We’ve added a new package of leadership courses to our extensive portfolio of flexible, online training courses. These new courses are available with our premium Staff Management subscription making our holistic suite of software even more valuable for recruiting, training and retaining all your talented staff.
Our interactive, online leadership courses are aimed at aspiring, middle and senior leaders and are suitable for both primary and secondary schools. Written by leadership experts, they’ve been designed to provide even senior leaders with useful different perspectives and new ideas.
Available on an unlimited basis, our courses are short and interactive, with longer courses broken up into modules, so learners can study at a time and pace that suits them, saving their progress as they go.
The new courses available are:
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Coaching Skills for Educational Leaders (12 hours)
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Delivering Staff Appraisal and Performance Management (2 hours)
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Leading and Implementing Change (2 hours)
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Managing Difficult Conversations (3 hours)
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Planning and Leading Effective Meetings (1 hour)
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Planning and Supporting Professional Development (1 hour)
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Using Data Effectively to Support Pupil Development (2 hours)
Learning is brought to life with reflective content and scenarios, and Coaching Skills for Education Leaders is split up to give learners exercises to try out in school before coming back and self-reflecting.
Provide the right CPD to retain and develop your talented leaders
We know that providing the CPD staff need to progress is essential for retaining your talented team, and your leaders are no exception.
Our Head of Course Development, Bernadette Sixsmith explains:
“These courses are giving leaders or would-be leaders short, sharp, practical know-how and skills that they can implement in their schools NOW to make a tangible difference.”
Courses written by leadership experts
Our leadership courses have been written by:
Steve Burnage, an international training consultant, inspector and author with over 35 years’ experience in teaching and school leadership. Every one of the examples and scenarios used in the course are real situations that Steve experienced as a headteacher of an inner-city comprehensive school.
Richard Selfridge, an experienced teacher, writer and education consultant. Richard is skilled in data analysis and interpretation, assessment, pupil and school development and writing about education. He is also the author of the acclaimed books Databusting for Schools and Dataproof Your School.
Jon Tait, an influential and inspirational education leader who is currently Director of School Improvement and Deputy CEO at a multi-academy trust comprising of three large secondary schools and sixth form colleges in North Yorkshire. He is also a published author of four books. Jon’s innovative approach to school and organisational leadership challenges habits that have gone before, looking at ways to improve education through change management.
Hayley Lamb, an educational coach and wellbeing specialist as well as an International School Leader. Hayley delivers coaching skills training in schools to equip leaders with the tools to enhance their own and their team’s performance and wellbeing. She supports leaders to have the flexibility and confidence to use coaching skills with their team and the wider school community.
To see how our leadership courses can help your current and aspiring leaders, book a free demo today.
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