Growing Heads Course
Course overview
Thinking of undertaking NPQH in the next few years? Already accessed NPQH but need some personalised leadership revitalisation? Want a focus to work proactively with your governors?
This is a practical school leadership development course in the context of the self-improving school system and enhancing personal self leadership. The sessions will enable you to reflect on effective responses in a changing landscape and on the accountability of the role of head of school and headteacher. You will work on a school-based project showing your leadership skills and receive challenge and support from other leaders who are also at crucial points in their career.
Course outcomes
On completion of the course, you will have:
- explored your strengths as a leader and team builder and the significance of your personal values
- engaged in a practical school-based leadership project
- asked those burning questions of guest experts in practical aspects of managing a school
- gained an understanding of how to interpret and act upon the national and local drivers of school leadership
- received personal coaching plus professional challenge from colleagues in a safe and confidential environment.
Who is this course suitable for?
- Senior leaders between NPQSL and NPQH
- Headteachers who are new in post
- Headteachers reinvigorating a focus on their own professional development
Course schedule
The course will start in autumn 2021 and takes approximately 8 months to complete. Dates will be confirmed in the near future.
| Session | Date and time |
|---|---|
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Introduction: The self developing school system and self leadership - Personal Strengths; Personal project; Leading across the year a personal account. |
TBC |
| Personalised Coaching - A one hour telephone session on personal values elicitation. | TBC |
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Creating the school you want to lead, in partnership with your wider leadership team - Why have a coaching culture in school. |
TBC |
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Achieving distributed leadership, avoiding micro-managing and multiplying your efforts through others |
TBC |
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Financial Management, HR and Legal – The practical realities. Knowing what to do (and what not to do). |
TBC |
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Personal project - Leading across the year...reflections on my learning. Who are we learning from and with. |
TBC |
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The Changing Educational Landscape and your next steps in your leadership journey |
TBC |
“I believe the programme was instrumental in my recent promotion to Deputy Headship”
Growing Heads course graduate
Cost
£490. Prices detailed are for one delegate. Discounts may be available for multiple bookings.
Register Your Interst
Register your interest below and we will be in touch as soon as dates for this course are confirmed.
Terms and conditions
- No charge will be made if your booking is cancelled two weeks before the event.
- No charge will be made for replacement delegates.
- A 50% charge will be made for cancellations between one and two weeks.
- If a cancellation is made within one week of the event a 100% charge will be made.
The organisers reserve the right to make reasonable modifications to the programme without prior notice and you would receive 5 days notice if the event were to be cancelled by the organisers. The organisers take no liability for any additional costs delegates incur in attending CPD programmes.
Joining instructions and an invoice will be forwarded to you in the week prior to the event and we kindly request payment within 30 days.