A Teaching School Alliance
Professional Development 2015-16
“Management is about
arranging and telling.
Leadership is about
nurturing and
enhancing”
Tom Peters
Middle Leadership Training Programme
This programme will be held at Thornden School. It will consist of:
1 x twilight sessions (4.00 pm – 5.00 pm at Thornden School – learning coaches only)
5 x twilight sessions (4.00 pm-6.00 pm at Thornden School - participants)
1 x half day presentation and celebration (1.00 pm-4.30 pm at Thornden School – participants and learning coaches)
Overview:
Objectives:
This well-established programme is aimed at aspiring
middle leaders or teachers who are new to middle
leadership. The course will be led by two NCTL
facilitators who are qualified to run middle leadership
courses. As part of the course participants will have
access to a learning coach who will be in a senior role in
their own school. The focus of the course will be on
developing leadership skills and developing an
understanding of how data can be used to develop
strategies for improvement. Participants will be required
to produce a leadership challenge project which will focus
on closing a gap in attainment within their own school
environment.
This programme enables colleagues to leave with an ability to:
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identify the difference between leadership and
management
analyse and use performance data
identify effective teaching and learning
Develop the necessary skills to become an effective
team leader
how to manage change and continuous improvement
Identify a gap in attainment and develop leadership
strategies to close the gap.
Cost:
£180 (one delegate)
£155 per delegate (for 2 delegates)
£135 per delegate (for 3 or more delegates)
How to book:
A booking form can be found on line by clicking on the Professional Development tab and then CPD - Training courses from
the drop-down menu tab of the Learn Alliance website.
Email: tania.carlow@learnalliance.org.uk
Telephone: 023 8024 6588
Website: www. learnalliance.org.uk
Middle Leadership Training Programme
This programme will be held at Thornden School. It will consist of:
1 x twilight sessions (4.00 pm – 5.00 pm at Thornden School – learning coaches only)
5 x twilight sessions (4.00 pm-6.00 pm at Thornden School - participants)
1 x half day presentation and celebration (1.00 pm-4.30 pm at Thornden School – participants and learning coaches)
Programme Outline
Session
Session 1:
Tuesday ,
10 November 2015
4.00 pm-5.00 pm
Session 2:
Participation
by:
Learning
Coaches
Participants
Wednesday
11 November 2015
4.00 pm-6.00 pm
Session 3:
Key Focus:
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Participants
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Tuesday,
24 November 2015
4.00 pm-6.00 pm
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Session 4:
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Participants
Tuesday,
26 January 2016
4.00 pm-6.00 pm
Session 5:
Participants
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Participants
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Thursday,
17 March 2016
4.00 pm-6.00 pm
Session 6
Wednesday,
25 May 2016
4.00 pm-6.00 pm
Session 7:
Presentations and
Celebration
Wednesday.
6 July 2016 OR
Thursday,
7 July 2016
1.00 pm-4.30 pm
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Learning
coaches and
participants
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Outline of programme
The role of the learning coach
Leadership Challenge Project
Coaching versus Mentoring
Outline of the programme and the
role of facilitation
The Leadership Challenge Project
Learning logs and action planning
Leadership competencies
Balance between leadership and
management
Using data to identify a gap in
attainment
Interpreting school value added
scores
Types of data: FFT, RAISE online
Effective teaching and learning
Modelling, dialogue, monitoring
and mentoring
Action planning and evidence
Leading people and effective
teams
Leadership, trust and relationships
Benefits of high trust cultures
Effective teams
Leading change and continuous
improvement
Processes and theories for change
Difficult conversations
Preparations for Leadership
Challenge Project
One of two sessions will be offered
and learning coaches and
participants will attend this final
session when middle leaders will
present their leadership challenge
projects.
Held at:
Thornden School
Thornden School
Thornden School
Thornden School
Thornden School
Thornden School
Thornden School