New Roles and Responsibilities for Year Leaders and Tutors
This course has been designed for aspiring and existing heads of year wishing to fully embrace the academic and pastoral issues involved. The course will address the skills essential to support and manage change and bring coherence to the new roles. The key focus is on the issues of quality assurance, leadership styles, managing colleagues, data analysis, monitoring student progress, guidance systems and formative assessment.
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Leadership Skills for New and Aspiring Middle Leaders
Moving from a teaching role to head of department or other middle leadership role is a big step. This course takes a very practical approach to making the move seem less daunting by helping you to develop your existing skills to facilitate your new role. This course will equip new and aspiring middle leaders with skills and knowledge they need to approach their new role with confidence.
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Leading a Team: a Course for Support Staff Team Leaders
This highly participatory course is aimed at support/associate staff team leaders in mainstream and special schools. After participating in the course, you will be better equipped to develop team working, improve leadership skills, enhance communication and interpersonal skills, and augment levels of assertiveness and performance-monitoring.
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Making Good PE Lessons Outstanding
Everyone wants to be an outstanding teacher, but what does it take to get that special X-Factor in the classroom? This course will show you how to make the step up to outstanding, looking at new ideas for creating an engaging and motivational learning environment. Examples of good practice will be shared and delegates will discuss ways of building on their existing success using practical strategies. This course is relevant to new or experienced teachers of PE.
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Leading and Managing the Maths Department
Strategies for maximising your effectiveness and impact in your role as head of the maths department are explored during this practical day. New or aspiring heads of maths will benefit from this course, as will those with more experience looking for a refresher or new ideas.
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Aspiring to the Role of Head of Physical Education
Aspiring to be head of department? This wide-ranging course has been designed to prepare you for your new responsibilities. Tone up your leadership skills, strengthen your curriculum planning and learn how to build the foundations of an outstanding department.
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Preparing for Deputy Headship
It is sometimes said that achieving a deputy headship is more difficult than actually being appointed as headteacher. A clear grasp of the role of the former – and an informed view on leadership – are clearly vital. A very sound grasp of interview technique, and how to avoid the legendary pitfalls of this experience is also vital for success.
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Managing the Design and Technology Department
This course is suitable for subject leaders and those aspiring to manage departments. It focuses on the National Standards and factors which are essential to the management of the design and technology department.
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How to be an Effective Head of Key Stage
The role of Head of Key Stage is a challenging and varied one, and ultimately very rewarding as you see the students you are responsible for learn and flourish. The content of this course, suitable for both aspiring and existing heads of key stage, is wide ranging and designed to give a complete overview.
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Successful Leadership of the Modern Foreign Languages Department
This course will focus on how to prioritise and respond successfully to the many demands faced by today’s head of MFL. Ensure that you have an effective and motivated department and that your students’ potential is being fulfilled by developing your leadership skills and learning about proven management strategies which you can implement immediately on your return to school.
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Second in the Maths Department: Maximising your Potential
This course looks at ways of developing the role of the second in maths in order to stretch and challenge you. In addition to reviewing the skills required to fulfil the role effectively, you will consider areas within your department in which you could take leadership and use your initiative in order to stretch you within your current role.
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Outstanding lessons in PSHE
Teachers and PSHE co-ordinators will have the opportunity to explore guidance and inspection requirements around PSHE, consider what effective PSHE provision looks like and gain practical strategies in reviewing learning.
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Coaching and Mentoring Skills for School Team Leaders
During this course you will develop the coaching and mentoring skills needed to develop your staff team and enable each individual to fulfil their potential. You will learn how to develop and implement either a formal or informal programme of coaching for your team and how to embed mentoring techniques into your regular interactions with staff to keep them motivated and engaged.
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Leading and Managing the Art and Design Department
A course created for new and aspiring heads of art and design to provide an insight into leadership and management, while focusing on the use of assessment and the teaching of basic skills to raise attainment and increase independent learning.
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Strategies for Success for First-Time Managers
The shift from managed to manager is a time of great change. New skills must be learned quickly and applied. Changing relationships will need to be managed and a newly-increased workload will need to be handled effectively. This course offers both teaching and non-teaching staff an overview of proven strategies for preparing for, settling into and succeeding in their first management role.
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The Art of Effective Leadership
This course is designed to improve the self-awareness of school leaders and to give them the context and confidence to develop a leadership style and process which delivers success. Using academic research from the commercial world, school leaders will learn of the impact of their strengths and of the processes they might need to employ to complement their weaker areas. This course is suitable for anyone who is serious in their desire to lead.
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Aspiring to the Role of Head of Science
Aspiring to be head of science or second in department? This wide-ranging course has been designed to prepare you for your new responsibilities. Tone up your leadership skills, strengthen your curriculum planning and learn how to build the foundations of an outstanding department.
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Leading a Successful PE Department
In this practical and intensive one day course you will explore all the key factors for leadership success. You will cover it all from planning an effective curriculum and ensuring high quality learning to motivating your staff team and raising the profile of the department across the school.
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Leading your Key Stage – A Guide to Leading from the Middle
No matter what your Key Stage, leading from the middle is not easy. This course offers a range of practical suggestions for new middle managers and Key Stage leaders. Written by experienced school leaders, its practical theory and people / time management advice will prove an invaluable part of your managerial development.
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Securing Success in Your First Senior Leadership Role
This very practical course will support colleagues in developing the new skills that they will need to succeed in their new and developing role within school leadership. Whether your title is Assistant Head, Senior Teacher or Deputy Head, this course will offer many practical ideas that, once applied, should make an instant impact within your school setting. The course will highlight many case studies and will offer delegates a clear picture of what outstanding practice is.
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Successful Leadership of the Science Department
During this wide ranging course you will explore the key skills and knowledge needed to successfully lead the science department. You will quickly identify your own areas of strength and learn how to utilise these in the running of the department.
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Second in the PE Department: Maximising your Potential
This course looks at ways of developing the role of the second in PE in order to stretch and challenge you. In addition to reviewing the skills required to fulfil the role effectively, you will consider areas within your department in which you could take leadership and use your initiative in order to stretch you within your current role.
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Leading a Successful Geography Department
Whether you are a newly appointed or experienced head of geography, this course will give you the strategies and techniques to lead your department to successful exam results with engaged students.
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Senior Technicians: Supervisors' Course
This course is suitable for all supervising technicians or those aspiring to become senior technicians. It will provide a practical guide to achieving targets and managing the team.
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Running a Successful History Department
A passion for the subject is not enough to ensure success as a subject leader - what is also required is an informed, practical grasp of the National Curriculum, teaching and learning styles and assessment issues. This, along with well-developed management and leadership skills, will enable the head of history to be able to deliver the curriculum in a way that will maximise the potential for student achievement and enjoyment.
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Dealing with Difficult Parents
From time to time all staff will be faced by a difficult and demanding parent. From challenging academic results to accusations of bullying some parents can be very intimidating or even aggressive. This course will examine effective ways of handling such situations. Real situations will be studied and appropriate solutions reviewed. This course is suitable for all staff who come into face to face or telephone contact with parents.
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Leading a Successful Music Department
Whether you are a newly appointed or experienced head of department, this course will give you the strategies and techniques to lead your department to successful exam results with engaged students.
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Leading and Managing the RE Department
Ensure that you have an effective and motivated department and that your students’ potential is being fulfilled by developing your leadership skills and learning about proven management strategies which you can implement immediately on your return to school. This course is suitable for aspiring, new or experienced heads of RE.
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Effective Performance Management that Raises Achievement
This intensive course is an essential one for leaders across the whole school. Middle leaders, and those appraising staff, will get a strong background to the current framework as well as learning the skills to lead the performance management process in a professional and empathetic manner. Senior leaders will also be able to get a complete understanding of the latest guidance and develop effective criteria for linking pay progression and performance.
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Leading Literacy to Outstanding in the Ofsted Framework
This highly participatory course is aimed at supporting colleagues in finding a solution to one of the key challenges faced by schools today. Delegates will discover the changing context for literacy, the challenges that school performance brings and also many practical and proven techniques to gain an outstanding judgement within the inspection framework. Colleagues will leave this course with clearly focussed priorities and the beginnings of an action plan that will secure ongoing success.
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Developing the Role of the Subject Leader in Special Schools
This course is designed for those working in special education who are new to leading a subject, or wishing to develop their role. It includes all the usual educational headings and also a section on successful parental partnerships. You will leave feeling confident in your role and with ideas.
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Improving the Quality of Your CPD with The CPD Mark
The CPD Mark is a national quality mark designed to improve CPD standards within the profession. Under the supervision of an assessor, delegates will work collaboratively in identifying and recording appropriate evidence for the successful completion of the CPD Mark framework. At the end of the workshop, delegates will have a completed framework of evidence to take away with them, to adapt to reflect the work of their own school or college.
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Successful Leadership of the English Department
During this wide ranging course you will explore the key skills and knowledge needed to successfully lead the drama department. You will quickly identify your own areas of strength and learn how to utilise these in the running of the department.
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Leading Outstanding Teaching Within Your School
This ‘hands-on’ course looks at the criteria and processes that school leadership will need to both understand and apply to be graded outstanding within the Ofsted framework. The course highlights and explores many of the features of outstanding provision and will offer delegates practical and applicable examples to make an instant impact within their own schools. Delegates will leave the course with development plans which will deliver sustainable and measureable improvement in teaching and learning.
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Developing the Role of the Subject Coordinator
Effective subject coordination requires a deep understanding of the task in hand. This course offers practical advice, guidance and managerial theory ensuring your subject coordination raises both awareness and standards in your subject area.
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Developing and Leading an Outstanding Sixth Form
This highly participatory course is aimed at developing leadership skills within colleagues who are responsible for this crucial area of school performance. With so many different options, pathways and models available, this course will give delegates a clear evaluative process for developing provision that would be graded outstanding within the inspection framework. Delegates will leave the course with the outline of development plans which will deliver real and noticeable improvement within their school.
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Aspiring to the Role of the Head of the Music Department
This course will help those aspiring to be a head of department to develop in your current position and acquire the skills you need to prepare for the role. In addition the last section of the course will help you devise a personal development plan, outlining the key areas to develop to help you realise your goal.
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Embedding MFL into your Curriculum
By far the best way to encourage language learning in primary schools is to embed it throughout your curriculum at every opportunity. This course gives a variety of practical ideas, designed to link language principles and skills to the whole curriculum. These engaging suggestions will bring language learning alive in your classrooms.
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Working Effectively as a Cover Assistant
The challenging and wide-ranging role of the cover assistant is explored in this one day course which is suitable both for those new to the role or more experienced cover assistants looking to brush up on their existing skills and knowledge. All delegates will return to the classroom with ideas they can put to use immediately.
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The Effective Leadership of Admissions and Appeals
This highly participatory course is aimed at colleagues who have responsibility for the attraction of new students and the management of the process of admissions and any subsequent appeals. With the growing autonomy of schools, this course will look at many of the challenges faced by staff and will offer practical methods that will enable delegates to avoid many of the problems and pitfalls. You will leave this course with practical plans and frameworks that will be instantly applicable within their schools.
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Tackling Homophobic Bullying in Your School
With almost 2/3 of lesbian, gay and bisexual students suffering from some form of bullying in school, the task of eliminating it can seem like an impossible dream. Yet some schools have done just that. This course shares the insights from these leading schools about how to create a zero tolerance policy that brings tangible results. It is suitable for all senior and middle leaders, especially those with a pastoral responsibility.
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Developing a Culture of Positive Behaviour
This practical course looks at how leaders can lead in this crucial area of school performance. Behaviour, as much as any other area, reflects and establishes the ethos of any school and this course will show leaders how they can use improvements in behaviour to establish positive relationships and reputations both within school and also the community they serve. The course will give many practical examples and will offer delegates ‘quick wins’ and processes that will have an immediate impact on their own school contexts.
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Leading the Healthy School
All research shows that healthy learners learn better. The government’s focus on teenage health and obesity, and the need for schools to ‘backfill’ against the poverty of some home experience, shows how this as an area which schools must plan for and approach as strategically as they would curriculum. This course for middle and senior leaders will equip delegates with the skills to do that strategic planning and give practical advice on the delivery.
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