MILTON KEYNES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
WELCOME…
The Milton Keynes Leadership Development Network aims to provide high quality leadership development
for aspiring and existing senior leaders in primary, secondary and special schools. It aims to provide training
of a National quality, encourage the local sharing of best practice, support high quality succession planning
in schools and develop relationships between schools that encourage collaborative approaches to leadership
development such as shadowing, exchanges or bespoke secondments. Although hosted and led in Milton
Keynes the Network is open to schools in other areas.
The Leadership Development Network is run through the collaboration between the Denbigh Teaching
School Alliance, the Milton Keynes Teaching School Alliance and the Leadership and Training Centre at
Shenley Brook End School. As well as coordinating the network itself, the role of the Teaching School
Alliances is also to ensure that network members are aware of the further opportunities in relation to
Leadership Development, Succession Planning and Talent Management that they provide through both the
National College Leadership Curriculum and through their bespoke programmes.
Conference Success!
July 2012 saw our first Leadership Development Conference which was a great success and a good example
of the quality and range of speakers and activities we would like to provide on a regular basis.
Explaining the theme of ‘Inspiring Leadership’, conference highlights included Carl Jarvis, Executive Head of
Hartsholme Academy in Lincoln, who shared his school’s transformational journey from special measures to
outstanding through his focus on immersive learning. We were also privileged to have the highly acclaimed
education author/trainer Mike Hughes challenge our thinking on the leadership of teaching and learning.
We also feel it is important to blend the national picture with the local, and were grateful to 3 Milton Keynes
Headteachers who openly shared their own journeys to Headship.
The feedback on the day was extremely positive with a real sense of expectation that this would become an
annual event; with your support that is definitely the plan!
Network Events this year…
26 September 2013
4-5pm
Network launch at Tickford Park School
13 November 2013
4 – 5.30pm
Secondary Leadership Network event at the Leadership and
Training Centre, Shenley Brook End School
14 November 2013
4 – 5.30pm
Primary Leadership Network event at Brooklands Farm Primary
School
27 February 2014
4 – 5.30pm
Leadership Event for ALL at the Leadership and Training Centre,
Shenley Brook End School
April 2014
27 June 2014
Separate Leadership events for Primary and Secondary to be
Confirmed
All day
Leadership Development Conference at Horwood House Hotel
MILTON KEYNES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
All content for this first year is being finalised using local, regional and national provision in response to the
leadership development priorities shared by conference attendees.
Network Membership
Network membership is by school and not by individual. The cost of membership is £200 per year per
school which includes attendance for one individual at any network event and one place at the Summer
Conference. Other Conference places will be charged at £200 per person for network members and £250
per person for non-network members.
How to join
Please email futuresuccessionplanning@gmail.com and we will be happy to activate your membership and
keep you informed of all events.
Should you wish to find out more about other Teaching School Alliance provision please see below.
For Denbigh Teaching School Alliance – www.denbigh.net/TeachingSchoolAlliance.html
For Leadership and Training Centre – www.ltc.sbeschool.org.uk
For Milton Keynes Teaching School Alliance – www.mktsa.com
Should you have any questions please ask and we look forward to supporting your leadership development
through the network.
Andy Squires
Director
Denbigh Teaching School Alliance
Chris Holmwood
Principal
Leadership and Training Centre
Melonie Hussey
Operational Lead
Milton Keynes Teaching School Alliance