountability. The school’s innovative strategies include the Outstanding Pedagogy Project, a self-nominated group of teachers whose aim is to identify an area of pedagogic focus to explore in order to pave the way for an eventual whole-school approach. These pedagogy leaders deliver inset days which has led to enhanced teaching quality and improved student outcomes. It has fostered a collaborative environment that values continuous professional growth. Ofsted noted ‘teaching is consistently good, and often outstanding.’ This was not the case in the previous inspection.