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Putting a Portfolio Together

In putting your portfolio together, use an A4 Loose Leaf Folder or
similar, with plastic sleeves. Try to dedicate at least one plastic sleeve
to each of the criteria listed. In each plastic sleeve put artefacts or
pieces of evidence that show (as if presenting this to a colleague) that
you have been engaged in this activity of leadership.
The process should not take long to do – usually a ‘wet weekend’ – and
you can engage your school’s senior leadership team in helping you to
collate the evidence. After all the portfolio will also provide your school
with a valuable collection of school data.

Evidence criteria

Evidence may include:
● Memos and letters
● School manuals and school handbooks
● Data base reports
e.g. student performance data
● Information from others about your leadership,
e.g. observation narratives from colleagues
● Parent and/or staff surveys
● Performance management reports
● Professional activity logs
e.g. email logs and analysis of event frequency
from your diary
● Awards and commendations
● Action plans and strategic plans
● System flow charts and diagrams
● Quality Assurance Manuals
● Protocols and Procedures manuals
● Formal review or appraisal reports
● Newsletters
● Annual school reports
● Emails
● Photographs, videos and digital presentations
e.g. power point presentations
● Local newspaper cuttings
● Your publications in journals or articles in magazines

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