Preparing for Headship - Tuesday 14 November 2023 (Online)

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
Engage in structured reflection: how ready am I and how can I continue to prepare for future headship?

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

Course Programme:

09.30 – 09.35	Welcome and introductions
09.35 – 10.15	The nature of headship, and what the best school leadership looks like Jill Berry
10.15 - 11.00	Making the Leap: navigating the recruitment and selection process Jill Berry
11.00 – 11.10	Break
11.10 – 12.00	Making the transition to headship – the perspective of a HMC head Lisa Kerr, Principal, Gordonstoun School
12.00 – 12.30	Structured Reflection: How ready are you, and what are your next steps? Jill Berry
12.30	Close