Preparing for Senior Leadership - Wednesday 3 May 2023 (Online)

Course Outcomes – by the end of the course delegates will have:

• Learnt about senior leadership roles and their opportunities and challenges
• Understood their own development needs and career pathways in preparation for a senior leadership role
• Learnt about the application, interview and recruitment process
• Developed insight into making an effective transition to a senior leadership role

Course Outline

• The nature of Senior Leadership – to include Breakout Session One
• What the Head is looking for, both in appointing a new senior leader, and in working with their Senior Leadership Team
• Making the transition – how do you prepare? – to include Breakout Session Two
• Reflection: how ready are you, and what might be your next steps?

Course Director Bio:
Jill taught for thirty years across six different schools in the UK, state and independent, and was a head for the last ten. Since leaving headship she has completed a doctorate, researching the transition to headship; written a book: 'Making the Leap - Moving from Deputy to Head' (Crown House, 2016) https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/publications/making-the-leap; and carried out an extensive range of leadership development work. In 2019 she spoke at a TEDx event on the subject of ‘Take a Second Look: Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Others’: https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_berry_take_a_second_look_bring_out_the_best_in_yourself_and_others