Preparing for Headship - Tuesday 5 March 2024 (Broadway House, London)

This course is for: Aspiring Heads of HMC and other independent schools.

Description

Course outcomes:

Learn about headship and its opportunities and challenges, including advice from a serving HMC head
Understand your own development needs and career pathway in preparation for headship
Increase your awareness of the application, interview and recruitment process for headship
Acquire strategies for making an effective transition to headship
Have the opportunity for structured reflection: how ready am I and how can I continue to prepare for future headship?

Course Programme:

Time	Session
09:45	Arrival, registration, and coffee
10.00 – 10.15	Welcome and introduction Jill Berry
10.15 – 11.15	Session 1: Making the transition from senior leader to head Anna Paul, Head, South Hampstead High School
11.15 – 11.30	Refreshment break in lounge
11.30 – 12.30	Session 2: Group discussion of potential headship scenarios Anna Paul, Head, South Hampstead High School
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch in restaurant
13.30 – 14.30	Session 3: Navigating the headteacher application and selection process Jill Berry
14.30 – 14.45	Refreshment break in lounge
14.45 – 15.45	Session 4: Structured reflection: How ready are you? What might be your next steps? Jill Berry
15.45 – 16.00	Closing remarks and depart

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 andOthers’: https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_berry_take_a_second_look_bring_out_the_best_in_yourself_and_others