Description

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This brand-new course is designed to support new Headteachers or Principals in coming to grips with the extremely complex nature of leading a school. Schools by their very nature are demanding places to work with many different components to manage (and lead) at any one time.

Over the course of the day, we will consider some of the more challenging areas of organisational leadership focusing on the responsibility of steering the direction of the school and setting the tone and culture required to achieve this.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Developing an understanding of the responsibility of leading an organisation
• The importance of strategic leadership in setting the direction of the school
• Empowering others to deliver the long-term goals for the school
• Creating a robust and measurable School Improvement Plan
• Building relationships with other like-minded leaders

PROGRAMME

10.00am: Understanding Leadership in a School Context

• Exploring leadership in schools, distinguishing between management and visionary leadership
• Creating and communicating a shared vision that aligns staff, students, and the community
• The importance of modelling behaviour to foster a positive and inclusive culture
• Identify key leadership challenges, including managing change and balancing roles

Break

11.00am

11.20am: The Responsibility of Leading an Organisation – Putting the School First

• Considering your role as the leader of the organisation; what does the job entail on a day-to-day basis.
• Developing an understanding of what it means to put the organisation first rather than individual interests.
• Reflecting on the importance of leading the school and how you become the outward face of the organisation.
• Developing a clear leadership and accountability structure that is robust and supports the needs of the school.

Lunch

12.20pm

1.20pm: How to Lead (and Manage) School Improvement and Development

• Identifying the key priorities for the School Improvement Plan in your context and the timeframe for meeting these.
• Setting out the improvement plan and the mechanism for delivering against the key priorities.
• Developing milestones to monitor the progress in meeting the key priorities and how these can be used to demonstrate progress.
• Setting out a mechanism for reviewing progress at incremental points throughout the improvement process.

Break

2.20pm

2.30pm: The Challenge of Leading and Manging People in a Large Organisation

• Understanding the importance of tight Human Resources (HR) policies and how these help to underpin the work of the school.
• Recruitment and retention strategies to ensure that the school is fully staffed with the best possible people to underpin the work of the organisation.
• Crucial conversations: strategies to prepare for these and how to bring about the best outcomes from them.
• Making the difficult staff decisions; where to get support; the importance of legal advice and being empathetic throughout.

3.30pm: Reflect, Review, Questions

Depart

3.45pm