Preparing for Senior Leadership - Thursday 28 November 2024 (Online)

This course is for: Aspiring Deputy Heads, Directors of Studies, Assistant Heads and other senior leadership roles.

Description

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
  • 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? 
  • Reflection: how ready are you, and what might be your next steps?

Outline Programme

Time

Session

09.30

Welcome and introduction 

Speaker: Jill Berry

09.35 – 10.00

The nature of Senior Leadership

 Speaker: Jill Berry

10.00 – 10.30

What the Head is looking for, both in appointing a new senior leader, and in working with their Senior Leadership Team 

Speaker: Jill Berry

10.45 – 11.45

Making the transition from Middle Leadership to Senior Leadership 

 Speaker: Leo Dudin, Deputy Head – Academic, Oakham School

11.45 – 12.15

Preparing to make the leap 

Speaker: Jill Berry

12.15 – 12.30

Reflection: how ready are you, and what might be your next steps? 

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