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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. Of course you can scan such material to construct an electronic portfolio.

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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