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Continuing Professional Development Opportunities for Leaders in Schools and Other Settings

Early Headship

Leadership & Management

Personal Leadership Development

Join professional/leadership association(s)
leadership bullet Be mentored by an experienced head and establish personal support network of peer headteachers

leadership bullet Develop and establish a vision for your school in partnership with governors, parents, staff pupils and the community

School Support for Leadership Development

leadership bullet point Governing Body to work with the Head and SLT to develop and establish a shared vision for whole school development

leadership bullet point Governing Body to facilitate new HT induction and support from LA and National College

Developing Leaders Through Collaboration

leadership bullet point Build local peer network

leadership bullet point Develop understanding of key local priorities/issues through formal/informal collaboration

Hertfordshire Leadership Development

leadership bullet point Take part in and contribute to 'Lead in Herts' leadership development programme

leadership bullet point Access HGfL leadership website at
www.thegrid.org.uk/leadership/

leadership bullet point Herts new headteacher induction programme

leadership bullet point Access career coaching for headteachers

National Leadership Opportunities

leadership bullet point Membership of headteacher professional associations

leadership bullet point National College annual conferences

leadership bullet point National College Head Start programme


KEY:

AST: Advanced Skills Teacher
CPD: Continuing Professional Development
ELC Eastern Leadership Centre
EML East Midland Leadership Centre
ET: Excellent Teacher
GTC: General Teaching Council
GTP : Graduate Teacher Programme
HASSH: Hertfordshire Association of Secondary Heads
HGfL: Hertfordshire Grid for Learning
HoD Head of Department
INCO: Inclusion Coordinator
LA: Local Authority
L&M: Leadership & Management
LPSH: Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers
NC: National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services
NLEs: National Leaders of Education
NPQH: National Professional Qualification for Headship
NPQICL: National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership
NQT : Newly Qualified Teacher
OTT: Overseas Trained Teachers
PHF: Primary Heads Forum
PNS: Primary National Strategy
QTS: Qualified Teacher Status
SDP: School Development Plan
SENCO: Special Educational Needs Coordinator
SHF: Special School Heads Forum
SLT: Senior Leadership Team
TDA: Training & Development Agency
T&L: Teaching & Learning
TIPD: Teachers International Professional Development