Dr Chris Baker

Bsc (Hons), MA, EdD, FCCT
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Hi, my name is Chris Baker and I am passionate about all things learning and leadership. After a pretty dire early education, I have become obsessed with my own professional learning and finding ways to leverage that to help others.

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Current Role

I currently lead professional development and Teaching & Learning within the School Improvement Team of a large group of schools in the South West of England, designing, delivering and evaluating support for over 3000 staff.

I lead and asses the National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) and provide a range of bespoke training for a Teaching School Hub Alliance.

I also provide brokered support for external schools and organisations, working on projects ranging from T&L framework design, Professional Development evaluation, leadership development design and executive coaching.

Professional Interests

Self-Efficacy – The impact of task-specific confidence on leadership and strategies for improving and managing it

Cognitive Science – How the effectiveness of information processing and the presence of biases affect leadership performance

Building Effective Teams – The characteristics of effective teams, their impact and strategies for improving them.

Decision-Making – Its importance for leaders and how to make it systematically effective

Presentations

 Leadership Self-efficacy   (World Education Summit)

Previous Experience

PE Teacher –  Planning, delivering and assessing practical and theory based physical education to students aged 11-18.

Leader of E-Learning – Supporting staff to improve teaching & learning through the use of technology

Assistant Principal (T&L) – Setting the vision for T&L excellence and supporting colleagues to improve their expertise and the outcomes of students. 

Leader of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Recruiting, training and supporting large
cohorts (100+) of trainee teachers, mentors and school
leaders.

Publications

Leadership Launchpads V1 (Amazon)

The Shackles of Self-Efficacy (BELMAS)

Confident by design (Chartered College of Teaching)

Self-efficacy and social action (Chartered College of Teaching)

The transfer of training (Chartered College of Teaching)

Podcast Appearances

Grow Your Leadership Confidence (Global Ed Leaders PODCAST)

Confidence is King – The Secrets of Self-Efficacy (The School PODCAST)

Coaching for Change (What’s Next PODCAST)

Dare to Grow (Purpose People PODCAST)

Personal Interests

Ironman Triathlon

Eating Ice Cream