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This course is for: Aspiring Deputy Heads, Directors of Studies, Assistant Heads and other senior leadership roles.
Course Outcomes – by the end of the course delegates will have:
Course Outline
Course Programme
Course Programme
Time |
Session |
15.30 |
Welcome and introduction Speaker: Jill Berry |
15.35 – 16.00 |
The nature of Senior Leadership Speaker: Jill Berry |
16.00 – 16.30 |
What the Head is looking for, both in appointing a new senior leader, and in working with their Senior Leadership Team Speaker: Jill Berry |
16.30 – 16.40 |
Short break |
16.40 – 17.40 |
Making the transition from Middle Leadership to Senior Leadership Speaker: Alex Wilson, Headmistress, Tranby |
17.40 – 18.10 |
Preparing to make the leap Speaker: Jill Berry |
18.10 – 18.30 |
Reflection: how ready are you, and what might be your next steps? Closing remarks Speaker: Jill Berry |
Course Director Biography
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