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Leadership Programme

Online [Via Zoom] | Thursday 20th October 2022

** Important note ** If you book fewer than 7 days in advance of this course OR you do not receive the pre-course information a week in advance, please email courses@foxcpd.co.uk to ensure you can access the pre-course material.



Please email courses@foxcpd.co.uk to register for 2024/25 programme

Course Details

This series of twilight CPD sessions, combined with brief pre-reading and gap tasks, provides an excellent opportunity for those new to senior leadership, as well as those with a few years of experience, to reflect on and develop their leadership knowledge and skills. This session would be suitable for subject leaders, phase leaders, lead teachers and assistant heads. Delegates will come together with other senior leaders from local schools in a supportive environment, able to reflect on their own experiences and practice.

The sessions take place after school, with short pre-reading or pre-viewing tasks. There will be one twilight session each half term of the year.

Session 1: Leadership and Management

  • Introductions to the group.
  • What is the difference?
  • Theory of different leadership styles.
  • What is your leadership philosophy?
  • Emotional intelligence as a leadership skill.

Session 2: Developing Staff: Effective Feedback.

  • What is effective feedback?
  • Using the coaching model.
  • Conducting difficult conversations.
  • Feeding back to parents and carers.

Session 3: Supporting Underperforming Staff

  • Models of motivation.
  • How to develop underperforming staff.
  • What happens if staff do not improve?

Session 4: Whole School Change

  • Introducing new ideas.
  • Feeding into whole school targets.
  • Having a lasting impact.

Session 5: Accountability: Ofsted

  • Working with Governors
  • Preparing for Ofsted

Session 6: Evaluating Impact

  • What have you achieved this year?
  • Has your leadership style developed or changed?
  • What have you learnt from leading in your area?
  • Sharing experiences.

1: Leadership and Management | Thursday 3rd November | 4:00pm – 5:30pm

2: Developing staff: effective feedback | Thursday 24th November | 4:00pm – 5:30pm

3: Supporting underperformance. | Thursday 12th January | 4:00pm – 5:30pm

4: Whole school change | Thursday 9th March | 4:00pm – 5:30pm

5: Accountability: Ofsted | Thursday 4th May | 4:00pm – 5:30pm

6: Evaluating Impact | Thursday 22nd June | 4:00pm – 5:30pm

All sessions will be held in the Fox Professional Development Centre.

Testimonials from previous attendees:

“I found the Leadership Programme hugely helpful. As someone who is very new to their leadership role within a school, it really made me reflect on the leadership style that most reflects my personal values as well as how I can most effectively use my role to support others in school. It was also great to share experiences with other leaders of different schools.”