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Leadership & Management

Head of

School Development

Ms Dawn Taylor joined CMS as Head of School Development full time
from January 2022.
She has served as a senior leader for schools in the United Kingdom for
over 12 years. She has spearheaded many school development projects
Ms Dawn Taylor which have had a significant positive impact on learning outcomes.
Head School Development Ms Taylor is supporting the design and delivery of Vision 2025.
CMS
Within CMS, her focus lies squarely in the development of future-ready
learners, a key pillar of our Vision 2025 initiative. Future-ready learners
are equipped with the skills required to succeed in the modern world.
She is supporting our learners by helping to deliver a holistic, balanced,
and challenging curriculum where students learn by doing and
experiencing.
Curriculum
Ÿ Experiential learning projects Ms Taylor is working tirelessly to help all learners at CMS cultivate a
Ÿ Metacognitive learning growth mindset, wherein students develop a fundamental love of
Ÿ Active learning strategies learning and have the self-belief in their own role as active agents of
Ÿ Independent learning change. She enjoys working with students, staff and parents alike;
Ÿ Global citizenship values believing in everyone's innate capabilities. In fact, she has trained over
15,000 individuals in the key concepts of metacognition to achieve this
Ÿ 6Cs Skills
goal. Ms Taylor looks forward to playing an active role in CMS students’
development in the coming years.

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The rise of disruptive technologies such as artificial For Learners: For Educators:
intelligence, one likely to fundamentally alter job Curriculum: Delivering the 6Cs Building Capability of teachers
markets. CMS as a learning organisation will drive Ÿ Knowledge and Skills Ÿ Continuous Professional
innovation ahead of an evolving educational Ÿ Global Citizenship Development
landscape. Ÿ Character
Vision 2025 outlines huge transformational change Creating Capacity of teachers
for our entire school community. To deliver our Active Learning Pedagogy Ÿ Learning-Oriented Leadership
Vision successfully, we operate under the following Ÿ Project-Based Learning Structures
guiding philosophies: Ÿ Experiential Learning
Ÿ Since information is freely available everywhere, Ÿ Blended Learning Enhancing Meritocracy
the traditional ‘rote-learning' education model no Ÿ Merit based progression
longer prepares children for the future Personalised Learning
Ÿ Students instead need to learn those skills that Ÿ Data for Learning Campus Improvement Planning
can never be replicated by technology. Ÿ Personal Target-Setting: ‘TMS’ Ÿ At all campuses
Ÿ As educators, we must ensure that the standards Ÿ Interventions for Learning
to which we hold ourselves accountable are well-
defined and fit for purpose." Cognitive Development
Ÿ Developing Metacognition
Ÿ Developing Study Skills
Ÿ Developing Behaviour
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