The leader of this organisation runs this organisation based on sound moral principles
Many positive changes have been brought about since the appointment of Leyton Sixth Form's current Principal, almost five years ago. Kevin’s style of leadership is very open, transparent and inclusive. His ethos and vision for the organisation has been very well-communicated to all staff and he welcomes comments and input from every area of the college workforce. Communication has played a key part in the transformation of their college and Kevin’s own personal approach to this had led the way. For example, he will always choose to speak face-to-face where possible, if not then by telephone, with e-mail as a last resort option. Kevin has introduced, via their Ten Key Features document, the idea of a ‘Sense of College’ and this is now fully embedded across the college in everything from how they recruit their staff (staff and students are always involved in this process) through to their weekly all-staff briefings and monthly social gatherings over a cup of tea and a bun. Kevin has placed a lot of emphasis on the benefits of ‘growing your own’ staff and even in difficult financial times, has continued to allocate a generous staff development budget. He has also encouraged the promotion and development of internal professional learning communities where staff, both teaching and non-teaching, share ideas and best practice. Having now moved from ‘Satisfactory’ to ‘Good’ in Ofsted terms, Kevin has introduced a real sense that the college has the capacity to be ‘Outstanding’ within a relatively short space of time.